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Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". I am presenting the Social and Affordable Housing Bill to the House on behalf of the Labour Party to set out the urgent legislative actions needed to address what has become a crisis of soaring rents and little or no construction of homes where they are desperately needed. I am very disappointed that both the Government and Fianna Fáil...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (8 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to make regulations under section 58 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 imposing specific requirements as to facilities and arrangements for first aid arrangements in gyms, including the provision of defibrillators and staff trained in their use and in CPR; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Funding (6 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the library services applying to his Department for funding for the open library initiative in 2017; the locations that were included in these applications; the amounts applied for in each application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38648/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 356. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed new primary care centre in Bettystown, County Meath, will open; the range of services to be provided at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38647/16]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Nevertheless, it is no harm to represent the practical proposals of the association. The association has said that it accepts that delays in the planning process may arise. However, it is of the opinion that these delays can often be on the part of the applicant, who has a statutory six month timeline for replying to requests for further information. In order to help to speed up the timely...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is where the real problem lies. I do not believe that the measures the Minister is proposing to introduce in this legislation will do a great deal to speed up the process. In fact, doing something about deterring developers from sitting on sites with permission would do far more. I intend to bring in legislation next week to address this in the context of the Kenny report and by...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also intend to be constructive on this legislation. I recognise the Minister's intentions to ensure we have construction of houses and supply as quickly as we can and that we take away obstacles to the achievement of that aim. He is right when he says that supply is the major problem, although those of us on this side of the House would argue that in the meantime we have to protect people...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will take 15 minutes.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I attended the launch of the CARI Foundation annual report earlier this week. The organisation raised two Bills that come under the remit of the Tánaiste's Department - the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2016, which is proceeding through the Oireachtas, and the criminal law (victims of crime) Bill. First, when will the latter Bill be published? Second, when will the Criminal Law...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the project regarding the Louth-Meath education and training board, ETB, Drogheda, County Louth is still going ahead; when the tendering for the project will be completed; the overall cost of the project; when he expects it to be finished; the number of ETB staff to be accommodated in the new facility; and if he will make a statement on the...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the publication of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. I did not table the amendment I tabled on Committee Stage because the Bill has now been published. I have no doubt that the issues Deputy Ó Laoghaire is raising will be a big part of our discussions when we come to deal with that legislation where we are talking about people who, in many cases, have no...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Ó Laoghaire made a very good case in regard to a young person where there was a delay and the child became an adult during the course of the adoption process. The Minister in her reply to this issue on Committee Stage indicated that this would be a fundamental change because it would involve how we would define a child. If there is delay in the process and there was an intention...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to tease out this a little further as well. I also welcome the intention to give due weight to the views of the child, which is contained in the Minister's amendment No. 6. On the description of an appropriate person, the Minister can prescribe an appropriate person and the amendment lists the possible kinds of persons, and considering their qualifications, training and expertise etc...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I first refer to the accusation of political gamesmanship. If there is any political gamesmanship here, it is coming from Fianna Fáil, which, as usual, is hiding-----

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----behind the confidence-and-supply arrangement and not taking a position on anything. If I have time, I will return to that matter. I point out to the House that the origins of the Bill - I think Deputy Ó Broin would concede this - lie in a campaign initiated by SIPTU, the Communications Workers Union, CWU, IMPACT, Mandate, Unite, the Civil Public & Services Union, CPSU, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses who have given us a very good picture of how these young people are trapped in a situation. The two pieces that Ms O'Connell read provided us with an understanding. I might start with the Chairman's point. As a result of the recommendations of the group that examined direct provision, the Department of Education and Skills made a change while I was there. If a child...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mr. Rojas Coppari also mentioned the fact that there was no ongoing and limited regularisation scheme. Will he provide us with more information on that point? He stated that it was for people on work permits rather than student permits. Is there a way of expanding the scheme or introducing a new regularisation scheme? Although we have a UN charter and the rights of the child have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Support Services for Family Law Courts: One Family (30 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I apologise in advance as I must leave at 10.55 a.m. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I can remember when Cherish was founded, and I remember a few very brave women in the mid-west region. There is no question they would have been frowned on by any church at the time. It took a lot of courage on the part of the people who founded the organisation. In one sense, we have come...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 566. To ask the Minister for Health if negotiations are taking place with the company that produces Kalydeco for cystic fibrosis patients in order for the Government to be able to reimburse the drug costs for children aged from two to five years in view of the fact that it is already being reimbursed for persons aged six years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37385/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Drogheda district and the Dundalk district for each of the years 2011 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36607/16]