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Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Recently I read that it was a wonder that women did not spontaneously combust with rage on a regular basis. It sometimes feel like all we do is discover another failure by the State to take care of our health, children, right to equal pay, right to a fair pension and right to bodily autonomy. The voices expressed in the Scally report made me furious about how those women had been treated...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Less than two hours ago, I spoke in the Chamber about the Scally report and how it sometimes felt that all we seemed to be doing was discovering another failure of the State in how it looked after women's health, their children, their rights to equal pay and pensions etc. Here we are again speaking about even more failures. I also mentioned how the trust that women placed in our health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and planned investment in mental health counselling at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38397/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each new school build and school extension in progress across south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working on the mental health team in counties Kildare and Wicklow; the per capita spend on mental health in County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a new endoscopy unit at Naas Hospital. [38400/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 282. To ask the Minister for Health if a person over 70 years of age is entitled to a general practitioner visit card once they reach the age of 70 regardless of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of actions taken further to the publication of a report into fire damage at an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38396/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. Deputy Thomas Byrne was in contact. He will be present but only briefly as he has another commitment. I propose that we go into private session to deal with a number of matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode because, as we know, they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to report the meeting. Television coverage and web streaming are also adversely affected. We now move to No. 4 on our agenda today. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Kent. I now ask Mr. Richard Dolan, principal officer in the Department of Education and Skills, to address us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Dolan for that. I will now open the debate to the members. I ask Deputy Thomas Byrne to address us first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: To clarify, the Minister was not invited to this meeting. This meeting is purely to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is purely to establish the facts; we will be reporting to the Minister and making recommendations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Just in case there was a sense that he had not turned up, I want to make it very clear that he was not invited to this meeting. I am sure he is aware through the Department that the meeting is on. We will in the next stage of the process be issuing recommendations and a report. I just want to clarify that. I will go back to the witnesses and invite them to respond to the three members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will ask Mr. Richard Dolan to respond.