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Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: ...for the following year, but two years ago we said we would carry out a review and that is currently being done. At the time, when the guidelines were set by the then Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, an extra €5,000 was built in to allow for incomes going up because 2011 was a low period. I accept there is pressure in some areas. We are examining the matter. The agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (26 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made on an appeal or review relating to the refusal by his Department to fund a project applied for under the urban regeneration and development fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39140/19]

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Damien English: ...which is doing a large amount of work in this area, including with Department officials as they try to progress the issue. The issue of credit unions was raised last night. Deputies Cassells and Jan O'Sullivan referred to credit union involvement in funding special purpose vehicles. The House has discussed this matter on a number of occasions. I would very much welcome the involvement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: We need more than just the Minister, Deputy Harris, acknowledging the problem. We need him to take action. One simple action would be providing the €6.5 million required for a properly functioning MRI scanner, which would address the issue of patients occupying beds and waiting for scans for which others could be in the hospital. No other region has such an inadequacy. There is a...

Topical Issue Matters (25 Sep 2019)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...Stanley - to discuss the ongoing school secretaries' industrial action; (5) Deputies John Lahart and Seán Crowe - to discuss the destruction of wetlands at Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght; (6) Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Michael Harty - to discuss the continuing trolley and bed crisis at University Hospital Limerick; (7) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss proposed developments at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: He knows.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (25 Sep 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to tease out the issue a bit further. The Minister referred to complex legislation. Could she give some indication of the nature of that and the preparation that has been done for it? Could she also indicate if IT systems need to be developed? Deputy O'Dea referred to response to the national consultation which the Minister carried out. Will there be widespread public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I invite Deputy Jan O'Sullivan to introduce Question No. 12.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (25 Sep 2019) See 4 other results from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: On the matter of bogus self-employment, while I welcomed the Minister's announcement I wish to ensure that she will seek prosecutions of employers. Of the 100 prosecutions for welfare fraud last year, only one could be attributed to employers actively engaging in bogus self-employment. This is something we must address. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has campaigned on this issue, as...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We also support the Bill and its principle, although I have questions. My first response is to ask why it has taken so long. I was in the Department when we did the early work on the voluntary code. From my experience at that time, I know there was a strong request from the voluntary housing sector that they should have a Government structure and should be regulated, mainly because it...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Sep 2019)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...if funding is not found; (5) Deputy Niamh Smyth - to address the need for increased numbers of gardaí and supports along the Border in light of recent events along the Border; (6) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - concerns raised about the RHD2 disease found in hares, implications for the species and the need for an indefinite suspension of hare netting as a result; (7) Deputy John Brassil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the applications for home tuition for the current academic year have now been processed; if not, when it is expected that they will be completed; if he will ensure that application forms are available earlier in 2020 and into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the negotiations to secure a permanent site for two secondary schools (details supplied). [38720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a particular issue in the embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, that is causing difficulty in the processing of join family visa applications in view of the fact that there are serious delays in sending the applications to Dublin such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if progress has been made in appointing a clinical lead for the national clinical dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient detox beds for persons with a dual diagnosis; the HSE regions in which these beds are available; when such beds will be available for those that need them in all regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (24 Sep 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 548. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that have appointed a HAP pathfinder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38454/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

...;ile ag 15:30 The Joint Committee met at 15:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Thomas Byrne, Paul Gavan, Catherine Martin, Lynn Ruane. Jan O'Sullivan, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. I láthair / In attendance: Deputy Mary Butler. Teachta / Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin sa Chathaoir / in the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019) See 5 other results from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before us. I agree with others that this is a very important issue that the committee has highlighted. There was very little public information on this practice and it was only when parents came across it with their children that they realised that it existed. It came to light when we looked at the transition of Traveller children from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: I join the Chairman in congratulating all the participants. It is an incredible achievement, and I know that Ireland has been really successful over the years. Well done to everybody involved. One thing I feel strongly about is the fact that opportunities for young people coming out of school do not have to be the standard go-to-college, get-a-degree opportunities. I commend SOLAS on the...