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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the provision of pension entitlements to employees such as community employment personnel that have their entire salary provided by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5320/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by An Garda Síochána to enable the resumption of publication by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, of quarterly crime statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5321/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if a situation relating to transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be investigated. [6081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of a person (details supplied) regarding CAMHS procedures will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5316/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a renal unit at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5322/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the general practitioner contractual review process that is under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5391/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 500. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on awareness, warnings and so on to prevent dog fouling, by county. [5314/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines given to persons that did not remove dog fouling, by county. [5315/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for decisions on carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance payments; the number of persons awaiting decisions for such payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5317/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action being taken to provide pension equality for those who were historically penalised for being stay-at-home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5318/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones or switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for parliamentary reporters to report the meeting. Interference from mobile phones can also adversely affect television coverage and web streaming. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement with a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan. I can imagine that there will lots of questions coming down the line. I invite Dr. Bissett to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are all very interested in this subject and appreciate having received the briefing material before the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is perfect. I thank Ms Quinn. Elizabeth Waters is chief executive of An Cosán.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Waters. Deirdre Malone is the executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Malone. The passion of all our guests is absolutely evident. We could genuinely sit around here for hours listening to their stories and experiences. We will now hear from the representatives from the Departments. Ms McGovern, principal officer at the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, might start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms McGovern. The final stakeholder is Ms O'Brien, principal officer with the social inclusion unit in the Department of Education and Skills.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms O'Brien. Before turning to members, I wish to say that youth organisations were invited to attend and young persons could have been the ones to deliver their presentations. The invitation was declined. Comhairle na nÓg has presented to us previously, as has the secondary schools organisation, in which case a secondary school student presented. The WorldSkills group also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will call Deputy Thomas Byrne after which we will have responses. I will then call Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and McLoughlin, and Senator Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Waters. Does anyone wish to respond?