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Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the necessary funding will be made available for the repair and upgrade of a complex (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if Cheeverstown House, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, will be included on the schedule of institutions covered by the Residential Institutions Redress Board; the reason it has not to date been included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31673/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has proceeded to advanced architectural planning in accordance with a letter sent to the chairperson of the board of management on 8 January 2004; if funding will be provided in 2006 in order that construction can proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32055/05]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a breakdown of primary school class sizes for the towns of Drogheda and Dundalk in County Louth showing in each case the number of pupils in classes of 19 or less, 20-29, 30-39 and 40 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32056/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has carried out an assessment of the five schools constructed under public private partnership; if so, if that assessment will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32057/05]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Procedures: Garda Vetting Procedures (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 603: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of persons working in a paid or voluntary capacity under the aegis of her Department who are subject to Garda vetting to protect against possible child abuse; the timeframe to introduce vetting for all such persons who work with children not currently vetted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32058/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a programme equivalent to Stay Safe is widely available in post-primary schools; the measures she has taken to ensure that children, teachers and school authorities at post-primary level are empowered to counteract attempts at child sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32059/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken to ensure that the Stay Safe programme or an equivalent is provided in all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32060/05]

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: On behalf of Deputy McManus, I express support for Deputy Ó Caoláin's position on gender balance, a concept the Labour Party also proposes to introduce in amendments Nos. 6 and 22, one of which relates to the registration boards while the other relates to the council. My party's position on gender balance has been well known for a long time. I hope the Minister of State will accept the...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I reiterate what I said before. It is Government policy that there be gender balance on State boards, and I do not know why the Minister of State cannot accept the amendment. I do not see why it cannot be done. Section 28 deals with membership of the individual boards for the various professions. Three are to be engaged in the practice of the profession, two in management services and so on,...

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Some 33% of us are female.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Has the Taoiseach had an opportunity to re-examine the Bill relating to the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children? I have raised this matter many times. However, each time the same answer is given, that it is not possible to indicate when it will be published. In light of the Ferns report, has the Government been able to move the legislation forward?

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the annual report of the Pensions Board for 2004 which found that four out of ten defined benefit pension schemes failed to meet their statutory funding requirements; the steps he will take to address this situation in view of the threat to workers pensions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of exemptions from payment of social insurance employment contributions in respect of each of the past five years for a period not exceeding 52 weeks, granted in respect of the temporary employment of persons not ordinarily resident here; the number of such applications granted in respect of a company (details...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the report by her officials on their meeting with persons in relation to transport to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if a resolution has been found in the context of the shortage of school places within the Limerick city catchment on that side of the city; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: My colleagues have given good examples of the crisis that exists in accident and emergency units. It is significant that already we have such serious cases of overcrowding that patients must wait hours in accident and emergency units. I fear what will happen in the next few months because we have not yet reached the peak time for accident and emergency unit activity caused by outbreaks of...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: They are not getting it, through no fault of the people who work in those services. It is the fault of the entire structure that has not been improved since the Tánaiste became Minister. The necessary sense of urgency is lacking in dealing with this problem. I fear the problem will only get worse in the coming months. I believe the information coming from the Irish Nurses Organisation, INO....

Charities Legislation. (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent developments at the Christina Noble Children's Foundation which has been the target of a €60,000 fraud at its Dublin office; if this event demonstrates the essential need for the regulation of charities; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the past year, we have been getting the same answer to questions on the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I hope the Taoiseach will provide a different answer next week. We have all received correspondence concerning the Morning Star mother and baby home and a number of other institutions that still have not been included under the schedule of secondary...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the undercharging by Waterford County Council of Part V development contributions; if he has investigated the reason for the undercharging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30381/05]