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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (16 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Government to ratify the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when the necessary legislation disability/equality (miscellaneous provisions) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35294/16]

Mental Health Services Funding: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the debate and I know we have had a number of debates on mental health issues. What is really important is not so much that we have a debate but that we ensure there is action and implementation with regard to A Vision for Change and specific and deliverable developments in the area. Funding is important and ring-fencing funding is particularly important. I refer to the work of...

Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend various enactments with a view to improving the supply of social and affordable housing and to provide for related matters. This is a comprehensive Bill addressing a number of areas relating to the supply of housing, which is a crucial issue of concern to everybody in the House. The Bill contains a number of measures...

Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: A housing Bill is being introduced in the Seanad this week which will bring in some of the measures in the housing action plan, Rebuilding Ireland, but the pillar that deals with the rental sector has not been announced yet, although the Minister has made some public statements suggesting that he might introduce something like a rent supplement for middle income earners. In my view, that...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Could the Taoiseach suggest what might be in it?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole-time equivalent special needs assistants and resource teachers employed in schools in the years 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (15 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the review of DEIS to be completed; if consideration is being given to incorporating new programmes, either on a pilot or mainstream basis, that have been shown to be effective for children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35162/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It has been the intention for some time to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Most of the measures necessary to do so have been taken but the equality and disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill remains to be enacted. Can the Tánaiste inform the House of the progress on that legislation? Will we reach the goal of ratification of the convention...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he had interaction with a company (details supplied) or the Irish strategic investment fund related to the zoning of lands at Pace, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34290/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he changed his position on the zoning of lands at Pace, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34291/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he considered an SDZ for the lands at Pace, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34292/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which his concerns regarding the proposed zoning of land at Pace, County Meath, were addressed including the detached and distant development from the existing urban area of Dunboyne, the failure to observe sequential development and the impact on traffic volumes on the M3; and if he will make a...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a positive debate in so far as there is general agreement. The Labour Party supports fully the retention of water services in public ownership and is absolutely opposed to the privatisation of the public water service. The Minister has said that in the last Government we put forward two Bills, one in 2013 and one in 2014, to ensure that a plebiscite would be required for any...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 8, line 9, before “Section”, to insert the following:“(1) Section 477B of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting the following new paragraph in the definition of “qualifying residence”:“or (e) a tenant of a local authority property where the individual has received permission from the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken by her Department in response to the call by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in March 2016 for the Government to provide clear, accessible and formal procedures to regularise undocumented children and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33944/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her department has been engaged in consideration of offering care to some of the unaccompanied minors who were removed from the camp at Calais recently; the arrangements that are under consideration for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Support Services (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been received under the new scheme to support children with disabilities in the preschool sector; the type of support that will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33525/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 46. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers who have been recruited in 2016 to respond to the needs of children who have not had a social worker allocated to them; if there are difficulties in attracting applicants; the efforts being made to encourage qualified social workers to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 53. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to publish the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33527/16]