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Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Autism Support Services
Anne Rabbitte
531. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the guidelines and timeframes set out by his Department, under the access and inclusion model, AIM, programme for cases in which a child has been diagnosed with autism, for first consultation with the designated professional to ensure that early intervention is delivered by occupational, speech and language and behaviour management therapists; if there is a patient charter for disability under the new AIM model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7393/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
532. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the occupational therapist department working in early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7394/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
533. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7395/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
534. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7396/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
535. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7397/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
536. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in occupational therapy early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7398/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
537. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7399/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
538. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7400/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
539. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the occupational therapy early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7401/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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HSE Staff
Anne Rabbitte
540. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7402/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
683. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7377/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
684. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7378/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
685. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7379/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
686. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7380/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
687. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7381/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
688. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7382/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
689. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7383/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
690. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7384/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
691. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7385/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
692. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7386/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
693. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7387/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
694. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7388/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
695. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7389/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
696. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7390/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
697. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances(details supplied). [7391/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
698. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7392/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Air Corps
Anne Rabbitte
713. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the loss of the 24-7 Air Corps air transport service for the national aero medical co-ordination centre to transport Irish children awaiting transplants to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Rail Network
Anne Rabbitte
247. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a location (details supplied) will receive the lease from Irish Rail to progress restoring work. [6529/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Teacher Exchange Scheme
Anne Rabbitte
136. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if current members or spokespersons of the teacher exchange programme can form part of the discussion group and action of the voluntary transfer scheme for permanent teachers currently being drafted to bring proposals to his Department management and patrons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6262/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when fibromyalgia will be included on the lifelong limiting illness list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Carer's Benefit Applications
Anne Rabbitte
326. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer's benefit for a person (details supplied), in view of the fact that all documentation required has been submitted. [5970/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Taxi Licences
Anne Rabbitte
631. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any discretion for the extension of taxi licences to older cars beyond 15 years where the car is in perfectly good condition, roadworthy and economical on fuel consumption. [5471/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund
Anne Rabbitte
704. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that her Department has provided to youth organisations since 2011, broken down by organisation and year. [5978/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Local Authority Funding
Anne Rabbitte
705. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the significant funding cuts that have been experienced by those Comhairle na nÓg committees that are based in areas in which local authorities, for example town and county councils, have been amalgamated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5979/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Child and Family Agency Staff
Anne Rabbitte
706. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social care workers that are currently employed by Tusla, broken down by county. [5980/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Child and Family Agency Services
Anne Rabbitte
707. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that are currently in Tusla residential centres and in privately operated residential centres respectively. [5981/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Child and Family Agency Services
Anne Rabbitte
708. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria by which Tusla decides whether to accept a child into one of its residential centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5982/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Child and Family Agency Services
Anne Rabbitte
709. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role of Tusla in monitoring and supervising private residential care centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5983/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Legislative Programme
Anne Rabbitte
361. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she will publish promised legislation to resolve anomalies in the Companies Act 2014 and reduce the compliance burden and cost for SMEs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5280/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Health Services Provision
Anne Rabbitte
121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason there has been a reconfiguration of physiotherapy services in east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to speed up the provision of outpatient appointments in the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, in view of the fact that more than 7,000 children were waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment at the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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School Accommodation
Anne Rabbitte
185. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school's request (details supplied) to increase pupil numbers beyond the overall projected figure of 1,000 has been rejected by his Department and the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board and the school informed to hold numbers at this level. [4764/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Homeless Accommodation Provision
Anne Rabbitte
271. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for ending the use of long-term accommodation for homeless families; and the date by which he anticipates doing so. [3757/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Local Authority Staff Recruitment
Anne Rabbitte
296. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when four permanent members of staff (details supplied) will be put in place to cover retirements from 2016-2017 to ensure that 450 square miles are covered for maintenance and emergency. [4050/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Mental Health Policy
Anne Rabbitte
445. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to introduce greater awareness and prevention of mental health problems for children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3761/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Child Care Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
768. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of subsidised places in child care available annually since 2011, in tabular form. [3756/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Child Care Costs
Anne Rabbitte
769. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has commenced the independent review of the cost of providing quality child care in private and community settings; and the expected date of its completion. [3758/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Programme for Government Initiatives
Anne Rabbitte
770. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national parenting support plan that was promised in the programme for partnership Government document; and the date by which she expects this plan to be published. [3759/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Child Care Services Provision
Anne Rabbitte
771. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures her Department is taking to broaden parental choice for child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3760/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Area Based Childhood Programme
Anne Rabbitte
772. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to support and expand the ABC scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3762/17]