Results 16,741-16,760 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there is no evidence that disadvantaged schools that have lost resource teaching hours as a result of the introduction of the weighted system no longer need them as implied in replies to parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38274/05]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (7 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for funding from a council (details supplied); if a decision has been made to fund the council in view of the rapidly growing demand from schools for their projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38275/05]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (7 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken to provide modern texts in Irish for leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38276/05]

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the PLC sector?

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (6 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding will be provided in 2006 to develop a post-primary programme to complement the discover primary science initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32753/05]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (6 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2005 with regard to consideration of the discussion document covering the operation of the labour inspectorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37889/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (6 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will seek funding in the context of the 7 December 2005 budget to commence the implementation of the McIver report in order that the further education sector can be properly resourced and structured and that the 28,000 students in that sector will be given an equality of esteem with other students; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he has taken or plans to take to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs, the Position of Full-Time Carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37219/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a decision on leave to remain here with regard to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37414/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be prioritised. [37387/05]

Social Welfare Benefits. (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in regard to the promised review of his decision to withdraw the €9 per week fuel allowance that was previously paid to pensioners living in sheltered housing in inner city Dublin; if he will reverse the decision in view of the relatively small amounts involved and the potential hardship for persons who will lose...

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Institutes of Technology Bill is on the pink list of Bills to be published before the next session. When does the Tánaiste expect that Bill will be published? Will it be published before the end of the session?

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Tánaiste is not sure if it will be published before this session ends.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to have the critical infrastructure Bill published; and the estimated timeframe for the restructuring of An Bord Pleanála to deal with major projects. [36662/05]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to protect Ireland's architectural heritage by minimising the unnecessary demolition of older buildings to make way for tax-driven building proposals, in view of the concern expressed recently in relation to this practice by the An Bord Pleanála chairman. [36661/05]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of the additional €5.5 million allocated to youth work for 2005 which has been spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36697/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet with representatives of schools in north inner city Dublin to address their serious concern at the loss of resource hours in 14 primary schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36698/05]

Written Answers — Teaching Staff: Teaching Staff (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers who have been awarded a virtual roll number working within the publicly funded education sector; the posts occupied by these teachers; the number of teachers who were temporary before taking up the post for which they have been allocated a virtual roll number; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Teaching Staff: Teaching Staff (29 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used in deciding whether to award a virtual roll number to teachers who have been previously categorised as temporary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36700/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (24 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals for tackling the backlog of applications for driving tests; and the timescale for each of these measures. [35891/05]