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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Committee (27 Oct 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, the secretariat has checked this and it will be held in committee room three. I will ask Deputy Martin to chair the next part of the meeting, which is with regard to an issue raised by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. I ask to be excused and I look forward to meeting everybody on Thursday.

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As we speak here tonight we should remember the face of Omran Daqneesh, the three year old left bloodied and distraught after an air strike on his home in Aleppo. We should remember the face of Aylan Kurdi, a three year old Syrian child found drowned on a beach. There have been many other Omrans and Aylans, but their faces and their names will never be known to us. This Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist first-time buyers by backdating the help-to-buy scheme to 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33090/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Thatching Grants Expenditure (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 111. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available for re-thatching in the Kildare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33147/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if details of new licences for the routes 726 and 126 have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33148/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for pricing regulation on bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (3 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in the Permanent Defence Forces for recruiting medical officers internally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reveiw the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33378/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the cause of delays in the Garda vetting process with regard to volunteers working in schools and with youth groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33692/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in primary schools in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a general practitioner training programme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy and funding in place to ensure the waiting list for scoliosis patients is reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33687/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 379. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the therapeutic services for children, such as occupational therapy, that are available in community health organisations in south County Kildare; the manner in which parents can access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list of up to four years for children requiring appointments with HSE assessment officers in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the report on the well-being of members of the Permanent Defence Force; his plans to address the principal issues which require attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33932/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Before I put my question to the Minister of State, I wish to take a moment to pay tribute to Colonel Frank Lawless, the former director of Defence Forces training and education, who passed away in service last month. He was a native of Newbridge and came from a very distinguished military family. He served his country with expertise, dignity and distinction. He was an exemplary member of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I take note of what the Minister of State has said, but I wish to focus on a number of issues. It is very clear from the survey responses that Defence Forces personnel have become less happy in recent years with their working conditions. There is a very strong perception of a lack of justice in the organisation. It is also clear that there is a disconnect between the expectations of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I take note of the Minister of State's reply and also commend the Defence Forces for carrying out the climate survey. It is very disconcerting to note, however, that more than 10% of commissioned officers and 25% of enlisted personnel have left the Defence Forces since the 2013 reorganisation. There are significant gaps in capability, expertise and unit manning levels. There are no...