Results 1-4 of 4 for esri speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...Ireland, Sage Advocacy, the Irish Hospice Foundation, special schools and classes and, as I mentioned, individuals who came in to give us information about their lived experiences. I was particularly struck by those who were foster parents, particularly for those who have special needs. I thought they had a very special story to tell. I thank Karina Doorley and Brendan Walsh from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...demand for its email support. In February, the HSE’s child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, reported a 40% increase. Recent analysis from the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, has shown the impact of Covid, with 40% of young men and 55% of young women classified as depressed, which is very concerning news for all of us. We all know of the waiting lists...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...need structure and socialisation. They need to have subjects taught in the appropriate manner and within a classroom. The last point I will make is that I was dismayed when I saw an article from the ESRI in one of the Sunday newspapers a few weeks ago basically stating that students who are in examination years should give up non-examination subjects. That is concerning because we want...

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...of minority faiths and none in the Irish education system. A 2015 article in The Irish Timesset out that four out of five immigrant children were concentrated in 23% of our primary schools. ESRI research from 2012 found that 44% of primary schools did not have any ethnic minority pupils whereas in 9% of primary schools more than 20% of all students were from an ethnic minority...