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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Corr. That is fine. It is interesting Ms Corr mentions capitation. A number of members have. We will deal with that at one level tomorrow when we look at the legislation because it is being recommended that schools do not have any enrolment fee. We would certainly agree with that but it essentially would mean that capitation should go up 30% because schools cannot be left with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is a big issue for small schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is also a big issue for large schools. I only discovered recently in my own constituency that schools of over 500 pupils are not getting a capitation fee for any child over the 500. There was one school in Kilcullen with 660 pupils but it is not getting a capitation fee for the extra 160 pupils. It is not as if that amount of money is going to help support a smaller school. There is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will let Ms Dempsey in next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Dr. Nic Craith wishes to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Does anyone else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Duggan. That is the experience on the ground. I will give the final word to Professor Áine Hyland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Hyland. This has been a very lively discussion and incredibly informative. It has been inspirational and has shown us the reality on the ground, about what is and is not happening. I thank the witnesses Anne, Gene, Noreen, Pauline, Breda, Teresa, Madelaine, Áine and Deirbhile. I thank Éilis Dillon, chairperson of NABMSE, and Trevor and Deirdre from Marino Institute...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have a question for the Taoiseach. It is one I asked 12 months ago on a commitment made by the Government and it also relates to a commitment made by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, when he was the Minister for Health. It is about IVF support for those in need of it. At this point almost one in six couples in Ireland trying to have a child needs to have IVF treatment. At around...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in County Kildare in which the new leaving certificate subject of computer science will be implemented in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29986/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding being made available to schools to set up the new leaving certificate subject of computer science in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29987/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools can expect the new mathematics curriculum which is currently under development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the groups that have received funding under the communities integration fund, in tabular form; and the amount that each group has received. [29718/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 351. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the HSE owned building at Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, with regard to the housing of an organisation (details supplied) at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 655. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Army Ranger Wing has increased its counter terrorism training in collaboration with An Garda Síochána in view of continued terrorism attacks and threats in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29984/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (27 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 656. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the commitment which has been made to date in 2017 to further enhance the capabilities of the Army Ranger Wing as part of the implementation of the White Paper 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29985/17]

Other Questions: Potato Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: A little of everything is good.

Other Questions: Potato Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that and I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Potato yield has decreased by 7.9% since 2015, even though the area under potatoes has increased by 6.1%. There is, therefore, an issue in this regard. According to French research, copper-based fungicides common in organic farming can be toxic to earthworms but this is not applicable to Irish soil and I welcome the Minister of...