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Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome the Bill which I believe is very important. There is no doubt that our small and medium business enterprises are the backbone of the country. They are the backbone of the economy and they are of key importance to the development of towns, cities and regions. There is no doubt that entrepreneurs play a vital role in our society. It must be acknowledged that they kept the country...

Insurance Industry: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I commend my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on bringing this motion forward. Deputy Michael McGrath attended a public meeting in Kildare with me last November where many of the queries from the floor that night related to insurance. They came from concerned motorists, business owners and taxi drivers who described how the increases in premiums had affected their lives and their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that is available for the inclusive learning initiative with NUI Maynooth and an organisation (details supplied) to enable students with an intellectual disability to undertake courses of study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10110/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to broaden the opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to undertake third level courses of study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the integration programme for refugees arriving here from Greece and-or Italy under the Irish refugee protection programme and the work that is ongoing in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10526/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the criteria for students in the asylum protection system to gain access to the student support scheme to ensure that they can continue their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of persons in the asylum protection system who have been granted access to the student support scheme to ensure that they can continue their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are taking place with the Department of Justice and Equality to allow persons in the asylum protection system to enrol in a range of programmes within further education and training, which includes local training initiatives, that are not available to persons not permitted to seek employment here; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (1 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure that persons must follow to secure funding for life saving treatment which is not available in any EU state or Switzerland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are talking about 250 people in a workforce of 14,500. I applaud all the Tesco workforce who voted in support of their companions who work alongside them and are fighting to hold onto their current terms and conditions. Everybody sees the unfairness of what Tesco is trying to do. The power of protest has been demonstrated by the drop of 80% in sales in the picketed Tesco stores in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The national significance of this dispute cannot be ignored. Contracts for Tesco workers or for any workers cannot be changed unilaterally. That is contrary to established industrial relations practice of ensuring full consultation and agreement before changes are made to contracts. Every Member of this House must stand in solidarity with these workers who have been loyal employees for...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My question is also about promised legislation. It is 39 years since Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby was born. Since then, more than 5 million babies have been born through IVF and have given much joy and delight to their parents. It is more than a year since the then Minister for Health said legislation would be introduced to help support the many women in this country who suffer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (28 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a NEPS assessment in respect of a person (details supplied). [10142/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (28 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds and programmes available for further development of talented young musicians while undergoing second level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3954/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (23 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his Department's involvement in reforming or designing a successor to the mortgage to rent scheme with the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8836/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (23 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes being considered in respect of shared ownership loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8835/17]

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to share a few minutes of my time with my colleague, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on disability, who will wrap up the debate from a Fianna Fáil perspective. I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. It is an issue that has been very close to my heart for many years and one that deserves well informed discussion and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (22 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body which has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9086/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (22 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 205. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the cap for prescription charges more equitable for persons living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9087/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9088/17]