Results 261-280 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Tánaiste planning to include in the legislative programme medical card holders who are in private nursing homes because they cannot get public beds? Does she intend to address the issue which the Ombudsman's office said should be included?

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (22 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if any new information is available to him in regard to additional applications through the central applications facility for posts in his Department to be transferred to new locations under the Government's decentralisation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/05]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (22 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when she will include Crohn's disease in the list of illnesses covered under the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5851/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits. : Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce some element of flexibility into the qualification criteria for the companion travel pass for persons who cannot travel alone and who are close to the qualifying age of 75; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5954/05]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (22 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties in implementing the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001, resulting in Kildare VEC not yet holding a meeting of the new committee since the 2004 local elections; her views on the legislation to ensure, in particular, that parents are appropriately represented; and if...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am interested to hear the Taoiseach's comments.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to share time with Deputies Sherlock and Lynch. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and thank the Sinn Féin Party for tabling the motion. I have many concerns regarding the proposed weighted system and I intend to address mainly that issue. I have raised the issue many times by way of priority question, written question and so on, and the Labour, Fine Gael and...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (23 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress on the implementation of the national action plan against poverty and social exclusion; if he will elaborate on his recent remarks that the gap between rich and poor is unacceptably wide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5890/05]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (23 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his response to recent comments from a person (details supplied) that family policy in Ireland adds to child poverty and to family poverty in very real ways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/05]

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Has the Government any plans to make seat belts mandatory on school buses?

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is very urgent from the point of view of children travelling on school buses.

Written Answers — Consumer Rights: Consumer Rights (24 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the final report of the consumer consultative panel; if it is intended to publish the report; if he intends to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6159/05]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (24 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of significant differences between prices for many goods on this side of the Border, when compared with Northern Ireland, and to the fact that as a result many consumers are travelling to Northern Ireland to take advantage of these lower prices, with a consequent loss of trade; if...

Bullying in the Workplace. (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to recent comments from a person (details supplied) that bullying is rife in the military despite the launch of a Defence Forces anti-bullying campaign; if his attention has further been drawn to this person's claims of physical and verbal abuse; his views on whether the extent of bullying in the Army projects an...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet a group (details supplied) in County Clare to discuss a proposal to re-open a factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6850/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason none of the north Tipperary VEC building programme projects (details supplied) has progressed since 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6918/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the problem of large classes in primary schools by sanctioning extra teachers to schools in which classes are unacceptably large, in view of the increasing number of graduating teachers each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6920/05]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet a County Wexford group (details supplied) to address the urgent problem of access to second level schools in its area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6846/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (1 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are any applications for third level grants for 2004-05 which have not yet been decided; if any qualifying students have not yet received an initial payment for 2004-05; if so, the granting authority or authorities concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6919/05]

Leaders' Questions. (2 Mar 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach should answer the question.