ABOUT FIONA
Fiona O'Loughlin is a member of Seanad Eireann and formerly a member of Dail Eireann. She currently serves as Chair of the Oireachtas Women’s Caucus and Deputy Leader of Fianna Fail in the Senate. She previously served as a Councillor, Mayor and was the first ever female elected TD for her native Kildare.
Serving on the Oireachtas Education and Disability matters committees, Fiona is also the head of the Irish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Fiona is a passionate advocate for equality and inclusion, and has always fought for equal rights. From marriage equality for the LGBTQI+ community, to supports for those living with disabilities, to championing womens issues- her career has been one of advocacy. She brings this experience, and her tenacious spirit to the Seanad in the hopes of affecting positive change at a national level
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RECENT NEWS
Plans to create special education centres to cater for children with autism and other intellectual disabilities is totally wrong
Fianna Fail Education spokesperson Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has spoken out against plans from M...
May 26, 2022/No comment
Water upgrades for Brodleas in Ballymore Eustace
Kildare South based Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has welcomed the announcement by Irish Water of a ...
May 26, 2022/No comment
In excess of €1 million for Monasterevin under the Health 2022 Capital Plan
Kildare South based Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has welcomed the confirmation of €1.09 million ...
May 26, 2022/No comment
€900,000 for Athy under the Health 2022 Capital Plan
Kildare South based Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has called welcomed the announcement of €900,000...
May 26, 2022/No commentAll News
Recent Twitter Posts
Delighted to sit on @PPN_Kildare Secretariat with Cliona @PurityBelle who is taking her understanding and commitment to the #PPN model to the next level with her thesis work 🙌
Check out her survey below 👇 https://twitter.com/dublincityppn/status/1529500178637635584
The cable news washing machine is asking what motivated Salvador Ramos to kill all those children. The answer is simple: He did it because he could. The guns were available. America needs to ban assault weapons in almost all cases.
Absolutely heartbreaking and devastating- and shocking to hear some Representatives say that instead of introducing appropriate legislation to restrict gun ownership- teachers should be trained in arms..and police should protect schools. What kind of world do we live in🥲
Recent Facebook Posts
📚Special Education!
I was quite shocked to see the announcements on Twitter by Minister Josepha Madigan of plans for a network for temporary centres to accommodate children with additional and special need. That is completely wrong in my view.
Over the last 20 years or so our education sector has been moving towards a more inclusive system. And segregation is the anthesis of integration and inclusivity. We need to provide adequate special educational supports within the community so that every child can access a high quality of education with their peers and siblings.
I have always been a passionate advocate for a truly inclusive education system, and I will absolutely continue to do so.
I believe this decision is wrong, and I will be working with my colleagues to ensure that we plan better in terms of school places to ensure that all children are catered for adequately and to the highest standards.
Delighted to welcome third year from @PSSNewbridge with teachers Lorraine and Claire to @OireachtasNews this morning. I really enjoyed the engagement with these fine young men. #Newbridgeornowhere #kildare
‼️€6.5 million for Healthcare in Kildare‼️
Delighted to announced the following funding for health provision in Kildare.
📌Kilmeague Health Centre- €50,000 to fund the renovation and conversion of the vacant Kilmeague Health Centre for use as Community Daycare / Meals on Wheels
📌Naas General Hospital- over €4 million
👉€300,000 has been allocated to fund a Day Procedures Unit, Oncology, Physical Therapy Unit and provision of a replacement Endoscopy Suite.
👉€400,000 has been allocated in 2022 for the new 50 Bed Acute Mental Health Unit at Lakeview, including 9 No. Intensive Care Beds, to replace existing.
👉€3.55 million has been allocated to construct a modular unit with 12 single rooms. This would assist in the isolation of suspected COVID-19 and other infectious illness case
📌Monasterevin- €1.09 million to fund the ongoing renovation of dispensary existing building to provide accommodation for an Older Person Day Services Unit and PCC Services at Monasterevin Day care centre, Drogheda Street.
📌St Vincents Athy- €900,000
👉€100,000 of this funding will fund the renovation of an existing vacant 'Nightingale' ward and conversion to a Day Care Centre. The existing Day Care Centre will relocate to the refurbished area.
👉The remaining €800,000 will go towards a 95 Bed Community Nursing Unit to replace existing capacity as per Service Priority List. Phase 1 will be for 50 beds
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