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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Our amendment in this group is amendment No. 4. This group of amendments is around some of the core provisions of the Bill relating to definitions and the burden of proof. Our amendment also uses the term "relevant person" for similar reasons as Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. We have some differences, however, and we want to tease out the interaction between the proposed definitions of capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses and join in the apology regarding the delay. I want to tease out a little further the question of the role of the Public Water Forum in regard to the public. The witnesses might share my view that there is not a lot of wide public knowledge of what the forum does, and they might be able to answer as to what can be done about that. Do they feel there should be public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions which were available in the Limerick City constituency in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4436/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the Limerick City constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4438/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the action in pillar one of Rebuilding Ireland to provide access to free public transport for family travel and for school journeys for families that are living in homeless accommodation, including hotels, has been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number and names of estates taken in charge by a local authority (details supplied) in 2016; the number and names of estates awaiting the taking in charge process in the same local authority currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (31 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 597. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding that will be required to open the new emergency department in University Hospital Limerick in May 2017 as intended and to fund the running of the unit up to the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Vessel Licences (26 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fishing vessel owners who failed to return logbooks to the Marine Survey Office or forwarded them without crew agreements in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the action that was taken on those that were non-compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3535/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Vessel Licences (26 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of log books that were returned by fishing vessel owners to the Marine Survey Office in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of these that had crew agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that Cabinet yesterday approved the affordable child care scheme Bill. Can I get clarity as to whether this approval was the full Bill or just the heads of the Bill? The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, has indicated that she wants to introduce the scheme next September. That is a very tight timeframe for proper pre-legislative scrutiny and discussion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Healy's hand was up before mine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are in favour of a referendum not because any particular pressure group is in favour of a referendum, but because the general public, whom we represent here, are in favour. There have been clear expressions of concern at the possibility of privatisation. Deputy Ó Broin made the point that the majority of submissions have raised this issue. It is on that basis that I want to state...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question is whether the witnesses have any comments on the wording, or are they satisfied that the definition around water systems is acceptable. I know that is a matter for the other committee. Today we were presented only with the wording as Deputy Collins has presented it, whereas there may well be other more appropriate wording that would achieve what we want to achieve in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes, but not just for the Minister. For the rest of us as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Gas, electricity and water, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Not Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Weight of Schoolbags: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the delegates for their contributions. Mr. Beddy's idea of gathering the stakeholders together is a good one; it is something the committee should recommend. I also agree that the school students' unions should be included in that gathering. In the case of primary school children, obviously the National Parents Council - Primary has access to many parents, but there are also...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 290. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of plans for the single affordable childcare scheme announced in budget 2017; the way in which it is intended to allocate the funding provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3310/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (24 Jan 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received a request from Clare County Council's rural water monitoring committee to clarify the definition of multi-annual programming in the rural water sector and to ensure that the full RWP allocations for 2017 and subsequent years are made as early as possible in the year and preferably in the first...