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Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will not ask the Minister of State go through all 116 of them.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 42, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(r) an institution, other than a recognised school or a university, which⁠—(i) is a company limited by guarantee within the meaning of the Companies Act 2104, (ii) is registered or deemed to be registered in the register of charitable organisations maintained under the Charities Act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department received a request from a school (details supplied) to support the provision of a dedicated school bus to transport students of the school to and from the Southgate and Grange Rath area of County Meath to the new temporary accommodation of the school in Bettystown, County Meath in view of the planning delays associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 313. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 4 July 2019, when the review of the basis for existing hospital and medication charges to be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare implementation strategy will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in relation to an investigation by the Data Protection Commissioner of a data breach involving the five pages of medical records pertaining to ten patients at a hospital (details supplied) in late April 2019; when the data protection audit at the hospital will be completed; if the findings of the investigation will be made public;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is preparing a new national cycle policy framework in view of the fact that the current policy finishes in 2020; if there will be consultation with various interests in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 2 July 2019, if the decision that Shannon Airport should not receive State funding for capital projects will be reviewed in view of the fact that it does qualify for State support under European Union rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am continuing on from Deputy Rabbitte's contribution to an extent. Mr. Gibson mentioned the report of the Ombudsman for Children, which shows clearly the long-term damage done to children who spend any time in homeless services, whether that is a hub or hotel. Indeed, there have been other reports as well. It is not just that they feel ashamed that they are in a hub, they are restricted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: If Tusla can push the boat out in terms of its own responsibility to develop a policy in that area, I would appreciate it. It is vital that we have that pressure, which is also coming from other sources, to get people, in particular families and the 3,740 children listed as homeless in the most recent figures, moved on as quickly as possible. I move to Ms Hurley. As Deputy Rabbitte and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the planned maintenance, do the local authorities have to get that funding out of their own general outlay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is not a specific fund.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Experience would suggest many of them are not really putting much money into planned maintenance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I look forward to seeing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about Traveller accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Do I have time to pose one brief question to Mr. O'Donoghue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mr. O'Donoghue mentioned children leaving State care and an associated programme. Will he give us some more information on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is fine. It should be possible, therefore, to get some figures on that at a later stage. I know my time has run out.

Cork Mail Centre: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 2:(a) To insert the following after “the short-, medium-, and long-term;”: “- of the 240 people working at the Cork mail centre, up to two-thirds are employed on a part-time basis;”; and (b) To delete all words after “calls on the Government to:” and substitute the following: “- ensure the immediate publication of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the long term illness scheme to include other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (4 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated in 2019 to local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, housing aid for older persons and mobility aids grants for council owned properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/19]