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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (28 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in emergency accommodation for longer than six months in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (28 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in emergency accommodation for longer than six months in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22778/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (28 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons sleeping rough voluntarily and involuntarily in County Kildare in 2016, 2017 and January 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22779/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated and drawn down by local authorities for Traveller accommodation in 2018, in tabular form. [22780/19]

Rural and Community Development: Statements (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the important issues of rural and community development. It is not an exaggeration to say that rural communities are struggling with stripped down services, bank, post office and Garda station closures and the ever present threat of rural crime. Many of our rural villages and communities are being decimated as a result of people being unable...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, will take what we say to heart. I hope he will bring this up at Cabinet level. It is crucial to the lives of those living in rural areas.

Development of Primary Care: Statements (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am delighted to have this opportunity to make a few points to the Minister of State on the development of primary care. This is an important aspect of Irish life and it is important that we get it right. It is said, and I can only conclude it is correct, that we should seek to meet 90% to 95% of all health and personal social service needs within a primary care setting. That is something...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of athletes being sent to China for the CISM World Games 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22969/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if triathletes in the Defence Forces will be travelling to China to represent Ireland in the CISM World Games 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount being spent to accommodate athletes travelling to the CISM World Games in China in October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22971/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 114. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys; when the report of the health technology assessment being carried out by HIQA in respect of the HPV vaccine for boys will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22966/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed to assist with persons who have Parkinson's disease; his plans to employ more nurses in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22967/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (29 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist persons with Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22968/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I propose that the committee conducts its public business first and then deals with housekeeping matters in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members to turn their mobile phones off or switch them to flight mode while attending the meeting because they interfere with the sound system. They make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to report the meeting and television coverage and web streaming will be adversely affected. We are awaiting the arrival of one of the witnesses. I am sure he will be here soon. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Reilly. Ms Dempsey will be the next speaker. She referred to this issue at a previous meeting, but this is the first time the committee will examine it in total.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are caught for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Dempsey. Mr. Harris has not yet arrived. I call Ms Joyce, who is the co-ordinator of the National Traveller Women's Forum. She has presented to the committee before as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have to ask Ms Joyce to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Joyce. It is always helpful to get practical recommendations from our witnesses. Our final speaker in this session is Mr. Mark O'Connor, who is the community engagement manager with Inclusion Ireland. I call Mr. O'Connor.