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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (10 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if self-employed persons can avail of illness benefit when on sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51363/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (10 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51364/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (10 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if assistance is available for persons residing in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51799/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I apologise for being late and I will be brief. I was at something not completely unrelated. I am part of the Oireachtas Women's Caucus, as are the Chair and Senator Ruane. Today's meeting concerned trying to set up caucuses within our counties with local women who have been elected to councils and other community groups. It struck me then when I came in that there should be input from...

Report on Examination of School Costs, School Facilities and Teaching Principals: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to record my delight at having two more colleagues on this side of the House. The fact that Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan chose to make his maiden speech about the importance of education is significant. Deputy Malcolm Byrne also spent a long time working in the education sector and we might say he made his second maiden speech on education. They will be two valued colleagues not...

Report on Examination of School Costs, School Facilities and Teaching Principals: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills entitled ‘Report on Committee’s examination of School Costs, School Facilities and Teaching Principals’, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 4th July, 2019. I am very pleased to be here today to speak about the report of the...

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome the opportunity to speak again on housing. It is the biggest crisis we have and the biggest challenge we face, not just here in the Oireachtas but within society. Only last week, Fianna Fáil put forward a Private Members' Bill. I had the opportunity to speak about that to the Minister of State. Much of what I have to say echoes what I said last week. Seven days on, the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to raise a really important issue regarding insurance. Athy Rugby Football Club, which has been in existence since 1880, survived two world wars and provided provincial and international players, sent a message to all its members yesterday telling them that it cannot get any quote for public liability insurance and might close its doors and grounds on 9 December. Will the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider locating the Kildare Civil Defence headquarters in the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50777/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Industrial Relations (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the commitment to recognise the Labour Court as an integral mechanism of the State in dealing with industrial relations issues and a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50770/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a case in which a child (details supplied) is without a place in school for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50772/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a case in which a child (details supplied) is without a place in school for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the wait for treatment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50771/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 307. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be available in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50778/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 343. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures put in place to support neighbouring residents in cases of residential accommodation for young persons with very challenging behaviours living in institutional housing in residential estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50774/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 344. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the safeguards in place for other residents, staff and neighbours of residents living within institutional houses in residential estates that have a record of very violent behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50775/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 345. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the extreme behavioural problems of a resident in an institutional house (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50776/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Deputy Hildegarde Naughton. I propose that we deal with housekeeping matters first and then consider the motion on the Universities Act 1997 (section 54(3)) (University Authorisation) Order 2019.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Universities Act 1997 (Section 54(3)) (University Authorisation) Order 2019: Motion (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are now in public session. I remind members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode because they interfere with the sound system and make it very difficult for parliamentary reporters; people who are listening in or web streaming would be adversely affected also. No. 7 on the agenda is engagement with the Minister for Education and Skills to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Universities Act 1997 (Section 54(3)) (University Authorisation) Order 2019: Motion (5 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister. I would like to welcome non-members of the committee here - Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Senator James Reilly and Senator Gabrielle McFadden. Members will appreciate that I will go to the members of the committee first, and then if they wish to ask any questions they are absolutely welcome to do so at that point. I call Deputy Thomas Byrne