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Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (6 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy Buckley for his support on this important issue. I assume that when the Minister of State came to Rathangan in previous years with youth groups, they stayed at the camp in Killinthomas Wood. I am glad she got a great welcome and she would continue to receive such a welcome, in particular if she helps us with this very pertinent issue. We are having a community event on 30...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Colscaradh) 2016: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Divorce is very difficult and traumatic for people emotionally. I do not believe anybody makes the decision to leave marriage lightly. Having gone through to that stage of irretrievable marriage breakdown, I believe the process of getting a divorce should be more straightforward and practical. Divorces and separations can be very bitter and contentious. The longer the process to get to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17302/17]

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Well said.

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There is no doubt this is a very historic turning point for the country and Europe and the European Union. I am glad to hear the Minister mention Northern Ireland because it seemed to me from previous dialogue that the special circumstances of Northern Ireland had not been appropriately or properly acknowledged. There is no doubt that there needs to be a special status for Northern Ireland...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to share time with Deputies Anne Rabbitte, Niamh Smith, Aindrias Moynihan, James Brown and Frank O'Rourke. I start by saying, as one premature baby to another, that there are many of us around. When one thinks about how many premature babies are born every year, it should not be unusual that a number of current Deputies would have been born prematurely themselves. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools that are using tablets alone for school work; if these schemes are deemed to be a success; the number of secondary schools that were using tablets but have reverted to text books; the reason this happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16544/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand on information technology training and ongoing support provided to teachers using tablets in the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist the 12,000 Irish students studying in Britain in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16897/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand on plans to provide apprenticeships and skills training in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/17]

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I pay tribute to my colleague, Deputy Lisa Chambers, for the very robust motion that she has put before the House today. I come from south Kildare where people are very proud of the fact that we have the home of the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh. All of the Defence Forces officers that we have were educated and trained in the military college there. There is a huge military...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the number of schools that provide a choice for pupils between books and tablets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when local infrastructure housing activation funding will be made available for projects in south Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 490. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16142/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 543. 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. [16587/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that a review is under way, which is very important. I also accept the Minister's bona fides in terms of sustaining Irish jobs. The Minister said that this is a matter of concern for him but it is a matter of huge concern for me in light of his response. He said that this is the responsibility of Bord na Móna but the Government has a responsibility to oversee the policies of...

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister for being here and for his time. I wish to raise an incredibly important issue for my constituents in the area of Kildare, in Kilberry and Athy. It concerns the Bord na Móna plant. Since 1933, when the idea of harvesting peat and turf came into being, and from 1946 when Bord na Móna started, Bord na Móna has historically been the sole main employer on...

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I know that. We have agreed it.

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle is interfering now. Due to Garda vetting restrictions they are unable to do so. This is wrong. They want to work and participate in society but they are prohibited from joining the workforce. Aissa Sow, who lived in the centre, fled from Guinea without her family in 2011. Recently she was publicly interviewed. Her description of feeling like a prisoner in...