Results 15,521-15,540 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I cannot see how what the Minister is trying to do will make this different. If this child presents in the co-located system, presumably she will have to go into the private clinic to get the X-rayââ
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: ââand it will be impossible to get her back into the public system. Another issue, which I raised previously, is where there is a medical expert in a rare specialty area. How will that person's clinical expertise be shared between the public and private system? That has not been clarified. Another aspect to this issue came to light this morning, at the meeting of the health committee....
- Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: What about the co-located hospitals?
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (13 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Commissioner has completed his consideration of the report submitted by the superintendent appointed to carry out an investigation into the circumstances in which the Garda failed to act on information supplied through Interpol from the Austrian authorities regarding the alleged involvement of people based...
- Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (13 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34537/07]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the payment of travel allowances to home helps in Kildare and west Wicklow as they are due and have been paid to home helps in other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34473/07]
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputy Morgan.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Welfare Bill. I agree with the points made by Deputy Flynn. I had intended to address some of those issues also, especially the need to treat all adults as individuals. I object to the use of the term "qualified adult", even though it may be an improvement on some of the terms used in the past. This issue needs to be addressed given that...
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: The reason they do it is because they have these differential rent schemes and they are used to doing it in this way, but Government policy that would discourage local authorities from taking that money back in rent must be expressed. It happensââ
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: The problem might be that local authorities may not have enough money.
- Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: It really causes difficulty for the individual. Like many others, I want to speak briefly about the carer's allowance. There is a large number of carers who do not receive carer's allowance because of the means test. My party has clearly and firmly stated the means test for carer's allowance should be removed. That is the only way to reach a position where the Department pays carers for...
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I support Deputy Shatter and know my colleague Deputy McManus has been pursuing the report for many years.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I understand from a reply to a parliamentary question that individuals referred to in the Ann O'Doherty report had been allowed to comment on it.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: Is it expected to be ready for publication before the end of this session, in other words, before next week?
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: Is there any indication as to when the HSE report on Portlaoise Hospital being carried out by the board of the HSE will beââ
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: They have been raised many times and the issues have been debated in the House. They are of huge importance to people in the midlands.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: A Cheann Comhairle, you have allowed the Taoiseach answer questions on the O'Doherty reportââ
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: We need to know when it will be published.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: The information given in the reply to my parliamentary question, the only other way I can raise the matter, was not enough.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Jan O'Sullivan: I did and the reply did not give a definitive answer as to when it would be published.