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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will address the learning support needs of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which awaits decisions in her Department on application for two special needs assistants and resource teaching hours for four additional children who have been assessed as needing resource teaching; and if she will make a statement on the...

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Grangegorman Development Agency Bill has been published. When is it intended to introduce it in the House? Under the third level student support Bill, it appears to be the intention to transfer third level grants from local authorities and VECs to a central body. Will the Taoiseach elaborate on his intentions in that regard?

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Jun 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of work permits issued to date under the new arrangements to give access to employment to the spouses of non-EEA nationals working here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18068/04]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (17 Jun 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of her action plan for the insurance industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18069/04]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (1 Jun 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made in implementing the report of the working group on the coroners service published in December 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/04]

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (1 Jun 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the membership and terms of reference of the group to inquire into the way in which legal costs are calculated and awarded has been established; when the work of the group is likely to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16285/04]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (1 Jun 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when permanent status will be sanctioned for Gaelscoil Choladh an Treoigh, Castletroy, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16563/04]

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will pick up where my colleague left off. Housing lists and the number of people looking for housing from local authorities will continue to increase. The Minister needs to take action on market intervention or he will have a problem that cannot be solved. Action needs to be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, of which I am...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: What we are faced with at the moment, and what needs to be dealt with, is the fact that rich people are holding land while other people cannot afford to buy houses, and local authorities are not in a position to supply the number of houses needed. Large sums of money are being made on rezoned land that is needed for housing and infrastructure. Local authorities are finding it harder to get...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: She must wait six months before she qualifies.

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State has a better understanding of this matter than does the Minister, Deputy Coughlan, and Deputy Broughan is correct in stating that he should talk to her about the situations which we, as public representatives, must deal with each day as a result of the cut to which I refer. Local authorities want to address these issues. However, this cut, which appeared out of the blue,...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: We see it all the time.

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will come back to the Minister of State if the changes are not made.

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: We want houses.

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to comments from the head of the European Commission's tourism unit at a recent EU tourism conference in Dublin that tourists to Ireland are seeking more authenticity during visits to Ireland rather than manufactured representations of Irishness; his views on the fact that our heritage should be...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if full consideration will be given to staff under the terms of Sustaining Progress before permitting the board of Shannon Development Company to transfer relevant assets of the company to the proposed Shannon Airport authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15527/04]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria of the fund for the development of targeted educational responses to certain children at risk; the way educational projects and schools should apply for support from this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15509/04]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction funding in 2004 to replace the windows of Presentation secondary school, Thurles, County Tipperary, in view of their very bad condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15510/04]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction the commencement of the planning process for the building of a new school for Gaelscoil Bhride, Teach Monatrea, Durlas, Contae Thiobroid Arann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15511/04]

Written Answers — Juvenile Detention Centres: Juvenile Detention Centres (25 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself that there is an adequate number of places of detention for juvenile offenders; if he has plans to increase the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/04]