Results 17,481-17,500 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, please.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy's time is concluded.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy cannot use the word "lie".
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Has the Minister withdrawn his comments?
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: On a point of orderââ
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, on a point of order â I am an orderly Member.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Thank you for your protection. Can it be clarified whether the Minister has withdrawn his remarks on the presidency?
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Has the Minister withdrawn his remarks?
- Written Answers — Further Education: Further Education (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments from the general secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association that the capping on the number of students enrolling on post-leaving certificate courses could lead to cutbacks in existing courses and the loss of teachers; if he has any plans to remove the cap; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Summer Works Scheme: Summer Works Scheme (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he proposes to address the needs of a school (details supplied), which will not be able to deliver the new science syllabus due to totally inadequate laboratory facilities, repeatedly brought to the attention of his Department and for which funding was not received under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the excellent work being done by the ALFA project in Scariff, County Clare, for 13-16 year olds that have left the formal school system; if he will fund the project under youthreach, youth encounter or some other appropriate funding system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/04]
- Early School Leavers. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Was the Minister of State as shocked as I was by the statistics in the study which indicate that half of the 380,000 early school leavers are neither employed nor looking for work at a time when we have to get workers from far corners of the world? This huge challenge should be met within our system. Sustaining Progress commits to the establishment of a workplace basic education strategy. One...
- Early School Leavers. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: The basic education fund has not been established. Will the Minister of State commit the Government to establishing the fund so that there will be money to run these courses in the workplace?
- Early School Leavers. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: I hope the Minister of State will establish the fund, as it is needed.
- Vetting Procedures. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Is the future of the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children Bill dependent on the outcome of this report? Given that this is part of the Good Friday Agreement, is the Northern Ireland dimension likely to delay matters?
- Special Educational Needs. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is refusing to sanction more than 4,000 applications for special needs resources received before 31 August 2003 that have been assessed and reviewed within his Department until a survey of special needs has been completed; when he expects the survey to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9889/04]
- Special Educational Needs. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: While nobody objects to the Minister carrying out a review, more than 4,000 children whose psychological assessments have been reviewed by the Department and on which a decision is ready to be made are being held up indefinitely. These children are young and need special supports. I have a letter relating to an eight year old whose assessment was forwarded to the Department more than a year...
- Special Educational Needs. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: I accept that the Minister may change the system for the future but it is entirely heartless to hold up 4,000 people. The letter I have statesââ
- Special Educational Needs. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: What will the Minister do regarding schools that do not have spare resource capacity and children who do not receive the help they need? There are hundreds of these children throughout the State. Is the Minister committed to children with special needs when he allows such a scenario to happen?
- Special Educational Needs. (30 Mar 2004)
Jan O'Sullivan: In the meantime, such children have been left for one year without support.