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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy McConalogue and call Deputy Martin Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will have to limit the contribution of Deputy Michael Collins because we were just about to conclude when he popped in. I will allow him an opportunity to raise some points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will make some points related to national issues and, if members will forgive me, others relating to my constituency of Kildare South. We have had a robust debate and I certainly agree with the vast majority of what my colleagues have said. It is certainly the case that these issues are impacting right across the country. Mr. Kent said he could not exercise discretion in relation to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy has made his point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank our witnesses for their time and their very valuable contributions. We really appreciate them. All the members have gone but the non-members are here. There has been significant engagement in terms of non-members and I really appreciate their attendance because it is a very important issue. We talk about the importance of education, the importance of education in our communities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and planned investment in mental health counselling at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38397/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each new school build and school extension in progress across south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working on the mental health team in counties Kildare and Wicklow; the per capita spend on mental health in County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a new endoscopy unit at Naas Hospital. [38400/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 282. To ask the Minister for Health if a person over 70 years of age is entitled to a general practitioner visit card once they reach the age of 70 regardless of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (25 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of actions taken further to the publication of a report into fire damage at an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38396/18]

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Less than two hours ago, I spoke in the Chamber about the Scally report and how it sometimes felt that all we seemed to be doing was discovering another failure of the State in how it looked after women's health, their children, their rights to equal pay and pensions etc. Here we are again speaking about even more failures. I also mentioned how the trust that women placed in our health...

Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Recently I read that it was a wonder that women did not spontaneously combust with rage on a regular basis. It sometimes feel like all we do is discover another failure by the State to take care of our health, children, right to equal pay, right to a fair pension and right to bodily autonomy. The voices expressed in the Scally report made me furious about how those women had been treated...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: To be honest, that answer is not worth the paper it is written on. There is nothing there that could in any way satisfy the 796 people who are on the waiting list. I outlined these specific cases. How many more cases are there across the country where people are taking up hospital beds when they just need to have a home care package in place? More funding has to be allocated for 2019 if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I assume the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is taking this as, unfortunately, the Minister for Health is not here. I wish to raise the horrific situation in which so many patients and families in community healthcare organisation, CHO 7, an area that includes my county of Kildare and parts of west Wicklow, and CHO 8, which includes Laois, find themselves. Figures recently...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Illegal Dumping (7 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed changes to laws and regulations to deal with illegal dumping on the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Enterprise Support Schemes (7 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [35714/18]