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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress being made on securing a new site for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (19 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted asylum but continuing to reside in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/19]

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: On a point of order, I was down next to speak.

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Whip's Office has assured me I am.

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I was trying to get your attention a Cheann Comhairle. It is your ruling.

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate him giving way and I will try not to be too hard on him in what I say.

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Government continues to fall way short in delivering for children with disabilities. I know that as a sibling of someone with a disability. Long waiting lists and long waiting times seem to be embedded in the system we have, and they undermine the policy of early intervention. It is hugely important that we have the opportunity to give children the intervention they need at an early...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan Funding (14 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which counties Kildare and Laois will benefit from the national development plan, particularly in view of the overspend on the national children's hospital; the timelines for these benefits to be put into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/19]

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have been here since the debate started. I do not know who Deputy Smith was referring to.

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputies often follow proceedings in their offices, as I did while preparing to come to the House to speak. I will share time with Deputy Lisa Chambers. Direct provision is an unnatural setting. Living in direct provision significantly interferes with the right to have one's private family life protected. Gandhi wrote: The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As families and individuals, they are barred from having visitors.

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is what I hear. Basic services such as laundry facilities, access to healthcare, nappies and baby formula are not being provided in some of these places. The deputy secretary general in the Department of Justice and Equality has admitted that the use of accommodation was sub-optimal as it is not possible to impose standards in the same way as in direct provision centres. I was told by...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy is two years out of date.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I had indicated.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I support my colleague, Deputy Butler. Some 55,000 people are now suffering from dementia and we know that figure will double in the next decade. We also know that 62% of those people are cared for at home with the help of family and support packages. Regarding those who have to go into a nursing home, however, St. Joseph's Shankill is the only dedicated nursing home for patients with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance the priority measures he is putting in place to tackle the growing insurance crisis facing businesses, community groups, charities, sporting clubs and outdoor activities nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister addressed the issue of insurance earlier with my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, but I am taking the opportunity to raise it again because it is one of the biggest issues our businesses, sports clubs, community groups and crèches are facing. It has to be a priority because the cost of employer liability and public liability insurance is a direct threat to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that the Minister has identified issues, particularly around the level of awards which are 4.5 times what they are in our nearest neighbours, particularly around soft tissue issues. They are unjustified but it is one thing to identify issues, while it is another to take action on them. The Minister said the Judiciary recognises the problems but again, while recognition is good, it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge the work that has been done, in particular the efforts of the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, who has grappled with the issue and has tried to make a difference. The Minister said that when these measures come into place in totality, we will see a shift and a change, but when will that be? Businesses are closing and the Spin Activity Centre, in my town of Newbridge, has had...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (13 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of VAT on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46566/19]