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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputy Martin is ahead of herself, not for the first time in terms of good ideas. I would certainly welcome that initiative. I now volunteer with Special Olympics and I worked with them. In the Special Olympics, every board and at every level of the organisation, be it at a local club level, regional, country or global level it is the policy that an athlete is a member of the board and...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to Disability Service in the South East and Related Matters): Motion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In this country we do sorrow, shame and indignation very well. I just wish that we did truth and justice every bit as well. It is ironic that today is International Women's Day, where we celebrate the positive developments for women that have been made over the last 109 years. Yet, this week we are debating both the Tuam situation and the issue of how Grace and other girls and mothers have...

National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Go raibh maith agat. May this be the first of many times that I speak on behalf of a Minister of State. I thank the Minister of State but her generosity means that I cannot be as hard as I intended to be. I am speaking on behalf of the 942 students with ASD in Kildare, many of whom cannot access a place. I am also speaking on behalf of the two schools in Rathangan which have no NEPS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 106. To ask the Minister for Health the anticipated timeframe for providing supports for those persons undergoing IVF and associated treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 117. To ask the Minister for Health the details of plans in his Department to support persons enduring fertility issues and that require a number of cycles of IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reinvest in the local improvement scheme in order to upgrade isolated and neglected roads and lanes that have not been taken in charge by the local authority, which are often essential in providing access routes for communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12329/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has a prioritised list of roads and bridge projects likely to be required in Kildare south in the next ten years; his plans to fund and roll out such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 305. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA land banks in County Kildare, by town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12331/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA business parks in County Kildare, by town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits and vacant properties in 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 312. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether family resource centres are provided with adequate funding and supports to carry out their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 313. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review and increase the number of family resource centres in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12335/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (8 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 314. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to engage with organisations (details supplied) to ensure after care support for those leaving State care on their 18th birthday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12336/17]

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In all of this debate, there is no one more important in this horrible, tragic and sad story than the survivors, the victims and those poor little bodies that were found without the recognition of a short life lived and a humane burial but in septic tanks. In recent weeks, we celebrated our national day in Ireland and across the world and gloried in all of our successes and achievements, but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is engaging with the private sector adequately to ensure accessibility to broadband coverage in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the acquisition of a company (details supplied) by Bord na Móna will provide a sustainable solution for its horticulture business while maintaining employment at its Kilberry plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all members of An Garda Síochána will receive diversity training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a person(details supplied) can continue education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of available substitute teachers in County Kildare; his plans to address the serious shortage of available substitute teachers nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been notified of the removal of DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/17]