Results 281-300 of 7,555 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1088: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to transfer responsibility for institutes of technology to the Higher Education Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24472/05]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1089: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider setting up a direct entry system to institutes of technology for students with disabilities to facilitate their participation in higher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24473/05]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1090: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the problems experienced by students with disabilities in institutes of technology by requiring the colleges to draft and implement a policy on disability, by providing a duplicate fund for this purpose as well as for the employment of disability officers in the institutes of technology; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to ensure that all children within the Limerick city catchment area secure a place in a post-primary school for the 2006-07 school year, in view of the decision of school principals to cease operating a central applications system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25740/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an extra bus will be provided to bring students from Clarina, Mungret and Raheen, County Limerick, to a college (details supplied), in view of a commitment given by her Department in 2001 that the [i]status quo[/i] would prevail until the catchment boundaries were revised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25741/05]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of sixth class primary school pupils in the Limerick city catchment area; the number of first year post-primary places available in the 2005-2006 year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25742/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision of her Minister of State to exclude first year children from outside the catchment area from access to a school bus ticket will endanger the future viability of a college (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25743/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the approximate cost of providing an extra school bus to take children from the west side of the Limerick city catchment area to a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25744/05]

Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when she will restore funding for the training of members of boards of management of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25745/05]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of NEPS psychologists currently employed by her Department in the mid-west region; the number to which the region is entitled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25746/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (29 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on details of the investigation under way into the way in which the Army paid up to €60,000 on foot of bogus meal receipts presented by a small number of members over a six year period; if he received a full written report on the incident; the action he intends to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25933/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person who is participating in the return to education scheme is entitled to retain rent allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has a funding mechanism to pay for the education of a child in another EU country if an appropriate education is not available here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to establish post-primary education facilities for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26129/05]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (4 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to reports that BSE has been transmitted naturally between ewes and lambs at a Government experimental farm in Britain; the implications of this development for policy here regarding BSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26463/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (4 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will arrange for an impact study to be carried out in advance of any decision to alter the bilateral agreement between Ireland and the US on transatlantic air routes in the context of open skies negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26790/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government will honour the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government that 80% of all earners will pay tax only at the standard rate in view of the fact that the proportion of taxpayers paying at the higher rate is expected to increase from 32.61% in 2004 to 33.17% in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26642/05]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (5 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report of the Competition Authority showing that Irish consumers were continuing to pay over the odds for bank services; the steps he will take to ensure transparency and fair treatment for users of the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/05]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under either the criterion of marriage to an Irish citizen or having an Irish born child, who qualified under both headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27117/05]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (6 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the withdrawal from Gaza as a first step or as an alternative to the roadmap for peace proposals of the quartet. [26844/05]