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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, that is a fair point. I now call Mr. Mulconry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It needs to be brief because three others have indicated. Ms McCabe can continue on from that and then I will call Ms Sultan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask the Senator to be very quick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We received correspondence on the Kitty Holland article which we dealt with in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: On that note, we have had a really excellent discussion. It has been great to hear the different opinions and about the diversity, welcome as it is in schools, and also the inclusivity. It is really a question and an issue of mutual respect. I take the opportunity to acknowledge the terrific work the delegates do in their own fields to educate young people. I note the many decades and...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My question to the Taoiseach relates to page 86 of the programme for Government with regard to the 3,137 primary schools in the State. There is a very clear commitment to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in junior and senior infant classes. We all know that the research shows a huge and very positive impact on children in their further education, staying in education and in their job...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the vacant health centre in Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5747/17]

Other Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 34. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease on the list of long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4627/17]

Other Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My question to the Minister concerns Crohn's disease and its first cousin, colitis, which is an incurable lifelong condition. There is a very strong case for that to be on the long-term illness list. We have one of the highest rates of these illnesses and it is growing. There are 450 young children with colitis, which is a matter of grave concern for us.

Other Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept the list has not been updated since the 1970s and the Minister has clearly indicated there are no plans to review it. That is not realistic and it fails to address the changing medical needs of the population we have now. The Ireland of today is very different to the Ireland of the 1970s and I fail to understand why it should be the Government's policy not to look at changing the...

Other Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This lady's two-year illness benefit concluded in December 2016. There are many people like her. I mentioned some of the figures earlier. There are 20,000 people in the country seeing an impact, with 1,000 new cases being identified every year.

Other Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister for his commitment to try to ensure that people suffering from this debilitating illness may have a better quality of life. It is very important for us to develop a national strategy to tackle Crohn's disease and colitis, as they have a devastating impact on the everyday lives of increasing numbers of people. I mentioned the 450 children in Ireland with colitis, and...

Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the National Asset Management Agency: Statements (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I endorse the positions of my colleagues, Deputies Michael McGrath and Fleming, and commend the good work being done by the latter's committee. "NAMA" are the four letters that have struck terror into the hearts of many since the body's establishment. Many red flags have been waved since then. The Minister for Finance, who has responsibility for NAMA, had two options. He could have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 132. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department is likely to update the list of conditions on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/17]

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: When I was leaving my home in Newbridge to go to work in Leinster House this morning, I had the options of driving, taking the bus or getting a train because I live close to a good rail network. The train is quite expensive but that is another argument. My brother, Cathal, who lives in my family home outside Rathangan, does not have those options. There is no railway station in the town....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to Kildare in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to Kildare in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4320/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that was allocated by his Department to Kildare in 2015 and 2016 for tourism and hospitality training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the standard of facilities in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (31 Jan 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 669. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the withdrawal of funding which has caused the intergenerational learning programme for persons over 55 years of age to cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/17]