Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many cases of abuse committed against persons with special needs have been reported and investigated over each of the last five years; and (b) whether the Ministry is looking into enhancing measures to identify abuse committed against persons with special needs, in particular, thoseContinue reading “CASES OF ABUSE COMMITTED AGAINST PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS”
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REQUESTS FROM MCSTS TO BUILD COVERED LINKWAYS TO THEIR DEVELOPMENTS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport in each of the last five years (a) how many requests have been received by the Land Transport Authority from residential Management Corporation Strata Titles (MCSTs) to construct covered linkways to the boundary of their development; (b) how many such requests resulted in the installation of theContinue reading “REQUESTS FROM MCSTS TO BUILD COVERED LINKWAYS TO THEIR DEVELOPMENTS”
COMPLAINTS AGAINST DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND CASES REFERRED TO POLICE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the past five years (a) how many complaints or reports have been made against (i) day activity centres and (ii) long-term care facilities; (b) how many of such complaints or reports have been investigated by the Ministry; and (c) how manyContinue reading “COMPLAINTS AGAINST DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND CASES REFERRED TO POLICE”
SUFFICIENCY OF FINES TO DETER OFFICERS IN MANPOWER MINISTRY’S AGENCIES FROM CARRYING OUT UNSAFE ACTIVITIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether fines meted out to agencies under the Ministry’s charge are sufficient deterrence to ensure that unsafe activities are not carried out by the agencies’ officers. The Senior Minister of State for Manpower (Mr Zaqy Mohamad) (for the Minister for Manpower): The Government takes workplace safety and healthContinue reading “SUFFICIENCY OF FINES TO DETER OFFICERS IN MANPOWER MINISTRY’S AGENCIES FROM CARRYING OUT UNSAFE ACTIVITIES”
INCREASING NUMBER OF DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR ADULT PERSONS WITH AUTISM
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will consider increasing the number of (i) day activity centres and (ii) residential homes, for adult persons with autism. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The Ministry of Social and Family Development regularly reviews the capacity of our funded disability services,Continue reading “INCREASING NUMBER OF DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR ADULT PERSONS WITH AUTISM”
BACK-UP IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE AT CHECKPOINTS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs what arrangements are in place for immigration procedures in the event of a power outage at any checkpoint. Mr K Shanmugam: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has multiple measures to deal with power disruptions at the checkpoints. In the event of a power outage, ICAContinue reading “BACK-UP IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE AT CHECKPOINTS”
NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Law (a) for the past three years, what is the percentage of applicants who have filed Court applications via the Integrated Family Application Management System and are non-native English speakers; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider simplifying the application process or render assistance to such applicantsContinue reading “NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”
ENIORS AGED ABOVE 65 WITH NO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER TO SPONSOR WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower in each of the last five years for Work Permit applications under the Sponsorship Scheme for a migrant domestic worker (a) how many seniors aged above 65 have tried applying for a Work Permit but have no qualified family members to sponsor their application; (b) howContinue reading “ENIORS AGED ABOVE 65 WITH NO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER TO SPONSOR WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER”
IMPACT OF “LONG ISLAND” PROJECT ALONG EAST COAST PARKWAY ON MARINE HABITATS AND PROPERTY PRICES IN THE AREA
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): I thank the Minister for his response. If I may just push a little bit, my understanding is that this sand is typically procured by JTC – I am willing to stand corrected on that. What are the mechanisms to ensure that JTC complies with the stipulations that theContinue reading “IMPACT OF “LONG ISLAND” PROJECT ALONG EAST COAST PARKWAY ON MARINE HABITATS AND PROPERTY PRICES IN THE AREA”
MEASURES TO DEVELOP BASELINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY OF STUDENTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, I note that the Minister shared how schools are using generative AI in the instruction of their students, has there been any change in the stance of MOE on the use of generative AI for graded school work and assignment submissions? Secondly, do schools specifically teach all students onContinue reading “MEASURES TO DEVELOP BASELINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY OF STUDENTS”
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