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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. With regard to the programmes the Minister mentioned, I will point out that unfortunately not every school has the opportunity to roll out those programmes. There are many more schools that would need to. Even if we could look at the expansion of some of those programmes it would really make a difference. I thank the Minister for coming and engaging with us today....

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The abortion referendum was divisive, and probably the most difficult discussion we have had as a nation since the previous referendum in 1983. In many ways it was more difficult in recent times because there was more consultation and people did not hide behind religion during this discussion. The fact that we did manage to have a mature conversation was very significant and it was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in direct provision who have taken up paid employment since the introduction of the limited right of asylum seekers to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the commitment made to the parents of six students with special needs who had completed their primary school education in a school (details supplied) in June 2018 and were promised an ASD unit for the start of the new term in September 2018 and are still waiting for even a temporary building seven weeks later; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the start date for the building of a replacement school for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (17 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a lease has been signed for the site to accommodate a new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/18]

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, on bringing the Bill forward. Fianna Fáil is proud to bring this legislation forward because there is no doubt that it would, if enacted, provide victims of sexual violence with greater support and protection in the criminal justice process. The existing process does not support survivors adequately. In fact, it treats them poorly. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the build of the new replacement school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41833/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a lease has been signed for the site for the new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41834/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in legal fees relating to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41835/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for the new mental health unit at Naas General Hospital; and the estimated completion date of the project. [41790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a delay of 11 weeks in payment of illness benefit for a person (details supplied). [41739/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied). [41788/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Apologies have been received from Senators Robbie Gallagher and Lynn Ruane. I propose that we conduct our public business with the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, before going into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed. The first item on the agenda is engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for higher education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Could the Minister of State respond to the Deputy and the rest of the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is a concerning issue for all our students.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This is certainly to be very much welcomed by all of us. It is terrific that it will be in time for the final year students in the three institutes of technology and will allow them to graduate as university graduates. This is very significant. They will be the first cohort of students to do so in the history of the State so it is a milestone towards which everybody has worked. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Will the Minister take on board what we said about transport costs for students?