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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if progress has been made to increase the number of second level places for students with special needs in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendation from his Department for students with special needs finishing primary school who cannot secure a suitable place in second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person applying for the national theory test through the Road Safety Authority, RSA, is now required to have a public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48684/17]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: All mobile phones should be switched off as we know they cause interference with the recording equipment in the committee rooms even if they are in silent mode. Apologies have been received from Deputy Tony McLoughlin but I understand he will join us at a later stage when Deputy Madigan leaves to attend another meeting. This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Not at this point. We are only having statements.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do either of the remaining members wish to make a statement? No, okay, we will move on.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I beg Deputy Joan Burton's pardon. I had written the Deputy's name down.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This is not Second Stage. We must get into the specific sections.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Is this in regard to one of the amendments?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy must wait until we get to that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will move on to the Bill.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is proposed that we group a number of the amendments together. Amendments Nos. 1, 14, 24, 63, 145, 180 and 199 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Does any other member wish to speak to this amendment or the other amendments that I have referred to? There will be no further opportunity to refer to them.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: They are all related.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will get to that when we get to it but, to be fair to everybody, we are only going to deal with the amendments in the group. I allowed Deputy Troy to raise it, but we are not going to deal with the specific amendment within this group. Otherwise, we will be jumping all over the place.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

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

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There are specific questions which I will ask the Minister of State to reply to but this is not Second Stage. We are dealing with amendments. When the Minister of State responds to the general questions the Deputy raises, we will go back to the amendments and start to take them in order. We will not be taking any general questions after that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are not dealing with amendment No. 107.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That has been clarified and I am going to move on. Amendment agreed to. Section 1, as amended, agreed to. SECTION 2

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: A number of amendments are grouped. They are amendments Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 8 to 12, inclusive.