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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22722/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application by persons (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22724/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the independent review of existing career guidance tools and career information for students and adults will include special schools in its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request for a school extension by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 121. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see their community ophthalmic physician in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22936/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see their community ophthalmic physician in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 130. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the numbers of children waiting to be seen by their community ophthalmic physician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation changed regarding driver licence changes which means that a driver licence will expire on the anniversary of its start date regardless of whether there was a period of validity remaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22903/18]

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In July 2016 I brought a Bill forward entitled the Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill, in other words, a hate crime Bill. The Bill provides for the means of dealing with aggravation by prejudice relating to race, colour, ethnic origin or sexual orientation. This is a very important Bill. Crimes aggravated by hate are increasing all the time. The Bill went through legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 96. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for bringing the child and adolescent mental health services in CHO7 to the level envisaged in A Vision for Change. [23558/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: National College of Art and Design: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Are there any other questions or comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: National College of Art and Design: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Obviously, as a committee we are grappling with the report. We have looked for some further support from the Department on doing an economic review of the impact of the different scenarios and suggestions in Peter Cassells' report. We look forward to coming to a conclusion on that in the not too distant future. I thank Deputy Byrne for agreeing to start the meeting and I apologise for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: National College of Art and Design: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy McLoughlin. There are a number of other witnesses ready to join the committee now. I propose that the committee does not go into private session but goes straight into the public session meeting on the barriers to education facing vulnerable groups. I am sure that all members are aware there are a number of other meetings on today. The timing is unfortunate. The Seanad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: National College of Art and Design: Chairperson Designate (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I appreciate that. We will now suspend for a few minutes to allow the next group of witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind witnesses and members to turn off their mobile phones, please, or switch them to flight mode. Mobile phones interfere with the sound system, make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to report the meeting and can also adversely affect the television coverage and web streaming. We turn now to engagement with stakeholders on the barriers to education facing vulnerable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will remind Mr. Dignam of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Dignam for his clear suggestions on what actions to take. They will be helpful to the committee when formulating a response. I invite Ms Heelan to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Heelan. This morning a joint meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, Joint Committee on Health and Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection took place. We discussed the barriers to education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. That was the second of three or four meetings that we intend to hold on the subject. We hope...