Results 141-160 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 Nov 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of unlawfully retained deposits that the Residential Tenancies Board ordered landlords to return to tenants in each of the years 2015 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44991/19]

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to follow up on some of the issues raised already. All three Deputies who have asked the Minister questions so far have asked why the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform resigned from the board. The Minister has given us something of an explanation by saying it is perfectly natural for people to resign from boards from time to time. Did the...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It might be helpful.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no doubt that the spiralling cost of the national children's hospital is an example of the Government's laissez-faireattitude to large-scale capital projects and by far the most disastrous. It has obviously had an effect on other capital projects. The project I care about most is the 96-bed hospital in my constituency, University Hospital Limerick, UHL, which continues to be the...

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will also support the Bill, although I agree with Deputy Munster that it could go much further. It is a relatively straightforward Bill with increases in the funding available under various schemes through the IDA, EI, the microenterprise loan fund, etc. Clearly it is focused on the fallout from Brexit. We still do not know when Brexit will happen and the extent of it. It is important,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commencement of Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects the Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 which has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas will be enacted; when eligible parents will be able to apply for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43884/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number in receipt of the State pension, contributory, in the pre-2012 rate bands by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43937/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (24 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil servants and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/19]

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----whereby it was allowed to cherry pick them. Essentially it meant that servicing the critical mass remaining of what the State had left to divvy out would not be cost-effective. There has also not been an adequate response to the advice of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Deputy Catherine Murphy has referred to the fact that some of this advice was blacked out, thus...

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: There has been great frustration expressed in the context of this debate. I welcome the support that we have been offered from colleagues around the Chamber. There is very strong support for the Labour Party motion, which is very welcome. The history of the whole thing has been outlined. We now have €3 billion of infrastructure which will be in the private ownership of a venture...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that the building will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra special needs assistant allocations to a school (details supplied) from the increased number announced in view of the specific needs of children in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43714/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that have been carried out since the repeal of the eighth amendment and subsequent legislation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43777/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (23 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exercise his power under the Roads Act 1993 to designate the R132 as a national route in view of the status of the road at Julianstown, County Meath, as the 16th busiest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43695/19]

Developments in Spain: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The situation in Catalonia is complex and divisive. We, in this country, have a certain understanding of that. I welcome the opportunity to put on the record the position of the Labour Party on the situation in Catalonia. First and foremost, when a large proportion of citizens on both sides have strong views on identity or constitutional preference in the same geographical area, that...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that prior to this Dáil session the Taoiseach indicated to party leaders that he intended to hold the four by-elections by the end of November. As we know, a number of candidates have been selected. Will the Taoiseach give some certainty to them as to when he intends to move the writs for the by-elections and the expected polling date. For example, does he propose to move...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in addressing the high cost of insurance for businesses here including the expected implementation of measures in the Judicial Council Act 2019 in addition to other measures that would facilitate small businesses that are in the position of having to close down due to their inability to obtain an insurance quote; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure that children on the autism spectrum for whom a place in a special class attached to a mainstream school is required can access such a place locally, particularly in County Limerick; if he will use his powers to insist that such provision is available within a reasonable distance of the homes of such...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 319. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing persons in the 66 to 70 years of age bracket to discount the cost of medical insurance against their income in assessing their qualification for a medical card, particularly in view of the significant difference between the means test for that age category and those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Oct 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide a second CT scanner for University Hospital Limerick which would alleviate some of the overcrowding in the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/19]