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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a delay of 11 weeks in payment of illness benefit for a person (details supplied). [41739/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied). [41788/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The abortion referendum was divisive, and probably the most difficult discussion we have had as a nation since the previous referendum in 1983. In many ways it was more difficult in recent times because there was more consultation and people did not hide behind religion during this discussion. The fact that we did manage to have a mature conversation was very significant and it was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in direct provision who have taken up paid employment since the introduction of the limited right of asylum seekers to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the commitment made to the parents of six students with special needs who had completed their primary school education in a school (details supplied) in June 2018 and were promised an ASD unit for the start of the new term in September 2018 and are still waiting for even a temporary building seven weeks later; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the start date for the building of a replacement school for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a lease has been signed for the site to accommodate a new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Senators Paul Gavan, Lynn Ruane and Robbie Gallagher. I expect everyone else to be here. It is proposed that we conduct our public business with the Minister, Deputy McHugh, first and then go into private session afterwards to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In September 2017, this committee launched its report on positive mental health in schools and we made 18 recommendations to the Minister at that time with regard to the need to ensure supports are in place for our students, schools, communities and teachers, to help them to deal with the day to day challenges that they face on an ongoing basis and to assist school communities in coping with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. I call Deputy Catherine Martin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I chaired the session on mindfulness last week and the former Minister, Deputy Bruton, was in attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will make a few points and pose a few questions before I hand back to the Minister. Distinguishing between mental illness and mental health is important. There are students within the system who need access to NEPS and CAMHS and, all too often, they are being let down by the system and it is something that we have explored within this committee and the Committee on Future of Mental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Please speak through the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. Are there any supplementary questions? No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. With regard to the programmes the Minister mentioned, I will point out that unfortunately not every school has the opportunity to roll out those programmes. There are many more schools that would need to. Even if we could look at the expansion of some of those programmes it would really make a difference. I thank the Minister for coming and engaging with us today....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Page 44 of the programme for Government refers to enhancing the road network. The M7 carries 80,000 commuters and motorists every day and is the main artery between Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Waterford travelling through Kildare. Necessary works are going on until 2020 to widen the motorway. We need to have an increased level of work in the evening time and over weekends to ensure it will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I had the opportunity last week at the meeting of the education committee to wish the Minister well in his new position. I reaffirm that now. In fact, on the Saturday the Minister was appointed I was driving to the conference of the National Parents Council, at which I was due to speak, and when I heard the news I pulled in and sent him an email to wish him well and to raise the situation I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. I appreciate his good intentions in this regard. He referred to school places and supports being planned for and being provided but the kernel to this is that these places were not planned for and were not provided. Last January a sticking plaster was applied to the problem. The problem is going to escalate in the area. As of last year, we only had 18 places that...