Results 1,101-1,120 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there are adequate resources available to effectively enforce the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act 2013; and his views on whether the consequences for breaching the Act are effective deterrents. [6839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to rectify the lack of legislation involving short-term lettings in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding is provided to assist an approved housing body to develop; if so, the mechanism to apply for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority in 2017 for older persons, disabled persons and mobility grants for council tenants, in tabular form; when it is expected the next allocation of such funding will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority in 2017 for older persons, disabled persons and mobility grants for privately owned homes, in tabular form; when it is expected the next allocation of such funding will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7023/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the targets he has set to improve the rate of inspections for privately rented properties by local authorities; the monitoring system in place to ensure persons that rent substandard accommodation can expect to be held to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 691. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has had discussions with other Departments with a view to reducing commercial rates on city and town centre businesses in order to revitalise core urban centres, which are frequently losing out to edge-of-town shopping; his plans to consider such measures in conjunction with his Cabinet colleagues; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (7 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to strengthen the effectiveness of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; if extra staff will be assigned to that office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5960/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if training and financial support for businesses setting up online to meet the support needs arising from the growth of e-commerce will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5962/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am a democratic socialist rather than a revolutionary so I do not think I can answer those particular questions. I would love to have a conversation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are here-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are here, and I think Dr. O’Sullivan said it in her introduction, to talk about what works and what does not. Let us talk about what we can do. We can have that other conversation later. I want to respond to one or two things. Ms Malone suggested that we should listen to children. The Chair made the point that we had invited one group. How would the witnesses suggest the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the head office of LMETB will be based in Drogheda, County Louth; the reason for the delay in the development of the head office facility in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent since 2013 on the design team, planning process, tendering process and all surveys related to the construction of a new LMETB head office in Drogheda; the reason construction has not commenced on the new head office in view of the fact the board was cleared to commence construction over one year ago; if officials in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of LMETB head office staff involved in finance, human resources, information and communications technology, corporate and education services that operate from locations in Drogheda; the titles, locations and functions of those LMETB head office staff based in Drogheda; the number of directors of services, principal officers or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Business Voucher Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that is spent online each hour by persons; if he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on measures to assist businesses to compete in this market and the way in which VAT and duties applicable to such purchases can be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5992/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all houses with four or fewer bedrooms are exempt from needing planning permission to let bedrooms on a short-term basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all apartments seeking to let bedrooms on a short-term basis need planning permission from the local council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all county councils are holding to the view that a house with four or fewer bedrooms is exempt from the need for planning permission but all apartments are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5993/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether there is a need to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/18]