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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 accept that point but, again, as Chairman of the committee, I must point out that we have received some negative coverage in terms of not making a recommendation to the Minister of State and the Department. The reason we are waiting is because a commitment was made to give us the economic review of the impact of the three options. Quite aside from current investment in 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: I must point out that this is not just about us accepting criticism. We want to get on with the work of the committee and deliver the best recommendation but we feel that we are being curtailed because we do not have the economic report. I shall leave that matter as it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: On behalf of the committee I am pleased to report to both Houses of the Oireachtas that we have completed our consideration of the motion and we recommend that the Dáil and Seanad accept this statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister and her official-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes. I thank the Minister and her official for their attendance here today. I suggest that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Planning Framework (3 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will be brief. I have another question for the Minister of State. What does he really think about this issue? I am not sure that what he said to us in his reply is what he really thinks about it. He will bear in mind that we did not get a copy of his reply, which are sometimes difficult to follow, but I have a major concern about his comment that our towns will not get the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Planning Framework (3 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Sixty seconds is insufficient time to explain the potential crisis and problem which will affect not only my county of Kildare but also County Wicklow and the Minister of State's home county, Meath. The draft plan indicates that 53% of all growth in County Kildare will be in the northern metropolitan part of north Kildare but I wish to address Newbridge and south Kildare. Newbridge is the...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sharing time with my colleagues. As we know, this Bill seeks to reduce the number of fraudulent insurance claims by ensuring that false claims are dealt with under the law, and rightly so. I commend my colleague, Deputy Kelleher, on bringing this forward. Fraudulent insurance claims are costing each and every consumer hundred of euro. It adds to the costs of businesses, car owners,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 348. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 12 June 2018, if a refund can be obtained for private diagnoses in view of the fact that the child was waiting six months. [39482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for a public eye test; and the number of persons waiting three months, six months and over one year, respectively for assessment in each CHO area, in tabular form [39623/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech and language therapy in each CHO area; and the number of persons waiting longer than 12 months in each CHO [39624/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sanctions in place for the contractors of the M7 road upgrade if the upgrade is not completed by the initial date; and the date given by the contractors. [39485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided to a group (details supplied) in County Kildare. [39483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 554. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme can be extended to having two dates of entry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Data (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 556. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth centres open in County Kildare; the details of each centre; and the amount of funding provided to each. [39625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Data (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 557. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth centres open in County Laois; the status of each centre; and the amount of funding provided to each. [39626/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 642. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for commencing the County Kildare part of the blueway; and the timeframe for completion of the blueway in County Kildare and the full blueway, respectively. [39620/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 643. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of completing the blueway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39621/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (2 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 644. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there will be further consultation with the public on the blueway in County Kildare. [39622/18]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Sep 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Fianna Fáil will support the Bill and we will work to strengthen the measures outlined in it on Committee Stage. The recent statistics published by the Central Statistics Office on the recorded incidents of sexual offences in the first quarter of 2018 show a 10.6% increase in the number compared with the first quarter of 2017. This makes sexual offences a category with one of the...