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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of rural broadband for County Kildare. [46024/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (7 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to cease sending voting cards to each registered voter in view of the fact that they are not required to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46027/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: We have an official substitution for Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. Deputy Joan Burton is attending in her place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The first item on the agenda is an engagement with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, and an official from the Department, Mr. Hubert Loftus, on the closure of a number of schools constructed by Western Building Systems to allow for structural assessments to be carried out. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister and Mr. Loftus, the assistant secretary general....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. I will take questions from three members. Then we will go back to the Minister and then we will take questions from another three members. The first three members I will be taking questions from are Deputies Thomas Byrne, Catherine Martin and Burton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputy Burton is a formal substitute and she had her hand up before Senator Ruane. Senator Ruane will up first in the next set of questions. I call Deputy Thomas Byrne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy has indeed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members that they should not make charges against any person or organisation outside the Houses in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. I ask the Minister to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Loftus mentioned major projects. He might define what a major project is. In my view, every school is a major project. Is that was Mr. Loftus is talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Loftus.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will bring in the three committee members. We are only 40 minutes into the meeting. To be fair, everybody needs to be given an opportunity to ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will make the ruling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I am not letting you ask it. You have had a supplementary question already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: We understand the question, Deputy. Let the Minister back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Generally we sit for up to three or four hours.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will be calling you next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: To be fair, it is a serious issue. If clarification is needed from the members for the Minister and Mr. Loftus we must provide that as well. I will let the Minister finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Is the Deputy talking about the former Minister for Education and Skills?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, the former Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It was just for clarification.