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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Senator Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy Naughton. I call Ms Haslam first and then Ms McGowan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Ms Jane Donnelly is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Niall Behan is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Our next contributor is Dr. Aoife Neary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will go back to members now. Deputy Funchion is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputy Catherine Martin is next. I explained to the witnesses that the Deputy was unable to attend for the earlier part of this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms McGowan. If she has electronic copies of those, it might be useful to send them to members. That would be appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I invite Ms Jane Donnelly to respond and then I will go back to the remaining questioners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It has been incredibly interesting listening to everybody. Listening to what has been mentioned by Deputy Paul Murphy, the same thought had struck me that in some of the evidence we heard at our second meeting, the lowest amount of sex education was in single-sex male schools. One of the witnesses spoke correctly about the gender issue and the impact on girls and young women. However, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Ging. Home-school liaison teachers will play an important role in respect of that balance between home and school. I thank all the witnesses for attending and sharing their wisdom, experience, and huge depth of research and knowledge. It has been useful for me and all the committee members. If there is anything else they would like to send us, bearing in mind the questions...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I sincerely apologise for not being here earlier. I will look back at the contributions made. I have had the opportunity to read the reports. What I have read is very informative, but the lived experience of the people who have appeared in front of the committee is key. There are programmes, but access and information are the big problems. I mentioned during the last session that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I sincerely apologise for not being here earlier. I will look back at the contributions made. I have had the opportunity to read the reports. What I have read is very informative, but the lived experience of the people who have appeared in front of the committee is key. There are programmes, but access and information are the big problems. I mentioned during the last session that we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Employment Schemes Operation (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person that is taking part in a community employment scheme must pay the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Career Guidance Services (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of career guidance services in schools, higher education institutes and colleges of further education will include special schools; and his plans to provide career guidance to persons of 16 to 18 years of age attending special schools who are not in receipt of the service. [24843/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 719. To ask the Minister for Health if EpiPens are covered on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24841/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 720. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received an assessment. [24842/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet been contacted on securing a place in school. [24916/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 738. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 6 February 2018, the reason students that started after 2012 are not entitled to transport to assist them getting to and from the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/18]