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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...

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is fine. We agreed it.

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to share my speaking time with my two colleagues, Deputies Rabbitte and Eugene Murphy.

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for giving us the opportunity to speak on this debate. I acknowledge the good work he has done. I am in no doubt that the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, in everything he is doing in this area, is incredibly well intentioned and is working hard to improve the lot of those in direct provision. That, essentially, is what we all are aiming and hoping for. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the new Garda recruits assigned to the Kildare Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of the Kildare Garda division in September 2014 and at the end of February 2017. [15749/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the gaps in the Domestic Violence Bill. [15748/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 69. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to recategorise the equine industry for the purposes of commercial rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15794/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the impact the increase in commercial rates will have on the equine industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidelines that are necessary when planning the construction of a solar energy farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 172. 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. [15797/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a mislaid file in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15832/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It would seem the many systems the Minister of State and his predecessor have claimed to have put in place are not working because the female make-up of the Defence Forces remains at 6%. The 2015 White Paper on Defence highlights the importance of the resolution from the Security Council regarding setting out the vital role women can play in conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peace...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The 2012 reorganisation and the abolition of the Western Brigade have further isolated a huge segment of potential female members who could manage a career without long-term commuting being forced on them. The Defence Forces have only one female colonel, Maureen O'Brien, and two female lieutenant colonels, Mary Carroll and Mairéad Murphy. I congratulate these officers on their...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions that have been taken to address the lack of female applicants to the Defence Forces; the retention policies planned to ensure future female leaders in the forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15422/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Before I put my question, I would like to extend my sympathy on the tragic passing of Dara Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy, Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby. I commend the rescue services in Waterford, which helped searched for and find the body of Dave Ryan, who was tragically killed in an air accident and who was my sister-in-law's father. My question concerns the actions taken to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (29 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason adequate warning and notice signage has not been upgraded in the area of the Hollow Road on the Curragh, which is regularly closed to facilitate the firing on the Defence Forces rifle ranges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15421/17]