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Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a very long time since it went through pre-legislative scrutiny.

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Retention of Certain Records Bill in the Minister's Department is concerned with retaining the records of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential Institutions Redress Review Committee. The intention in the original legislation was to destroy these records. The legislation received pre-legislative scrutiny well over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to acknowledge the work of the child care committees. We all know our own committees best. The Limerick area committee is the committee I know best. Deputy Funchion made a point in respect of funding. She said only 4% of the total funding goes towards the child care committees. In that regard, the committees do a great job. We should acknowledge that. I am keen to follow on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Do the witnesses feel parents know about the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have a further question on CE workers. Ms Karen O'Sullivan said some of the funding was in order to replace CE workers with qualified child care workers. Many of the CE workers love working in child care and would love to upskill and become child care workers. Is the only option for them to go and do a course in a college of further education or is there a way for them to upskill and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons moved out of direct provision in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns in the mid-west that the support for the reading recovery programme provided through a college (details supplied) may be reduced from September 2017; if he will ensure that these schools can continue to provide the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child is attending a primary school that is being relocated and is no longer the nearest national school as determined by the Department or Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language, if the child can be considered eligible for the primary school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the way in which families may avail of family-friendly temporary accommodation units; the way in which these units are being allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the way in which homeless persons in commercial hotel and bed and breakfast emergency accommodation will be allocated housing before the mid 2017 deadline to cease the use of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20821/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the proportion of HAP, rapid build and social housing units that will be used to provide housing for homeless families in order to meet the mid 2017 deadline to cease the use of commercial hotel and bed and breakfast emergency accommodation for homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 663. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he and his Government colleagues have given consideration to aligning the retirement age for public servants with the pension age; if he will, in particular, allow those who work in the public service and who wish to continue in their employment beyond the age of 65 to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1041. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can charge a medical card holder a cost for blood tests when those blood tests are required to monitor an ongoing medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (2 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, in conjunction with the NRA, consider reduced speed limits at junctions from motorways at which there is a build up of exiting traffic in order to reduce accidents at these junctions; if he will consider junctions 28, 29 and 30 from the M7 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question relates to the programme for Government. People with cystic fibrosis and their families welcomed the agreement in principle relating to Orkambi and Kalydeco, as did everyone across the House. However, they have an issue relating to another matter in the programme for Government. I am referring to an opt-out register for organ donation instead of the current opt-in register. ...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will begin by paying tribute to the Chairman of the Oireachtas committee, Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh. In his foreword to the report he talks about the importance of water for us as human beings and the environment, as well as in protecting the country in not polluting rivers and streams. It is important that we include these issues in this debate. This is not about...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I did not intend to say any of that, but if the Deputy is going to make political charges, I am going to defend my party. We brought forward legislation to ensure water would be kept in public ownership. I absolutely reject any intention to privatise. We also published a Bill which would have required the holding of a referendum to keep water in public ownership, with other infrastructure,...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: The central issue in all of this is the charge for excess use which we absolutely believe is right. There should be free household allowances, including for illness and other specific reasons. However, those who waste water should not have the rest of general taxpayers paying for it. I have had a day to reflect on all of this. I also reject the idea frequently expressed on the airwaves...

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is a Groundhog Day aspect to this Dáil week. Two Private Members' motions about gardaí and their Commissioner, and then this report from Mr. Justice Fennelly. What connects this report with the other events is the consistent level of official Garda ignorance about what seems to have been happening right under their noses. We discussed yesterday how over 145,000 District...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a school bus service from Dooradoyle to Mungret for persons attending a school (details supplied) which is being relocated from its current location in Dooradoyle to Mungret; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18442/17]