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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: International Trade Agreements: Motion (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Part of the procedure is that there could be a charge on the Exchequer. Will the Minister explain what that might mean? The Minister mentioned humanitarian assistance through civil society organisations. Who are they? I am trying to determine the extent of our engagement to date in Mongolia. The Minister mentioned trade opportunities. What does the Minister envisage will be those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has considered the proposals from a group (details supplied) which proposes municipal led mixed income public housing; if he has met with the group with a view to progressing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review of the provisions in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 that relate to rent pressure zones, in view of the evidence that rent levels are rising substantially; the effect on excluded areas in view of the fact that the onus is on vulnerable tenants to report...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of developments that have been approved by his Department under which local authorities built 15, or fewer, homes using only one approval stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24786/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: State Properties Data (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of publicly owned land in each local authority area that is under consideration to offer to developers for housing construction in tabular form; the way in which a fair return to the State will be ensured in these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24783/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of progress on the development of the M1 digital payments fin tech corridor, as recommended under the regional Action Plan for Jobs initiative; the actions IDA and Enterprise Ireland have taken to date to develop and promote the concept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25180/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (24 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works, OPW, plans to open the medieval Barbican to the public in view of the local authority's decision to close Laurence's Gate in Drogheda to traffic; the cost of making the gate safe for access by the public; the timeframe for the opening of the gate to the public; if the OPW will provide personnel at the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (24 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 261. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress which has been made in conducting an independent review on the cost of providing quality child care in private and community settings consistent with the principles of ongoing professionalisation of the sector; the factors which will be considered in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (24 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the universal child care scheme will be administered from September 2017; if the existing platform will be used; when providers will be given detailed information on the way in which the scheme will operate in practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24873/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (24 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some preschools and child care providers are having difficulty with the online application forms for EYC and after-school grants recently announced; if her department and Pobal will engage with the sector as soon as possible to ensure that difficulties are addressed; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (23 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who was part-owner of a family home prior to separation and transferred their share to their spouse on separation can qualify for the help-to-buy scheme as a first-time buyer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/17]

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputies Bríd Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett and Gino Kenny for giving us the opportunity to debate this Bill. My party's position is that the Bill should go to Committee Stage for further exploration. There may well be some concerns as outlined by the Government but the fact the Government's review will happen during the summer is not a reason to prevent the Bill from going to...

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Why are only certain areas highlighted and why did the Deputies designate some areas as fair rent locations? The Bill in some cases seems to be doing what the Government did with rent pressure zones. I do not really understand why this should not apply to all areas. This brings me to some concerns about what was inserted in that legislation, which we dealt with just before Christmas....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of fisheries protection officers employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland in each of the years 2005 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of person hours spent on patrol to protect the fisheries resources in each of those years in tabular form; the number of protection officers who have been transferred to...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Eamon Ryan made a good point that this is about striking a balance. One could come down on either side of the argument in that regard. In this instance, I am coming down on the side of the Minister of State. Ultimately, we are elected to represent the people and we should take responsibility. We cannot constantly say that politicians are so bad that they cannot take responsibility...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I support Deputy O'Dowd's last point on the taxing of empty homes, albeit I will not go any further away from the Bill. I support Deputy Ó Broin's amendments, in particular those on the Aarhus Convention. I refer in particular to his amendment seeking to provide for a report on compliance with the convention. One of the problems with planning in Ireland is that the public are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank both the Chairman and Senator Devine for bringing this to our attention. Reading the reports yesterday in advance of the meeting, I found the different ones alarming, the worst being, I suppose, that with regard to the midlands with 20 of the 26 needing improvement and six with significant risk, but also the area of concern to Senator Devine, with five with significant risk and 20...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: The witness said that people are taken off the list if they are not vetted. Perhaps I did not hear that accurately. The idea that people without Garda vetting would be in their own home looking after vulnerable children rings huge alarm bells. Could the witness clarify what happens when it is found that a family has not been vetted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I know that the Chairman does not want us to engage but I shall do so briefly. In other work situations people who have peripheral contact with children must be vetted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: In this case the people are with the children all of the time.