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Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have been here since the debate started. I do not know who Deputy Smith was referring to.

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputies often follow proceedings in their offices, as I did while preparing to come to the House to speak. I will share time with Deputy Lisa Chambers. Direct provision is an unnatural setting. Living in direct provision significantly interferes with the right to have one's private family life protected. Gandhi wrote: The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As families and individuals, they are barred from having visitors.

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is what I hear. Basic services such as laundry facilities, access to healthcare, nappies and baby formula are not being provided in some of these places. The deputy secretary general in the Department of Justice and Equality has admitted that the use of accommodation was sub-optimal as it is not possible to impose standards in the same way as in direct provision centres. I was told by...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy is two years out of date.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I had indicated.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I support my colleague, Deputy Butler. Some 55,000 people are now suffering from dementia and we know that figure will double in the next decade. We also know that 62% of those people are cared for at home with the help of family and support packages. Regarding those who have to go into a nursing home, however, St. Joseph's Shankill is the only dedicated nursing home for patients with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance the priority measures he is putting in place to tackle the growing insurance crisis facing businesses, community groups, charities, sporting clubs and outdoor activities nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister addressed the issue of insurance earlier with my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, but I am taking the opportunity to raise it again because it is one of the biggest issues our businesses, sports clubs, community groups and crèches are facing. It has to be a priority because the cost of employer liability and public liability insurance is a direct threat to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that the Minister has identified issues, particularly around the level of awards which are 4.5 times what they are in our nearest neighbours, particularly around soft tissue issues. They are unjustified but it is one thing to identify issues, while it is another to take action on them. The Minister said the Judiciary recognises the problems but again, while recognition is good, it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge the work that has been done, in particular the efforts of the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, who has grappled with the issue and has tried to make a difference. The Minister said that when these measures come into place in totality, we will see a shift and a change, but when will that be? Businesses are closing and the Spin Activity Centre, in my town of Newbridge, has had...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of VAT on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46566/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when Ireland will sign an international treaty on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (12 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report on addressing barriers faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 349. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Awareness (12 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the budget for the recently announced €2 million autism awareness plan will be spent; if there will be a reduction in the budget for autism services due to the awareness plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46281/19]

Report on the Arts: Motion (7 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this report. I commend the Chair, the committee and my colleague, Deputy Niamh Smyth, who is passionate about the arts and the benefits they can bring to society and all of our communities. There were nine meetings of the committee and it came to the conclusion that arts do matter. They matter hugely in our society and country. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (7 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if capital funding will be allocated for the upgrading of living conditions for personnel in the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45678/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is still engaging with the Department of Education and Skills on finding a site for the new school building of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45679/19]