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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in negotiations with overholders in accommodation in the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Activation Projects (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to specific businesses that place or recruit workers who have autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23371/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Data (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools by county that will roll out the junior certificate schools programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23372/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Data (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools by county that will roll out the leaving certificate applied programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23373/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, is available for students throughout the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (17 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the future of the vacant health centre in Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23370/17]

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Ireland has an increasingly secular population which has led to a demand for more diversity in schools. It is also a fact that 96% of our primary schools are under denominational patronage, which creates significant issues for children of minority faiths and none in the Irish education system. A 2015 article in The Irish Timesset out that four out of five immigrant children were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to call the meeting to order. We will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the witnesses for attending. We are starting later than we had anticipated. I am sorry about that but am looking forward to having a timely and efficient briefing from all the witnesses. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode because they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Fenn. It is clear that there is a great deal of activity. The next speaker is Mr. Des Murphy from Education and Training Boards Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Murphy and ask Mr. O'Toole from SOLAS to give its findings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. O'Toole. It is fitting that we move on to our next speaker, Mr. Michael Hourihan from the Cork Institute of Technology who is head of the Centre for Craft Studies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Could I ask Mr. Smith to stick very particularly to the subject topic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: To be honest I feel that it has gone beyond what we would have anticipated so I ask the witness to just stick clearly to the context of looking at apprenticeships and where are the possible opportunities to develop.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Smith. Our final contributor is Mr. Tom Parlon, the director general of the Construction Industry Federation and a former esteemed Member of the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Carey. I will open the meeting to members who may wish to ask questions. Deputy Burton is up first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank all the witnesses for their statements. They will have an opportunity to respond to questions in a moment. I will not delay proceedings much further. However, having heard the figures on what is needed in hospitality and tourism and construction, it appears we are facing a bottleneck in terms of having adequately trained and prepared staff to service these industries. A major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. O'Toole and all of the witnesses for their contributions, attendance and submissions and opening statements. We also received submissions from other groups and organisations with an interest in this area. I thank those who came to listen to the proceedings this evening. We very much appreciate their time and attention. If they feel there is something they would like to add to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Resumed)
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We discussed the arrangements for this meeting at our last one, so I suggest we move ahead. We do not need to go into the preamble again. I need to leave the meeting for approximately 15 minutes at 4.45 p.m. to go to the Dáil, so I suggest Deputy Martin acts as Chairman during that time. Is that agreed? Agreed. I am also conscious the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, has to leave...