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Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 6, lines 1 and 2, to delete "the Secretary General may stipulate, as" and substitute "it shall be". I will not press the amendment because the Minister was quite persuasive on Committee Stage when she said that, if included, a school might obstruct a hearing. I had intended it for the benefit of the child. However, she made a fair point.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 6, line 40, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". An appeal committee may refuse to hear, or continue to hear, an appeal under this section if it is of the opinion that the appeal is vexatious, frivolous, an abuse of the process or without substance or foundation. I wish to replace the word "may" with "shall". If the committee considers the appeal is...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 7, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: "(a) in section 24(4), by inserting after "officer",", but the board of the school may if it considers that the circumstances underlying the proposal to expel the student so warrant, forthwith suspend the student without further notice for the period between notification of the educational welfare officer...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am a bit concerned that the language in the Education (Welfare) Act is fairly vague. It allows measures to be taken pending expulsion. That might be difficult for the school. What measures can it take? In an extreme case, stating that measures can be taken is a bit vague. In the amendment I propose, it would be quite clear that there would be a possibility that the student would be...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is a school allowed to be in the process of expelling and suspending at the same time? Is there a difficulty with that?

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to a case where the school decides to expel a student but provisionally suspends him or her.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(i) in paragraph (b), by deleting "to be prescribed" and substituting "in excess of 14 days or such longer period as may be prescribed,". The Minister on Committee Stage indicated to me that what I am trying to achieve in this amendment can be done by regulation. I am not proposing to press this amendment.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, line 31, to delete ", scale and persistence" and substitute "and scale". We debated the issue on Committee Stage. The scale and the persistence of behaviour should not be dealt with jointly on appeal. A particular form of behaviour may only happen once but it may be of such scale that it merits either suspension or expulsion. For example, if the behaviour...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Did the Minister consider including the word "or", in order that the Bill would read "nature or scale or persistence"? I suggested previously the inclusion of the term "and-or", in order that the Bill would read "nature and-or scale and-or persistence". That might solve the problem and address my concerns. Did the Minister consider this possibility before Report Stage?

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: "(b) whether the behaviour of the student constituted behaviour prohibited by the civil or criminal law, or both, and if so, the seriousness of the infringement, (c) the persistence of any behaviour alleged to have given rise to, or contributed to, the decision made by or on behalf of the board,".

Air Services. (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am happy to raise this issue with Deputy Pat Breen. The news that agreement on an open skies transatlantic deal is imminent and likely to be put in place in 2008 has sent shock waves through the mid-west. It is not that we did not know it was coming but that commitments on transitional arrangements for Shannon are so blatantly being thrown aside by the Government. This is the biggest...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility, remaining to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8342/07]

Written Answers — Company Law Enforcement: Company Law Enforcement (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of investigations by the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and other agencies under the aegis of his Department into the liquidation of a company (details supplied) and subsequent creation of another company; if the situation has been resolved to his satisfaction; his views on...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda stations that are equipped to record interviews and interrogations with suspects; and the Garda stations that are not so equipped. [8724/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick needs to apply for an extension of their permission to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8869/07]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the Office of Public Works to complete the transfer of title for the proposed site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the ongoing pressure on primary school places in east Meath. [8378/07]

Written Answers — Sexual Assault Treatment Services: Sexual Assault Treatment Services (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will distribute the €2.4 million announced in Budget 2007 for sexual assault units; the mechanism available to rape crisis centres that provide support to victims of sexual assault who attend these units to apply for such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8861/07]

Written Answers — Salmon Hardship Scheme: Salmon Hardship Scheme (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the compensation scheme for net fishermen will include those who have worked as drift-net fishermen as their only source of livelihood for decades but who were not licence holders themselves but were working for licence-holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the Chief State Solicitor to complete deliberations on the transfer of title for the proposed site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the ongoing pressure on primary school places in east Meath. [8377/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to be able to supply information on the size of classes in primary schools for 2007; the number of schools that have not yet returned this information to her Department which was due to be submitted on 31 October 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8518/07]