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Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Disability Services
Johnny Mythen
393. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the access to disability services for children in CHO5. [36407/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Departmental Data
Kathleen Funchion
394. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of employing an extra 50 aftercare workers. [36442/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
395. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he has plans to expand or improve facilities for children with particular reference to children at risk or potentially at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36470/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
396. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which it is intended to develop an early response or alert system to address issues arising in respect of children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36471/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
397. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for a review of cases of children at risk brought to the attention of his Department during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36472/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
398. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the need has arisen to develop and expand youth services with particular reference to issues that may have arisen during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36473/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
399. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with youth representatives with a view to establishing the highest possible contact and dialogue in order to meet their requirements to an even greater extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36474/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Immigration Support Services
Bernard Durkan
400. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the integration programmes available through his Department continue to be of direct assistance to the relevant cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36475/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Departmental Policies
Bernard Durkan
401. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken or continues to take to address social and or economic disadvantage amongst the youth cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Immigration Support Services
Bernard Durkan
402. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases in respect of which satisfactory integration programmes have been initiated in each particular area throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36477/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Equality Issues
Bernard Durkan
403. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which equality issues continue to arise within his Department; the extent to which these issues are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36478/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Departmental Data
Bernard Durkan
404. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in foster or other care in State or private institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36479/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
405. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which adequate reporting facilities are available in respect of children at risk; if the augmentation of such services is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36480/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Bernard Durkan
406. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated fall in the number of ECCE places for September 2021; the indicative number of children who will commence and continue in ECCE in September 2021; the way this compares with 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
407. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate counselling, support and rescue services remain available through his Department to meet the requirements of at-risk children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36482/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Direct Provision System
Brian Stanley
408. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to implement a system to record the number of deaths in all direct provision centres in keeping with the request by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [36557/21]
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
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Direct Provision System
Brian Stanley
409. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who were resident in direct provision centres in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [36558/21]
Thu, 1 Jul 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Bernard Durkan
317. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding adequacy of the provision of preschool teaching facilities throughout the country with particular reference to the more densely populated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35724/21]
Thu, 1 Jul 2021
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Childcare Services
Paul Kehoe
318. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if assistance is available for a community crèche (details supplied) to acquire alternative premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35444/21]
Thu, 1 Jul 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Réada Cronin
319. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria by which Tusla quantifies complex needs in a child; the number of children categorised as such currently and in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35517/21]