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United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is fair to say that the only certainty to emerge from last Thursday's Brexit vote is that there will now be a period of prolonged uncertainty. Whether we like it, we in Ireland are caught in the middle of the uncertainty. The political turmoil in the UK is contributing to the economic fallout from its decision to vote to leave the European Union. The impact of the Brexit vote on our...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister for attending to address the issue of primary school places for children diagnosed with autism, in particular in Kildare South, which is my constituency. I have received many queries from distraught parents who are trying to acquire the best possible education and supports for children with autism at primary and secondary levels. Those in the latter face State exams and...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2016)

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Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister for outlining the improvements made. I acknowledge the excellent work taking place in the special unit in Scoil na Naomh Uilig in Newbridge and the Educate Together school in Kildare town. While the figures the Minister gives are comforting in general, it does nothing to address the four specific sets of circumstances I have outlined. I would be very happy to forward...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 Jun 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is hard to know what to say in a minute on such a complex issue. Luckily, the confirmation of a pregnancy is normally a very happy event filled with expectation, joy and excitement over the prospect of a healthy child. The diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality must be one of the most tragic of circumstances that any woman and her partner may experience. One must walk in the shoes of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 46. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter [19562/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equal Opportunities Employment (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the good practices that have been introduced to encourage employment of the members of new Irish communities in the Civil Service or local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20440/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20438/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20431/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 271. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Staff Data (6 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/16]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This is my first opportunity to wish the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, well. She has a tough task ahead of her. I do not need to tell anyone present or anyone listening that problem drug use continues to be one of the most significant challenges facing our country. It has been thus for a long time. Unfortunately, it has not got any better. Problem drug use undermines the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (8 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We all know why FEMPI was introduced and we all know when. However, that was then and this is now. For the past seven years, we have been asking our public servants to take a huge hit. Seven years is a long time in family life, when the number of increasing bills have reduced every aspect of one's standard of living and one is left with the feeling that nothing or very little has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 64. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the pressures on general practitioners in County Kildare in the view of the introduction of free general practitioner care for the under sixes. [20993/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (12 Jul 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if there continues to be a recruitment freeze on allied health professionals, as the absence of such recruitment is putting some health services in County Kildare under pressure. [20994/16]