Parliamentary questions

Job Creation

Peter Burke

804. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she is making to promote Mullingar, County Westmeath, as an enterprise hub considering the large and underutilised IDA Ireland park, its central location and skilled workforce. [21132/16]

Job Creation

Peter Burke

805. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to source alternative industry for Mullingar, County Westmeath, considering her recent visit to the IDA Ireland park and the loss of 90 jobs in the region at a company (details supplied). [21135/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

806. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether it is appropriate for the European Commission to progress and provisionally apply the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, prior to its ratification by member state parliaments in view of a comment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21191/16]

Economic Competitiveness

Frank O'Rourke

807. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies she and the agencies within her remit are pursuing to protect the interests of businesses exporting to the United Kingdom, in particular in the food sector, given the result of the British referendum to exit the European Union and the depreciation of sterling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21300/16]

Economic Competitiveness

Brendan Smith

808. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her proposals to assist small and medium enterprises that are totally or heavily dependent on the Northern Irish and British market for exports, given the weakening of the value of sterling; if she is aware that such companies are experiencing difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21339/16]

Departmental Staff

David Cullinane

809. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of agency and-or locum staff hired by her Department for each of the years from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21670/16]

Departmental Websites

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

810. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department's website is accessible to persons with a disability; if the accessibility of her website is regularly reviewed to take account of new and emerging technologies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/16]

Child Care Services Funding

David Cullinane

811. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the lack of funding for a centre (details supplied) and the impact this is having on service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20558/16]

Child Care Services Funding

Robert Troy

812. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding model which is in place for the various county child care systems; to outline the weighting system for this funding and if this has changed recently; the particular services her Department requires county child care committees to provide; and the level of funding the child care committees of Longford and Westmeath have received in each year from 2008 to 2015 and 2016 to date. [20569/16]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

813. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of pre-financing by programme her Department has applied for in the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reason this money will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20574/16]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

814. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of her Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20679/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

815. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the policy of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in appointing a male social worker even though the child has asked for a female social worker; the number of times this has occurred in the past three years, if available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20714/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

816. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedures used by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, where achieving best evidence, ABE, guidelines are available on the alleged abuse; the stage at which Tusla would decide to view the ABE guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20715/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

817. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in the completion of a standard reporting form, SRF, by a general practitioner who is presented with a mother and child expressing concerns of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20720/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

818. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grounds for non-completion of a standard reporting form, SRF, by a general practitioner who is presented with a mother and child expressing concerns of abuse; the consequences, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20721/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

819. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of standard reporting forms completed in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 by general practitioners; the number which were acted upon or investigated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20723/16]

Child and Family Agency

Tony McLoughlin

820. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grounds for completion of a standard reporting form, SRF, by a general practitioner who is presented with a mother and child expressing concerns of abuse; the procedures to be followed in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20724/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

821. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the securities in place to encourage early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme providers to take up the scheme with regard to the duplication of services in one area; the frequency with which needs assessments are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20749/16]

After-School Support Services

Jan O'Sullivan

822. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will maintain an after-school literacy programme for vulnerable children (details supplied) under the childhood development initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21144/16]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

823. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will implement the recommended action 75 of the Ryan implementation group for a professionally managed national archive to be developed as a central repository for the records for all children in care; and her views that there are barriers to the implementation of this recommendation. [21146/16]

Child and Family Agency

Anne Rabbitte

824. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed all community programmes and community groups under its remit of its budget for 2016 and 2017; if she has signed off on this budget to these groups; and the groups whose funding from the agency has been reduced or discontinued for 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [21149/16]

Child and Family Agency

Anne Rabbitte

825. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provided to the Health Service Executive for the provision of child counselling services in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date; her plans and proposals for the agency to take over the direct provision of child counselling services; and if she or the agency has examined providing child counselling services via family resource centres. [21150/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Anne Rabbitte

826. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new places on the community child care subvention scheme which have been taken up by private providers as well as community providers since the announcement of the expansion to the scheme in budget 2016, by category. [21173/16]

Family Resource Centres

Anne Rabbitte

827. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resource centres that exist and are fully operational. [21174/16]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

828. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, spent on community programmes, by county, in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date, including spending on family resource centres, school completion and area based childhood, ABC, programmes. [21175/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

829. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department spent on aftercare for children not in foster care or in the direct care of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date; and the number of children in this regard. [21176/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Anne Rabbitte

830. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of capital funding allocated to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date in comparison to the capital spending outturn by the agency in these years. [21177/16]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

831. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21189/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

832. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will issue a commencement order for the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015. [21341/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

833. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide a list of all Bills which have passed Final Stage in the Houses of the Oireachtas but are yet to be commenced by her Department. [21342/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

834. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide a gender breakdown of children in State care and in foster care at present. [21343/16]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

835. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the standard payment that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, pays private residential care companies for each child in their care weekly and annually; if payments are made to these providers on a per-child basis or a per-bed basis; and the average cost to Tusla of providing a care place in State-provided care and in a voluntary provided care setting. [21344/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Anne Rabbitte

836. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of private residential care companies contracted by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to operate in the care system; and the number of children in this type of care. [21345/16]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

837. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20576/16]

Departmental Agencies Staff Data

Dara Calleary

838. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/16]

Defence Forces Personnel

Brendan Ryan

839. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will change the rule disallowing members of the Defence Forces from serving if they have had laser eye surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20887/16]

Defence Forces Operations

Clare Daly

840. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware of reports that members of the Defence Forces shot cattle dead on a farm in County Monaghan as part of the seizure of a bankrupt farmer's assets. [21156/16]

Defence Forces Operations

Ruth Coppinger

841. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the involvement of members of the Defence Forces at a farm (details supplied) where cattle were reportedly shot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/16]

Home Repossessions

Ruth Coppinger

842. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times members of the Defence Forces have been involved in repossessions or bankruptcy seizures in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

843. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of agency and-or locum staff hired by his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21665/16]

Departmental Websites

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

844. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department's website is accessible to persons with a disability; if the accessibility of this website is regularly reviewed to take account of new and emerging technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21678/16]