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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the developments that have been made in relation to a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3026/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (23 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by local authority CEOs in designating vacant home officers in each of their authorities as per his instruction in August 2017; the number of officers that have been designated; the authorities in which they have been designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3180/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the vacant homes strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the vacant homes website established in 2017; if it has resulted in the turnaround of homes for new use to date; if targets have been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I, too, very much welcome the opportunity that I had to serve as a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment. It really was a privilege. I pay tribute, in particular, to the Chairman but also to all of its members, some of whom came on particular journeys. It was a very positive and enriching experience. I also thank the members of the Citizens' Assembly for the...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: To some extent, I am disclosing my age category, but I will not be exact on my age. I campaigned in 1983 against the insertion of the eighth amendment into the Constitution. It was a very difficult campaign. It was my first election campaign and the first time I had ever knocked on doors. If that did not put me off knocking on doors, nothing ever will because it was a truly horrendous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an agreement has been signed on the acquisition of a new site to combine schools (details supplied); the location of the site; when the work on the new school will commence and is expected to be completed; the number of pupils it is expected to accommodate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54778/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the excessive delay in work commencing on a school (details supplied); the expected timeframe for the new facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 756. To ask the Minister for Health the net increase in the number of beds at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda expected when the new hospital extension is opened; when the new beds will come on stream; the overall cost of the extension project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54777/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no reference to the promised 96-bed unit for University Hospital Limerick in the capital infrastructure section of the HSE 2018 national service plan; when the design team will be appointed; when it is anticipated that the project will go to tender; when it is expected that a capital allocation will be made to allow for construction to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 940. To ask the Minister for Health the interim arrangements planned to address the shortage of beds in the mid-west that is contributing to University Hospital Limerick having the highest number of persons waiting on trolleys in 2017, a trend that is continuing in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1731. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes provided in County Louth in 2017; the anticipated number of affordable homes to be delivered in 2018 and 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54781/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1730. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and voluntary housing units allocated by Louth County Council under the various methods of delivery in 2017; the number of units expected to be allocated by the local authority; the location of the projects currently planned and-or under construction in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (16 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the arrangements that have been made to review local electoral areas outside those covered by the two committees that have been set up; the way in which they excluded areas of Cork, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, south Dublin, Limerick and Waterford will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the...

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I very much welcome that the Bill has come before the Dáil today. In common with other Deputies, I congratulate the Government on bringing it forward and Members of Seanad Éireann on their significant engagement on it. I have a copy of the Committee Stage amendments from the Seanad, which are quite significant and were proposed by Members from across the political spectrum. I was...

Child Homelessness: Statements (15 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish the Ceann Comhairle and other Members a happy Christmas and join him in wishing the staff and ushers the same. I mean that very sincerely. What we are talking about today, however, is people for whom Christmas is very insecure. I hope that everyone here has a home to go to, but we are talking about people who have very temporary homes, if they have homes at all, and they do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move motion No. 1:That, having regard to the decision of the Committee not to retain Article 40.3.3° in full, the Committee recommend its repeal simpliciter. I will not speak at length on my motion as we have a lot of votes to get through. We have had extensive discussion with our legal adviser, and subsequently in public session, on the different options in terms of the types of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Some of us have a different grouping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Chair circulate the new grouping list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I reject the two statements about mental health being a ground for abortion on demand and that no woman's life has been at risk because of the current law. I disagree with both statements. I support the composite motion put forward by Deputy O'Connell. There is merit in Deputy Catherine Murphy's motion to draw up guidelines in consultation with the Medical Council and An Bord Altranais....