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Tue, 2 May 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Anne Rabbitte
1123. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical board of appeal was unable to issue a certificate under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994 to a person (details supplied). [20683/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Anne Rabbitte
1124. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical board of appeal was unable to issue a primary medical certificate for disabled drivers and passengers to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Road Projects
Anne Rabbitte
1389. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason provision for a new footpath on the L4501 has not been awarded funding for upgrade and extensions; the reason a costing could not be provided when requested; the timeframe for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20659/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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IDA Ireland Data
Anne Rabbitte
1423. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA exports by sector to each of the 27 EU countries. [20676/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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IDA Ireland Data
Anne Rabbitte
1424. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position of Ireland in comparison to other EU countries in each of the sectors in which the IDA exports to EU countries. [20677/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Child Care Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
1450. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has developed a privacy impact assessment as part of the establishment of the eligibility assessment system for the universal and targeted child care subsidy; if so, if this has been submitted to the Data Protection Commissioner; and if so, the results of this assessment. [20181/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Child and Family Agency Data
Anne Rabbitte
1454. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that were in child residential services in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of social care workers and social care leaders that were assigned to their care; and the estimated cost on an annual basis. [20669/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Child and Family Agency Data
Anne Rabbitte
1455. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2016 on an annual basis; and the estimated cost by region and residential care. [20670/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Maternity Benefit Expenditure
Anne Rabbitte
145. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing maternity leave benefits by one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks, eight weeks, nine weeks and ten weeks, respectively. [19103/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Parental Leave Expenditure
Anne Rabbitte
146. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing parental leave benefits by one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks, eight weeks, nine weeks and ten weeks, respectively. [19104/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Child Care Services Funding
Anne Rabbitte
378. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to child care providers such as the outdoor equipment grant; the restrictions that apply to these grants in terms of facilities eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19069/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education Data
Anne Rabbitte
380. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the yearly cost of increasing the capitation rates paid to ECCE childcare providers by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% and 10% respectively, in tabular form. [19098/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education Data
Anne Rabbitte
381. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of increasing the number of ECCE weeks to 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 respectively. [19105/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Child Care Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
382. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing each income threshold of the single affordable child care scheme by €100, €200, €300, €400, €500, €600, €700, €800, €900 and €1,000 respectively. [19100/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Child Care Services Expenditure
Anne Rabbitte
383. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of maintaining all targeted child care schemes, such as the community childcare subvention, in tabular form. [19101/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Child and Family Agency Staff
Anne Rabbitte
384. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if social care workers without social care qualifications but with considerable work experience in the field are eligible to apply for management positions in Tusla care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19102/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Child Care Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
386. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing each income threshold of the single affordable child care scheme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively. [19135/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Commissions of Investigation
Anne Rabbitte
363. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18509/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Housing Policy
Anne Rabbitte
148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the policy in place within Galway County Council and local authorities in the decision-making process for short-listed eligible applicants for social housing in which there is a conflict of interest between officials and applicants. [17267/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
149. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if potential tenants for social housing are Garda vetted prior to being offered social housing; the normal timeframe and assessment criteria selected by the local authority, that is, if there are child protection issues, a criminal record and so on; the expiry time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17268/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Garda Data
Anne Rabbitte
150. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way persons can access records (details supplied) to see if their details are among them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16625/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Operation
Anne Rabbitte
341. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection when the proposed rules governing community employment schemes will be enforced in order that the period of assessment commences in January 2007 compared to April 2000 as it currently stands (details supplied). [16049/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Passport Services
Anne Rabbitte
400. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the passport service is not meeting timelines with the passport express service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16591/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Hospital Services
Anne Rabbitte
544. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the process and services that are available to persons living with intestinal failure transitioning from the national paediatric unit at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16604/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Underage Drinking
Anne Rabbitte
9. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will be bringing forward new measures to tackle underage drinking. [15527/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Immigration Policy
Anne Rabbitte
41. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to assist undocumented Brazilians resident here. [15526/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
Anne Rabbitte
16. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when her Department will arrange for payments to be issued to community early years child care providers in recognition of the impact on those providers of the full implementation of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 relating to the minimum FETAC level 5 qualification for staff in respect of the €1 million fund she has announced; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain community early years providers require these funds in order to maintain their services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15424/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Child Care Services Administration
Anne Rabbitte
18. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the information technology infrastructure that will be used to deliver the single affordable child care scheme; her contingency plan if the information technology infrastructure is not ready by September 2017; if her attention has been drawn to the considerable inconvenience that a lack of infrastructure would cause parents and child care facilities alike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15425/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Anne Rabbitte
30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the interim report on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15225/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Child Care Services Staff
Anne Rabbitte
44. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional supports that will be extended to community child care facilities following recent changes whereby community employment workers are no longer counted as part of the child-staff ratio. [15224/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Anne Rabbitte
53. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of consultation between her Department and the Department of Education and Skills and-or the Department of Health on necessary supports for children with a disability who are in mainstream early childhood services; and if she will provide the national strategy to support these children. [15222/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Child Care Services
Anne Rabbitte
65. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the information technology system for administering the single affordable child care scheme; if it will be available for September 2017; and if not, the alternative arrangements that she will put in place. [15221/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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School Completion Programme
Anne Rabbitte
67. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish a new school completion strategy to further improve school completion rates, particularly in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15223/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Leader Programmes Funding
Anne Rabbitte
309. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in circumstances in which Government funding has been allocated to a community enterprise (details supplied) and subsequently an issue arises over right of access, the appeal mechanisms for the certified registered folio land number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15249/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Leader Programmes Administration
Anne Rabbitte
310. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when local communities across County Galway will be approved an administrator for the roll-out of Leader funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15514/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Cancer Services Funding
Anne Rabbitte
313. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the level of funding his Department is allocating to a cancer support centre (details supplied) that provides support for children with a cancer diagnosis. [15155/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Cancer Services Funding
Anne Rabbitte
383. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when he will provide funding for an administrator and secretarial assistant for an organisation (details supplied) that provides a counselling service, treatment rooms and physiotherapy weekly for persons diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15296/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Health Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
384. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were registered and diagnosed as having a congenital condition causing loss of eyesight as of December 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Road Projects
Anne Rabbitte
567. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding compulsory purchase orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15521/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Unfinished Housing Developments
Anne Rabbitte
425. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the estates in County Galway (details supplied) on his Department's unfinished housing estates list that remain unfinished. [13200/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Anne Rabbitte
1098. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 22 February 2017, if he will review the case of a person (detail supplied). [14187/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Adoption Legislation
Anne Rabbitte
1305. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the constitutional right to privacy of the birth parent will be affected by the commencement of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [13739/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Anne Rabbitte
75. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS personnel which each CHO plans to recruit in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Gambling Legislation
Anne Rabbitte
108. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, following the Taoiseach's commitment on 14 December 2016 that he would make the gambling control Bill a priority, she will confirm that her Department has been provided sufficient resources to complete the task of writing the Bill; the progress of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11466/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Gambling Legislation
Anne Rabbitte
109. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has identified the individual pressing areas of concern regarding gambling legislation that she plans to address by way of separate legislative matters ahead of the gambling control Bill, as raised in Dáil Éireann on 16 December 2016; if so, if she will highlight such areas; and the effect this will have on the ultimate progression of the Gambling Control Bill. [11467/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Gambling Legislation
Anne Rabbitte
110. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she intends on prioritising certain areas of gambling legislation by way of separate legislative matters in Q1 2017, ahead of the full gambling control Bill, particularly if she plans to bring forward the main gambling control Bill for Government approval and publication later in 2017. [11468/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Gambling Legislation
Anne Rabbitte
111. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the gambling control Bill will be published in 2017, in line with commitments made by her in Dáil Éireann on 24 January 2017 that it would be brought forward for Government approval and publication in 2017; and the specific measures she envisages as hindering its final drafting. [11469/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Home Care Packages Funding
Anne Rabbitte
522. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the detail of the distribution of funding for home care packages, which will be divided between hospital and community sectors under the supervision of the head of social care with responsibility for administering the funds for Galway city and county. [11470/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Child and Family Agency Staff
Anne Rabbitte
822. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of persons employed by Tusla; and the numerical breakdown of these staff, according to region and job title. [11297/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Guardians Ad Litem
Anne Rabbitte
823. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain guardians ad litem have been paid over €100,000 each for their services; her views on whether this is an appropriate expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11298/17]