Results 4,021-4,040 of 5,757 for speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy need not worry about that.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Can we have agreement that Deputy Thomas Byrne will take the Chair?
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That is a fair point.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That is only four minutes away. I thought it would be easier to adjourn when there was a break between sections but we will continue.
- Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The programme for Government was published on 11 May 2016. Although I accept that many of the commitments therein are to be implemented over the lifespan of the Government, a time-bound commitment relates to the implementation of a task force in respect of personal budgets for those with a disability. Going by the three-month timeline for implementation, the task force should have been...
- Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: A lot of it by the weekend.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (9 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he received a report (details supplied); and if a meeting will be scheduled with his Department regarding same. [47342/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (9 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Kildare by station on 30 April 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47343/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (9 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Laois by station on 30 April 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47344/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (9 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47341/17]
- Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I am happy to speak to this Bill which seeks to extend the scope of current employment equality legislation by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disadvantaged socioeconomic or social backgrounds. Put simply, this Bill seeks to enhance equality. As my colleague, Deputy O’Callaghan, said, even though there is much talk about equality both inside and outside this Chamber, we do...
- Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: This is urgent.
- Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State spent most of his time speaking about services for people with Alzheimer's. I agree that these are important. In Monasterevin, they also cater for people from Kildare town and Newbridge, where there is a dearth of services. However, equally as important for the people of Monasterevin are the day care centres that cater for the elderly who live in the town and its...
- Topical Issue Debate: Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I tabled this Topical Issue every day since we came back at the end of September. It is in regard to the day care centre on Drogheda Street in Monasterevin, which the Minister of State may or may not know. It is a lovely town of almost 4,000 people on the Kildare-Laois border. A part of County Kildare, it went into Laois for the last general election, but we are happy to have reclaimed it...
- Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Senator Lynn Ruane. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Senator Lynn Ruane. We will go into private session to discuss housekeeping matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The committee is in public session. Members and witnesses are requested to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode; not that we are taking off anywhere fancy and in fact we have a few hours of hard work ahead of us. Mobile phones interfere with the sound system and create difficulties for the parliamentary reporters, television coverage and web streaming, which may be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It is interesting that both Mr. Kelly and Ms Tobin come from the background of being on the ground. I must confess that I completed a course with Sr. Concepta Conaty in the 1990s when the scheme came out. I was a primary schoolteacher at that time. I invite Ms Maeve McCafferty from the INTO to give her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I now call Ms Browne and Ms Gannon, who I presume will split the time between them. It is important that we get to hear of their real experience on the ground and for that to be as up-to-date as possible. There could be no two better teachers to tell us about that than Ms Browne and Ms Gannon.