Results 16,421-16,440 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister for Education and Science announced in today's newspapers that the vocational education committees will deal with third level grants. Will the third level student support Bill, which is on the list of proposed legislation, incorporate this decision? When will that Bill be published? There were suggestions that means testing might be changed and I would like to know if it is part...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Government continue to simply repeat the mantra that the Minister has repeated several times, namely, that the Government has been given diplomatic assurances that there is no involvement in extraordinary rendition from Ireland? Will it detail the various issues raised in this report, the Amnesty report and the specifics referred to by Deputy Michael D. Higgins regarding specific...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: I simply want to ask——

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ——if the Government will put these specifics to the American Administration.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: By whom?

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: When will the Minister speak about the children?

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (1 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the case of a person (details supplied); if she intends to set up an inquiry into same; her views on whether it is acceptable that there was no ambulance available for this person; the existing or proposed protocols in place for a general practitioner to request an ambulance on behalf of a patient; and if she...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the staffing in Dublin and Cork has not met the recommendation of the 1995 nor the 2000 reports that were produced on behalf of neurosurgeons in the UK and Ireland; the steps she intends to take to address same; the timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: It does not cover all of them.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that people who are under 66 and are diabetic will have free access to chiropody services in view of the vital importance of such services for diabetic patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21164/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Transport the persons who carry out roadworthiness tests on Bus Éireann school buses; if these tests are carried out independently of Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/06]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (30 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the EU Education, Youth and Culture Council on 18 and 19 May 2006 wherein a revision of the TV Without Frontiers Directive was discussed; his views on whether there may be a problem of relocation due to the country of origin principle; if he has assented to the suggestion by Belgium to hold...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (30 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects the Corrib gas pipeline mediation process led by Mr. Peter Cassells will be concluded; his views on recent comments by Shell on their earlier actions in this dispute; when he will implement the recommendations of the TAG report that he has fully accepted; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of long-stay elderly care public beds in the Health Service Executive mid western area; the number of such beds in 1997 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/06]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers who graduated in 2005 including those who pursued undergraduate and postgraduate courses in teacher education colleges and those who graduated through on-line courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19879/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has given consideration to providing free fees to part-time third level students who have not previously studied at third-level; if so, the cost to the Exchequer of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19880/06]

State Examinations. (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to reform the leaving certificate to relieve the stress on students and their families; the timeframe for such plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20108/06]

State Examinations. (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister said she intends "to take action on this issue in a measured and well-thought-out way". I think the pace of change is far too slow. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment's proposals are well thought-out and can be enacted over a considerable period of time, allowing for preparation in the schools etc. Will the Minister produce a timetable for introducing the measures...

State Examinations. (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister accept that rote learning, which is what is primarily rewarded in the leaving certificate examination, does not serve the interests of most of the 86% of students who do not drop out of the school system before that examination? Does she agree the examination should examine other kinds of intelligences and skills, in the interests of all children and not just those who drop out?

State Examinations. (25 May 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: A change in the examination system is also needed.