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Tue, 29 Jan 2019
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Mobile Telephony Services
Anne Rabbitte
542. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details and locations of each of the 64 mapped local mobile telephone black spots in County Galway in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/19]
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
555. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if legislation was amended to enable persons working one day per week to avail of local community employment schemes, such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [3888/19]
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Anne Rabbitte
616. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the appeals process in place when a person applies for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan and meets the criteria regarding financial income but the original planning permission is outside the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4333/19]
Thu, 24 Jan 2019
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Ministerial Meetings
Anne Rabbitte
111. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding a recent report from An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if not, his plans to meet the Minister in the coming days. [3491/19]
Thu, 24 Jan 2019
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Youth Justice Strategy
Anne Rabbitte
112. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the policy on juvenile offenders and youth justice was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/19]
Thu, 24 Jan 2019
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Juvenile Offenders
Anne Rabbitte
266. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she met with the Minister for Justice and Equality or officials from his Department regarding revelations in September 2018 which showed that a person that was deemed likely responsible for the murder of a person in the Leinster region had benefited from at least eight different youth liaison officers. [3493/19]
Thu, 24 Jan 2019
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Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
Anne Rabbitte
312. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a file in the case of a person (details supplied); when the person will receive outstanding payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3584/19]
Wed, 23 Jan 2019
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Work Permits Applications
Anne Rabbitte
122. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if approval will be given to grant an employment permit for a person (details supplied); and when a permit is likely to be issued. [3136/19]
Tue, 22 Jan 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
615. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be awarded an extension of time on a SOLAS scheme due to age. [2310/19]
Wed, 16 Jan 2019
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Legislative Process
Anne Rabbitte
237. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and the timeframe for the Bill to progress to Committee Stage. [1928/19]
Wed, 16 Jan 2019
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Legislative Process
Anne Rabbitte
238. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration has been given to amendments of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016, the scope of the amendments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1929/19]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Homelessness Strategy
Anne Rabbitte
504. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times she has met the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in each quarter since her appointment as Minister in order to discuss the issue of child homelessness. [53975/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Child and Family Agency Services
Anne Rabbitte
1. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the status of the implementation of action 1.4 of the corporate plan of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52613/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Anne Rabbitte
3. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme, in particular the efforts to build an information and communications technology infrastructure and make the scheme more accessible to parents using childminders. [52614/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Children and Family Services Provision
Anne Rabbitte
10. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to the recommendation by a group (details supplied) that her Department devise a strategy to support unmarried parents in sharing parenting responsibilities; and her views on same. [52425/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Child Detention Centres
Anne Rabbitte
14. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to publishing the report by persons (details supplied) into Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52426/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Affordable Childcare Scheme
Anne Rabbitte
23. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme; and the further status of efforts to build an information technology infrastructure and make the scheme more accessible to parents using childminders. [52423/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Child and Family Agency Policy
Anne Rabbitte
25. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action 1.4 in the corporate plan of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52424/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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Child Protection
Anne Rabbitte
30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with Tusla’s management of child welfare and protection concerns and reports thereof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52422/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
151. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [52637/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
152. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [52638/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
153. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively [52639/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
154. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [52640/18]
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
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HSE Waiting Lists
Anne Rabbitte
155. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [52641/18]
Tue, 11 Dec 2018
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Waterways Ireland Staff
Anne Rabbitte
137. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if the flat rate allowance for Waterways Ireland personnel who perform their duties on the River Shannon was included in the review of flat rate allowances by the Revenue Commissioners in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51701/18]
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
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Hospitals Discharges
Anne Rabbitte
73. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to reduce the number of bed days lost owing to delayed discharges in hospitals in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50728/18]
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
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Greyhound Industry
Anne Rabbitte
537. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has raised the issue of early morning greyhound racing with Bord na gCon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50883/18]
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Direct Provision System
Anne Rabbitte
37. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the welfare and well-being of children in direct provision centres following revelations that children there have been denied food while sick; and if this issue has been drawn to his attention. [45935/18]
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Paternity Leave Data
Anne Rabbitte
219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49946/18]
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Maternity Leave
Anne Rabbitte
220. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49947/18]
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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Courts Service
Anne Rabbitte
163. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to compel a person to engage in DNA testing services if a person has reason to believe that they are a birth parent. [49667/18]
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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Child and Family Agency Remit
Anne Rabbitte
247. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is within Tusla’s remit and-or duties to assist a child in foster care that is seeking to identify their birth parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49689/18]
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
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Children in Care
Anne Rabbitte
248. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla or another agency within her Department offers access to DNA testing services for children within State care. [49690/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
149. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees that have availed of childcare as a benefit-in-kind in each year since 2005. [48865/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
150. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of employers that provide childcare either onsite or offsite as a benefit-in-kind to their employees in tabular form. [48866/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
151. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate at which childcare benefits under the benefit-in-kind scheme are taxed by one, two, three, four, five and six percentage points. [48869/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Parental Leave
Anne Rabbitte
291. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to his press release issued on 19 November 2018, it is his plan to increase both parents' parental benefit entitlement to seven weeks; and if he plans to provide seven weeks for parents to share. [48946/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Counselling Services Provision
Anne Rabbitte
375. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the response from the HSE as a result of reviewing counselling and talk therapy services with the view of improving access and services to an organisation (details supplied). [48999/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Anne Rabbitte
486. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive a broadband connection. [48922/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Youth Services Funding
Anne Rabbitte
526. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an organisation (details supplied) will receive relevant funding to provide security for the service. [49004/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
530. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the registered community crèche facilities that are operational here; and the location of each. [48944/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Childcare Services Funding
Anne Rabbitte
531. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that will be allocated to the capital grant scheme for childcare providers. [48945/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Departmental Operations
Anne Rabbitte
532. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the parenting unit that is to be established within her Department; the date by which this unit will be established; and the amount of funding that will be allocated to it. [48947/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Paternity Leave Data
Anne Rabbitte
557. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48948/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Maternity Leave
Anne Rabbitte
558. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48949/18]
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
593. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the total contributions approach, TCA; and if a person (details supplied) will qualify. [49383/18]
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Anne Rabbitte
135. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [47559/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Youth Services Provision
Anne Rabbitte
1. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to Tusla's decision to terminate its service-level agreement with a programme (details supplied) in County Galway and the negative impacts this will have on young persons in the county. [46135/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Anne Rabbitte
3. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; the date by which the information and communications technology system will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46137/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Anne Rabbitte
16. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; the date by which the information and communications technology system will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45934/18]