Results 1,521-1,540 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make provision for the post-primary education needs of children who attend a special school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23166/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put increased emphasis on teacher training and continued professional development for teachers who teach children on the autism spectrum both at primary and post-primary level in mainstream and special classrooms and units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23167/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 462. To ask the Minister for Health if behavioural therapy is available to children in all counties; if not, if children who have been identified as needing such therapy can have it provided in a neighbouring county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23164/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the expected publication date of an autism strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/17]

Other Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to ask a related question. The independent review panel also pointed to a gulf between health services and social work teams as being an issue. Obviously, many of these young people will have mental health issues and other issues, which is an important element as well. Will the Minister engage with the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, and others in the Department of Health in this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand the efforts that are being made and that there is a team in place. However, we are talking about extremely vulnerable children. The targets would not exist if there were not an understanding that they are required. When people who work in this particularly stressful and difficult job are contending with understaffing, their work becomes more stressful. It becomes a vicious...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the recruitment of social workers for children in care who still have not been allocated a social worker; the actions she will take to ensure that such children are allocated a social worker without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22524/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question relates to children in care who have not been allocated a social worker and I have raised this issue with the Minister before. These are obviously very vulnerable children and there seems to be a real difficulty in meeting targets for recruitment of social workers. Perhaps the Minister could give an update on that situation.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I note that we have been invited to the launch of Tusla's new child protection and welfare strategy on Monday week. I do not know if measures will be announced then. I believe they need to redouble their efforts. I do not know what methods they use to recruit social workers but I have made the point before that there are many people in the State who are qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that has taken place on the new wellbeing curriculum that is proposed in the reform programme for the junior cycle; if it is still possible for groups with an interest in this area to feed into the consultation process; when the subject will commence in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied); when it is expected that the school community can move into the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied); when he expects the school community to be able to move into the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the value of funding ring-fenced under the capital assistance scheme to provide housing for young persons exiting State care in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department estimates it will pay to companies engaged under the JobPath programme for the duration of the relevant contracts; the amount which has been expended to date; the number of persons these companies have activated into full-time employment by county, in tabular form; his plans to review these contracts as the State...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned timeframe for achieving equality of pay for those that entered the public service following the measures taken under the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the report on the Oberstown children detention campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (4 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the 9,000 families (details supplied) that are to benefit from more affordable child care; the income bracket those 9,000 families are in; the net incomes they would need to be on to qualify for up to €12 a week when the online system is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (4 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families that will be eligible under the community subvention scheme in September 2017; the number of families that will not be eligible but would have been eligible under the affordable child care scheme if implemented according to details published in October 2016; the rates which will be in effect in September 2017 for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (4 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum hourly and weekly child care subsidy that will be paid for a child aged 18 months, assuming the lowest possible gross and net family income under existing child care schemes in September 2017; the maximum subsidy such a child or similar child will receive when the affordable child care scheme is introduced, or would have...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inquiry (4 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in introducing the affordable child care scheme; when her attention was drawn to this; when it is expected she will address those reasons and commence the scheme; if the maximum and minimum subsidies indicated (details supplied) still apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21210/17]