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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister for his clarification. We need to add consideration of the action plan to our work programme later. To clarify, I made a point about preschools and understanding the important role played by the Department. I tried to acknowledge the frustrations preschool operators have voiced about having to deal with four different Departments. They feel under-appreciated and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputy Cannon has indicated a wish to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister and his officials for their input today. We appreciate his frankness and openness to discussion. We appreciate the level of commitment he and his officials have shown in improving the level of detail and the quality and type of information he has given to us as a committee as part of the Estimates process. It is a good opportunity to allow us as members, as well as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do not forget Deputy Shane Cassells.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her recent meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27388/16]

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My question relates to the Tánaiste's recent meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. For all of us the preservation of the common travel area between Ireland and the UK, which has existed since the foundation of the State, is vital given the benefits that accrue from it. That there are 300 formal Border crossing points and many more informal ones...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge, as the Tánaiste said, the good relationship between the PSNI and the Garda, and between the relevant Departments. While the British Government has made positive statements that there will be no return to a hard Border, the UK's desire to limit immigration may certainly create difficulties in that regard. If the UK wishes to prevent immigration to the UK through the...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I agree that we all have a role to play in dealing with our partner countries in the EU to ensure that they have a positive say in terms of our relationship with, particularly, Northern Ireland. However, what Brexit means in practice remains unclear. The signals are that there is very strong pressure for a hard Brexit. Next week the Brexit hardliners are likely to ramp this up further at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the rate of progress in accommodating refugees from Syria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27389/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lansdowne Road Agreement (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to ensure that non-union teachers are not being affected by industrial action carried out by their colleagues that are union members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a vacant HSE owned property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27742/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the reason services provided by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in County Kildare have been reduced so dramatically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a requirement by a person (details supplied) for a profiling bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (28 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a person's (details supplied) application for a haulage licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/16]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Training (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge this is a safety matter and safety is of primary importance. Surely, however, local people should be paid the courtesy of notice in a suitable manner and it should be one of the aims of the Curragh forum to address that matter. The current signage in use is inappropriate, inadequate, open to vandalism and does not give sufficient notice to users of the road. The Minister...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Training (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to provide public adequate notice for closure of roads in the vicinity of the Defence Forces firing ranges on the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/16]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Training (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: People in County Kildare are very proud that the Curragh is home to the Defence Forces and the military school. It is appropriate that ranges on the Curragh are used rather than wasting time and money transporting troops elsewhere for this purpose. However, a public road known as the Hollow Road, which runs close to the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh, is frequently closed...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Tuesday’s Government business shall be No. a11, motion re parental responsibility in the matter of child abduction - referral to committee without debate; No. b11, motion re appointment of member of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority - referral to committee without debate; No. 11, motion re change of departmental names in three committees’ terms of reference, without...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide specific timescales for the establishment of the new institute for peace support and leadership training at the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh; his plans to showcase the shape and proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Programmes (27 Sep 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 470. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to plans for increased funding for the Europe for Citizens programme; the timeframe for the draw down of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26853/16]