Results 15,221-15,240 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will pay home tuition grants that are outstanding to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15251/08]

Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister is blaming everybody else.

Hospital Staff. (22 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand the Deputy's feelings but there is no right of reply.

Airport Development Projects. (22 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are dealing with Cork Airport.

Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for tabling a motion that sets out a highly comprehensive case on behalf of the Labour Party and for giving me some of her allocated time. I also welcome the many people present in the Gallery this evening, many of whom have direct experience of the issues under discussion. Representatives are present from such organisations as Headway Ireland,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects the Government's promised legislation on same sex unions will be published; the reason the heads of the Bill have not been published, despite undertakings given in October 2007 that this would be done by the end of March 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14062/08]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders since the beginning of 2008 in which firearms were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14066/08]

Written Answers — Palliative Care Services: Palliative Care Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the terms of reference of Professor Tom Keane include the provision of palliative care across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14403/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an eight year waiting list for the dermatology outpatients clinic in the Mid-West Regional Hospital with 2,300 people on the list and that the list is closed to new patients except those with very serious conditions; the action she will take to address this issue; and if she...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken to reduce the ENT waiting lists in the south east; when full clinical facilities will be provided in order that the recently appointed locum consultant can perform their functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14422/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing extra kidney dialysis facilities for the mid-west region; if planning permission has been procured for the proposed new unit; the estimated timeframe for when it will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14584/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child care facility that has closed down can be held to account for lapses of care while it was operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14579/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on strengthening regulations on child care to oblige a certificate of registration to be visibly displayed on the premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14580/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the regulations governing child care providers allow for action to be taken against a provider who does not register despite minding a number of children that should oblige them to be registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14581/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is legislation currently in place governing laser eye treatment in public and private facilities; if not, her views on such legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14582/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cytology laboratories which will carry out testing for the roll-out of cervical cancer screening are all outside of Ireland; if laboratories here that are in the process of achieving accreditation will be included in the tendering process, subject to achieving accreditation, in order to protect competence, skills and jobs in...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if proposals made to the Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency in relation to a school (details supplied) have been considered by her Department; if she will make funding available in 2008 to implement these proposals which include measures relating to absenteeism, special needs support, library facilities, book rental, retention...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when her Department will allocate specific funding to finance projects for support of vulnerable children put forward by schools in the regeneration areas of Limerick City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14060/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the guidelines used in his Department in deciding on applications for asylum where there is a well-founded fear that female genital mutilation will be performed on female family members if they are returned to their home country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14420/08]

Psychiatric Services (17 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Jimmy Devins, for coming in to reply this matter. Almost every day we hear harrowing stories of how the health service is failing patients, but there are none more scandalous than the neglect of young people with mental health problems. I spoke on the telephone last week to the mother of a 16 year old girl who has attempted to take her own life nine...