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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Ms O'Toole. I will move on to the next questioner, who is Deputy Coppinger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: We need to allow the questions to be answered because the Deputy has taken up a lot of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I call Ms O'Toole this time as I do not want to always leave her until last.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: Do the other two witnesses want to make a brief comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I will now call on Senator Paul Gavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: Perhaps Dr. Kenny would like to go first this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: Good. I will move on to the next questioner, who is Deputy Billy Kelleher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Ms O'Toole.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: Is the Deputy directing those questions to anybody in particular?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Deputy. We will stick to the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: With respect, we have covered that matter in the private meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: Actually the Deputy is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I think the Deputy has done that. I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Kenny, Professor de Londras and Ms O'Toole for their very helpful contributions this afternoon on a very complex matter. It has been a very interesting conversation. As there is no other business, the meeting is adjourned until Wednesday, 4 October, when we will address in public session the human rights issues arising from the Citizens Assembly recommendations. I wish everyone...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I wish to raise a matter that has been brought to my attention by some councillors in the Kildare area. In light of recent CSO figures, which state that there will be an increase of 24% in the need for secondary level school places by 2025, can the Minister explain what progress has been made on funding for the Educate Together school to be built in the south Kildare area? There are...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I do not mean to be a prima donnabut it is quite distracting.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: The South Kildare Educate Together Second Level campaign has been active for some time and gained almost 3,000 signatures in support of the provision of a second level Educate Together school in the area. A report produced by the campaign shows an estimated shortfall of 415 places by 2025, not taking into account all of the new three and four-bedroom houses built in the past year, many of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to give the response. The last paragraph is really what I would have asked the Minister of State to do having heard the previous statement regarding whether there will be further information available in April 2018 and if there is a need at that point, which is projected by the report. The origin of the report is irrelevant as long as the data is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Catherine Noone: I welcome members and the viewers who may be watching the proceedings on Oireachtas TV. This is the first public session of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Under its terms of reference, the joint committee is obliged to report to the Dáil and the Seanad within three months of its first public meeting, which is today. At the request of the...