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National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In recent years, citizens, communities and businesses have been living with the legacy of a failure of policy on spatial planning at national, regional and local level. While progress has been made, it has been patchy and in some cases wasteful of scarce resources. A number of steps must be taken urgently, one of which is to reform the planning system to meet the new challenges we face....

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Where is he? He is responsible for public transport.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask the Taoiseach about promised legislation on revenge porn. I refer to revealing or explicit pictures or videos posted on the Internet without the consent of the subject. This is linked to very serious psychological harm to the persons involved. The aim is to humiliate and degrade the victim. There has been a significant increase in the numbers of victims. I know a young man in my...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: -----they put up, but when will we have legislation to protect these victims?

Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have.

Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I tabled this Topical Issue every day since we came back at the end of September. It is in regard to the day care centre on Drogheda Street in Monasterevin, which the Minister of State may or may not know. It is a lovely town of almost 4,000 people on the Kildare-Laois border. A part of County Kildare, it went into Laois for the last general election, but we are happy to have reclaimed it...

Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This is urgent.

Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State spent most of his time speaking about services for people with Alzheimer's. I agree that these are important. In Monasterevin, they also cater for people from Kildare town and Newbridge, where there is a dearth of services. However, equally as important for the people of Monasterevin are the day care centres that cater for the elderly who live in the town and its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools by county in listed buildings that have no dedicated physical education hall and are maintained by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46492/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that have and have not got free drinking water for pupils respectively, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that have vending machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Qualifications (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational requirements for registration and accreditation with an organisation (details supplied); and the body that regulates the association. [46497/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide an ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46551/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for a person (details supplied) going forward in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at each town in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 1385. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to retain Defence Forces personnel in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Senator Lynn Ruane. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Senator Lynn Ruane. We will go into private session to discuss housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The committee is in public session. Members and witnesses are requested to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode; not that we are taking off anywhere fancy and in fact we have a few hours of hard work ahead of us. Mobile phones interfere with the sound system and create difficulties for the parliamentary reporters, television coverage and web streaming, which may be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is interesting that both Mr. Kelly and Ms Tobin come from the background of being on the ground. I must confess that I completed a course with Sr. Concepta Conaty in the 1990s when the scheme came out. I was a primary schoolteacher at that time. I invite Ms Maeve McCafferty from the INTO to give her presentation.