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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Statement of Strategy 2019-2021: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the departmental officials. Early years to fourth level is a broad discussion and I will begin with the former. While I know the running and funding of early education is primarily a matter for a different Department, apart from the Early Start programme, which I think is the only relevant programme within the remit of the Department of...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the clarification on this legislation, which implements the recommendation of the commission. Such recommendations are normally accepted. There are questions around the Bill, particularly in respect of the impact of Brexit. The fact that the boundary changes are fairly minimal, only affecting Laois and Offaly, will be welcome. There was a time when the people of Clare were quite...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----to make space for other people? I hope they will not try to hold on to the seats. There are a lot of big questions in this regard. The question of the principle of equal treatment was brought up by the previous speakers. If the two people who do not take their seats are those elected to the two extra seats, which would be one person in the Dublin constituency and one in the South...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: They know all of it. That is the background. However, this is now a developed country. We will have to take up what has just happened with the Ceann Comhairle. It is not acceptable to be called those names within this Chamber. I am also here a long time.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: A point of order is normally taken and the person who made the charges is asked to withdraw them. I do not know whether the Acting Chairman, Deputy Connolly, intends to do so, but it should certainly be done. We have brought forward the motion in good faith. We want to see a focus on child poverty now that we have recovered financially from the economic crash. Most people did not expect...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have brought forward the motion, whether some people like it, and are happy that many in the House have stated they support it. Its most important element is probably we want child poverty to be measured. We want timeframes and quarterly reports to ensure we will gradually move toward a situation where the incidence of consistent poverty will be steadily reduced. I have to give credit...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: They chose the path of personal abuse, rather than the path of responsibility that we all, as elected representatives, have to follow to address the issues that concern citizens, the most crucial of which is ensuring all children will have the opportunity to be the best they can be.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: You have no right to say any of those things.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: He was making a point of order.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can we not make points of order in the Chamber any more?

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Acting Chairman. I am going to speak about the motion first. Two weeks ago, we were all in the Mansion House at a very dignified and moving ceremony commemorating the first Dáil. Very much central to the first Dáil was the Democratic Programme, written by Tom Johnson, the leader of the Labour Party. It was adopted by the first Dáil 100 years ago. It stated the...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Other people who spoke prior to the two Deputies Healy-Rae referred to various decisions made. Of course, they did not refer to the fact the Labour Party in government presided over the introduction of free GP care for children aged under six, special needs assistants and extra resource teachers in schools and the second free preschool year in the absolute worst of times. Just for the...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about the budget afterwards?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Funding (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide funding in 2019 to the United Nations Population Fund supplies (details supplied) in view of the global contraceptive funding gap, Ireland's commitment to the 2030 agenda and the sustainable development goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Funding (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount he plans to allocate in core funding to the United Nations Population Fund in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to allocate additional funding to Limerick City and County Council to tackle litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Websites (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish circulars issued on the website circulars.gov.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (5 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the process by which British citizens who are married to Irish citizens and living and working here for a number of years have to go through the full citizenship process in order to obtain an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5063/19]

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: No.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will leave the two Deputies to sort this out between them. I am not sure what happened. I am hearing different things from different sides.