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Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Tax Data
Anne Rabbitte
189. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees that avail of childcare as a benefit-in-kind from their employer. [45109/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Anne Rabbitte
960. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of preparing the report of the expert technical group on the site of the former mother and baby home at Tuam. [45013/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Anne Rabbitte
961. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters; the date by which the final reports from the commission will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45014/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Anne Rabbitte
962. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that has been spent on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters in each year since its establishment. [45015/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Parental Leave
Anne Rabbitte
1035. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new paid parental leave entitlement announced in budget 2019 will provide two weeks of paid leave to both parents; and if not, if the entitlement will be to two weeks paid parental leave to be shared between the parents. [44849/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Parental Leave
Anne Rabbitte
1036. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if parents of all children that are under one year of age at the point of the inception of the new paid parental leave entitlement will be eligible or if the entitlement will be limited to parents of those children born after the inception of the scheme. [44850/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Commercial Rates Exemptions
Anne Rabbitte
1153. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of providing full relief from commercial rates for all registered childcare providers here. [45161/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
Anne Rabbitte
119. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the long outpatient waiting times in Galway University Hospital in which 5,772 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an appointment. [43579/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Early Childhood Care and Education Data
Anne Rabbitte
305. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of programme weeks in the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme by one week to 14 weeks, respectively, in tabular form. [43135/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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School Completion Programme
Anne Rabbitte
306. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full-year cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding. [43136/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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School Completion Programme
Anne Rabbitte
307. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of primary and secondary schools that have participated in the school completion programme in each programme year since 2006, in tabular form. [43137/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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School Completion Programme
Anne Rabbitte
308. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of primary and secondary schools students who have participated in the school completion programme in each programme year since 2006, in tabular form. [43138/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Area Based Childhood Programme
Anne Rabbitte
309. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be allocated to the area based childhood, ABC, programme in 2019. [43139/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Garda Deployment
Anne Rabbitte
51. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in east County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42413/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
Anne Rabbitte
595. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the position regarding the treatment of booking deposits for childcare providers; the circumstances in which they must return same to parents; if the requirement to return such deposits applies to children availing of ECCE services only or also applies to children in full-time care; if there has been a change of policy in recent months whereby providers are now also required to return deposits to parents of children in full-time care; the basis for such a change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
79. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action plan developed for addressing unemployment if caused by adult illiteracy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41234/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
80. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a paid learning leave programme for employees with literacy, numeracy and digital needs or who have less than a level four qualification, to develop basic literacy and numeracy skills; his further plans for funding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41238/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
81. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered options to support a paid learning leave programme for employees who have literacy, numeracy and digital needs or who have less than a level 4 qualification, to develop basic literacy and numeracy skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
143. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers achieved from 2011 to 2017 under the national skills strategy by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41231/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
144. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the age targets (details supplied) achieved from 2011 to 2017 under the national skills strategy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41232/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
145. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a target (details supplied) was not achieved within the 2011 to 2017 timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Legislative Measures
Anne Rabbitte
146. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a plain language Bill will be introduced in order to ensure communication with the general public is in layman’s terms (details supplied). [41235/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
147. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to follow the European Commission in its promise to have a concrete plan on upskilling pathways for adults with low skills levels or no upper secondary education by 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41236/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Skills Development
Anne Rabbitte
148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the net target for the national skills strategy has not increased for 2025 based on population in view of the fact that the population has increased since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41237/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Literacy Levels
Anne Rabbitte
149. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the statistics are accurate on adult illiteracy; if so, the way in which childhood illiteracy will be addressed; the way in which childhood illiteracy is measured; the number of young children who were supported in this regard by county in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Anne Rabbitte
268. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the supplementary report into the CervicalCheck screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40838/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Anne Rabbitte
269. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the HPV test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40839/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff Responsibilities
Anne Rabbitte
270. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the performance achievement policy for the Health Service Executive; if he is satisfied that full compliance with the policy has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40840/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Reports
Anne Rabbitte
271. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recommendations of the 2017 external report on the national screening service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Staff Responsibilities
Anne Rabbitte
314. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the performance achievement policy of the Health Service Executive; if he is satisfied that full compliance with the policy has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Reports
Anne Rabbitte
315. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recommendations of the 2017 external report on the National Screening Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Anne Rabbitte
316. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of need of children with disabilities that are carried out per community healthcare organisation annually. [40999/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Anne Rabbitte
317. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the qualifications that must be held by assessment-of-needs officers; the number of officer positions nationally; his views on whether this number is adequate in meeting assessment demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Dental Services Expenditure
Anne Rabbitte
318. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the pre-economic crisis budget for the dental treatment services scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Autism Support Services
Anne Rabbitte
319. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the level of funding being provided to an autism support organisation in each CHO area in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Autism Support Services
Anne Rabbitte
320. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the provision in 2018 in each CHO area for autism assistance dogs for persons who may require one; the provision made in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41003/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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HSE Reviews
Anne Rabbitte
321. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the 2017 review of the HSE National Review of Autism Services - Past, Present and Way Forward 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41004/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff
Anne Rabbitte
378. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive who have submitted a section 38 registration application to CORU and are awaiting approval have not been allowed to continue to work as physiotherapists after 30 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41241/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff
Anne Rabbitte
379. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the number of physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive who have been downgraded to work as physiotherapy assistants while awaiting CORU registration and the impact it has on patient care will be examined; if this will be considered a break in service for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41242/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff
Anne Rabbitte
380. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of CORU physiotherapist registration processing times; if he is satisfied that processing times are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Children in Care
Anne Rabbitte
456. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the adequacy of decision-making support available for parents prior to placing a child in voluntary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40769/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
449. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescent mental health intellectual disability teams that have been set up nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40037/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Disabilities Assessments
Anne Rabbitte
450. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children with complex intellectual needs awaiting assessment appointments in CHO 2 by age and length of time waiting (details supplied) in tabular form. [40038/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Motorised Transport Grant
Anne Rabbitte
451. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the motorised transport grant further to the review committee set up in 2013; when recommended conditions will be attached to the grant; if the primary legislation has been drafted; if the policy proposals have been brought to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40042/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
Anne Rabbitte
565. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the access and inclusion model of ECCE provision under each of the levels 4 to 7 of this scheme annually since its introduction to date; the amounts allocated under these levels; the amounts drawn down for 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively in each of the four levels in tabular form; the number of children in each county that have benefitted from funding under each of these four levels each year to date; the areas of support in which this funding under each of the four headings have been applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39826/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Anne Rabbitte
566. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that early education and childcare providers are experiencing in recruiting staff to provide the access and inclusion model, AIM, scheme; her plans to address this difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39827/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Health Services
Anne Rabbitte
135. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of a facility (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Disability Services Data
Anne Rabbitte
136. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at a facility (details supplied); the number of service users who are enrolled to attend services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39168/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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HSE Properties
Anne Rabbitte
137. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason for the development of a site (details supplied); and the timelines and dates for same. [39169/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Medical Card Eligibility
Anne Rabbitte
144. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove means-testing for medical cards for children who are orphaned and cared for by family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/18]