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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you. Would anyone else care to offer anything? I call Mr. Lyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is about parity of esteem as well, is it not? It is about ensuring apprenticeships and skills have parity of esteem to university courses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Ms Gallagher does a really good job in communicating and informing us about the wonderful work that is going on, both in terms of the WorldSkills and with skills and apprenticeships. That is important as the message needs to go out. Thank you. Would Mr. O'Toole or Mr. Twohig like to make any further comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you. I call Mr. O'Toole.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I appreciate that. I congratulate Eoin, Colum, Gavin, Kevin, Kathlyn, Aaron, Ciara, who is not with us at this point, David, Brendan, Stephen, Jame, Sean, Gary, John, Maria, Eimear and Emma. On behalf of the committee I thank all of you for your attendance at the meeting today to share your experience of competing in the competition as an apprentice. It is a very important message to give....

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask the Taoiseach about promised legislation on revenge porn. I refer to revealing or explicit pictures or videos posted on the Internet without the consent of the subject. This is linked to very serious psychological harm to the persons involved. The aim is to humiliate and degrade the victim. There has been a significant increase in the numbers of victims. I know a young man in my...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: -----they put up, but when will we have legislation to protect these victims?

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Where is he? He is responsible for public transport.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools by county in listed buildings that have no dedicated physical education hall and are maintained by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46492/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that have and have not got free drinking water for pupils respectively, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that have vending machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Qualifications (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational requirements for registration and accreditation with an organisation (details supplied); and the body that regulates the association. [46497/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide an ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46551/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for a person (details supplied) going forward in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at each town in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 1385. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to retain Defence Forces personnel in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/17]

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In recent years, citizens, communities and businesses have been living with the legacy of a failure of policy on spatial planning at national, regional and local level. While progress has been made, it has been patchy and in some cases wasteful of scarce resources. A number of steps must be taken urgently, one of which is to reform the planning system to meet the new challenges we face....

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy is in the House. It is regrettable that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, is not here. It is also worth noting that not one other Fine Gael Deputy is here to support him on this hugely important issue that impacts on people from all parts of the country. I could not have heard a more compassionate introduction than I heard from Deputy Michael...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I refer to promised legislation in the area of IVF. I understand this is just one part of a number of legal reforms that need to be made in regard to good governance. As we know, one in six couples are having trouble conceiving. For all of them, it brings with it a great emotional toll, as well as financial hardship, and every month that passes is causing more emotional and financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have received no apologies as of yet, although I understand Deputy Thomas Byrne will only be able to join us briefly.