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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38850/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Athy, County Kildare, will be included as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38851/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Monasterevin, County Kildare, will be included as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38852/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Apologies have been received from Senator Maria Byrne. We will engage with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Mc Hugh, on the interim report on reduced timetables. We will deal with some housekeeping matters in private session afterwards. Is that agreed? Agreed. I remind members to either turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode as they interfere with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Senator Ruane. I will make a few brief comments before I come back to the Minister. I will taking up on that issue. Many parents have difficulties with their children having shorter school days. People have asked me on occasion what does "reduced timetables" mean. It means reduced hours within a school. Children are not in school for the recommended level of hours. Many parents,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am conscious that the Minister has to go the Chamber soon. However, if there is any time remaining when he has finished responding, I will allow the Deputy to put her question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We received a note five minutes ago that they were waiting for the Minister in the Dáil Chamber. I assume he received it also. We will excuse him if he needs to attend the Chamber or he can continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: He is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We had waited to get this date with the Minister. It was less than satisfactory but we were asked that if the Minister needed to go to the Chamber to try to accommodate that. We agreed to that. I ask that the Minister might come back in, say, a month's time or following the consultation because members will have follow-up questions. I agree with Deputy Thomas Byrne about the officials...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: No. They are not allowed. We will release the Minister to attend to other duties. I thank him for attending and for his contribution. Do any members want to comment further or make observations based on what the Minister has said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will ask the Department for a meeting. I cut Deputy Catherine Martin off earlier but I was conscious of the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The joint committee will suggest that reduced timetables be classified as a separate category and not recorded as a form of suspension because the latter is viewed as a sanction or punishment when that is not always the case. I thank the officials from the Department. We will be in contact about the possibility of members meeting officials to discuss some of these issues privately. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The next matter on the agenda is engagement with SOLAS and Ireland's representatives at the WorldSkills competition in Russia. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to welcome Mr. Andrew Brownlee, the new chief executive officer of SOLAS, who will talk to us about the success of the team that represented Ireland in Russia earlier this year. We take this opportunity to wish Mr. Brownlee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Brownlee. I would like to welcome the Deputy Butler, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, which is also doing a report on apprenticeships. Would Mr. English like to say a few words?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. English. On behalf of the committee, I want to congratulate everyone on their achievements. Given the Olympic standard, it is incredible to think how well everyone did, and across such a wide breadth of different skills and areas. It is really fascinating. On behalf of the State, I thank everyone and acknowledge the positive impression of Ireland I have no doubt everyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The partnership Ms Yeates highlighted is incredibly important. Of course, we in Kildare are very proud of her as a Kildare person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Would anybody else like to say a few words about how they found the experience and perhaps something about their own areas of expertise? Perhaps they might do so after the members have asked a few questions. I will hand the floor over to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will wait until everybody has had an opportunity before coming back to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is quite shocking to think that only 4% of apprentices last year were female and the number prior to that was only 2%.