Results 17,401-17,420 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (25 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction the purchase of a site identified at Kilminchy for Gaelscoil Portlaoise, County Laois, in view of the fact that the school requires a planning retention order to stay in its current location and is in danger of closing as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15693/04]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is permissible for taxi drivers to sign on the unemployment register for the days of the week on which it is unprofitable for them to ply their trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15670/04]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person in receipt of dietary allowance from her Department who spends part of the year in another EU country for health reasons can continue to receive the allowance while they are outside Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15672/04]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the working group set up to review the back to school clothing and footwear allowance has reported to her; and the actions she intends to take as a result of the report. [15673/04]
- Order of Business. (25 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Has the disability Bill been agreed and finalised?
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will address the issue of overcrowding in school classes; if his attention has been drawn to the new figures from the INTO showing that over 40,000 pupils are being taught in classes of more than 30 children and that a further 72,000 are learning in classes of more than 25; the way in which the failure to reduce class sizes in...
- Written Answers — National Council for Special Education: National Council for Special Education (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet NAMHI in relation to the body's request for representation on the National Council for Special Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/04]
- Written Answers — European Schools: European Schools (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has approved the spending of â¬16.45 million from the EU budget on a school in Uccle, Brussels; if Ireland contributes a further â¬8 million per year to the school for teachers' salaries; his views on whether such expenditure is appropriate in view of the much lower amounts spent on individual schools here; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick aged ten who was diagnosed with dyslexia two years ago and has a reading age of seven will receive a psychological assessment; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this person has been waiting for two years for an assessment due to the fact that their school is...
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: It told the Minister of State everything it wantsââ
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Is there anything newââ
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: It is not hypocrisy.
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: An awful lot under the former Minister, Mervyn Taylor.
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: It would be easy to begin a speech like this with recrimination. People with disabilities and their families feel let down and betrayed by promises made and broken, hardships and stresses that have been ignored and by a commitment to rights abandoned. Those of us who know families that struggle with the consequences of disability know only too well the pain and frustration they feel. I do not...
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Why can the Government not publish the Bill?
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: This issue is not about litigation.
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: That is completely untrue.
- Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: When will that be?
- School Enrolment. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address the situation in Limerick whereby 49 children from disadvantaged areas have no secondary school to attend due to the restrictive enrolment policies of some local schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/04]
- School Enrolment. (18 May 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the fact that the Minister will meet the various interested parties. There has been some progress with regard to some of the children since I tabled the question. Does the Minister accept that it is the responsibility of the Minister for Education and Science to ensure that all children under the school leaving age have the opportunity to go to school? Will the Minister ensure some...