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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will be prioritising adults with low skills and qualification in the FET (details supplied); if so, if adequate resources will be allocated to do this; if full resources will be available to implement the upskilling pathways action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if the immediate publication of the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme will be made; his plans for the introduction of an independent appeals mechanism within the scheme to provide third-party recourse for nursing home providers that cannot agree a fee with the NTPF;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons in counties Sligo and Leitrim can be expected to consider changing from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric vehicles in view of the limited number of working charging points available in the north west region together with the ESB's stated inability (details supplied) to repair and fix its...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Passport Applications Administration (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: The weather caused issues for the increased activity in passport applications that owes to Brexit and so on. There is considerable demand for passports. Will the Minister outline whether additional staff are being employed?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Passport Applications Administration (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. There have been considerable demands for passports to be issued. I welcome the online service, which was introduced recently, but people have told me that the 14-day turnaround when applying via An Post leaves their schedules tight. I appeal to everyone. People are now preparing for their holidays, so the first thing they should do is ensure that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Passport Applications Administration (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I acknowledge the work done by the Tánaiste, his staff and the officials. When I dealt with them about emergency passports in the past 12 months, they were accommodating and helpful in every way. The Tánaiste referred to 70,000 applications, which is a large number. With Brexit and the current levels of demand for Irish passports, staff are doing a significant amount of work. I...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: It is a question for the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste. It pertains to the many commitments made in the programme for Government aimed at protecting Ireland from the harmful effects of Brexit. The up-to-date expert opinion is that the Border region of Ireland will be the worst hit region in the country, with many business owners already starting to struggle due to decreased tourism from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new pilot scheme between the HSE and his Department for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if women in the north-west region, in particular in counties Sligo and Leitrim, will have the continued access to a follow-up mammography at Sligo University Hospital beyond 2019; the process involved in supplying this contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development Initiatives (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the announcement of regional projects within the Ireland 2040 plan, specifically those relating to counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14474/18]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: Rather than repeat some of the questions that have been asked, I will say that I welcome the increase in the number of SNAs. How many additional special needs assistants will be recruited by the end of 2018? When is it envisaged that the 100 additional resource teachers will be recruited? Funding of €2 million has been allocated for the development and implementation of a new model...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: We have completed programme A and will now move onto programme B on pages 19 to 24 of the Department's briefing. When proposing their questions, I ask members to clearly indicate the subhead they are referring to within the programme. They should limit their questions to one subhead at a time allowing other members with questions on that subhead to speak before moving on to another subhead.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: Does Deputy Funchion have a question on programme B?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: That concludes programme B and we will move on to programme C. Pages 25 to 30 in the Department's briefing and pages C11 to C13 of the committee secretariat's briefing relate to this programme. I ask members to clearly indicate the subhead within the programme to which they are referring.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: We will now move on to programme D, which is pages 31 to 34 of the Department's briefing and pages C14 and C15 of the committee secretariat's briefing.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: In support of what the Deputy said, I raised with the Minister this week the question of physical education in the pilot programme. Approximately 80 pilot schemes are in place. I was very disappointed that there is none in my area. I highlighted that to the Minister. Some counties have a number of schemes while there is none in others. The Minister has given me an explanation but I still...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (29 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process and timescale by which the Institute of Technology, Sligo, will become a member of a technological university consortium; the way in which he views IT Sligo will make a greater contribution to the economic development of its region following the enactment of the Technological Universities Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the apprenticeship and traineeship plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14363/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I attended a meeting on Friday night in my constituency in Leitrim with the executive of the Irish Farmers' Association IFA. There are serious problems for a constituency like Sligo Leitrim North. The IFA has highlighted the problems that we are experiencing at present to the Minister's officials. Some of the questions that were raised on Friday...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: The programme for Government states the Garda must have the modern resources necessary to detect and investigate crime. There are some difficulties at present with the Garda headquarters in Sligo. Will the Minister for Justice and Equality give a further update on the progress on developing the new Garda regional headquarters in Sligo?