Parliamentary questions

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Anne Rabbitte

24. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the status of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; if she is satisfied with its progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19098/18]

Children and Family Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

26. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether children seeking asylum here are treated equally and fairly by welfare and protection services, particularly with regard to the allocation of social workers and aftercare provision; and if she is satisfied with existing arrangements. [19114/18]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Anne Rabbitte

30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that Tusla is adequately resourced to deal with its workload in view of the recent introduction of mandatory reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18803/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes

Anne Rabbitte

31. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the confusion and anomalies caused by the age limits that her Department has imposed as eligibility criteria for the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18799/18]

Child Protection

Anne Rabbitte

47. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that each voluntary organisation in receipt of funding from her Department is meeting child protection requirements; her views on whether sufficient steps are being taken to ensure that this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18800/18]

Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation

Anne Rabbitte

56. 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 communication technology infrastructure will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18801/18]

Internet Safety

Anne Rabbitte

58. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's work to implement the recommendations of the Internet content governance advisory group; the actions she is taking to keep children safe online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18802/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Anne Rabbitte

148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodation funding that was granted to a school (details supplied). [18766/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Anne Rabbitte

75. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their careers in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his further views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; and the steps he will take to resolve the matter. [18400/18]

Youth Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

221. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the need for youth service provision in the Meakstown and Charlestown areas of Dublin 11. [18108/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

222. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of sessional Early Childhood Care and Education, ECCE, places that are offered by county in tabular form. [18148/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

223. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the situation whereby only nine crèches in Dublin 4 offer sessional Early Childhood Care and Education, ECCE, places will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18149/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

224. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department takes to monitor capacity within the Early Childhood Care and Education, ECCE, system. [18150/18]

Garda Retirements

Anne Rabbitte

305. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in County Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18082/18]

Guardian's Payment

Anne Rabbitte

564. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the guardian's payment (contributory), the guardian's payment (non-contributory) and the death benefit orphan's pension awarded under the occupational injuries scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17538/18]

Departmental Schemes

Anne Rabbitte

565. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports, monetary or otherwise, made available by her Department to orphans or those who are caring for orphans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17539/18]

Departmental Schemes

Anne Rabbitte

566. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she or her predecessor met with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and-or the Minister for Health to discuss the way in which orphans and those caring for orphans could be better supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17540/18]

Departmental Schemes

Anne Rabbitte

567. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has conducted a review since March 2011 of the way in which it could better support orphans and those caring for orphans; if not, her plans for such a review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17541/18]

Home Help Service

Anne Rabbitte

63. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason Galway local health office, LHO, experienced a reduction of 44,145 home help hours in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17044/18]

Legislative Reviews

Anne Rabbitte

181. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review Part 11 or Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in relation to extending anti-social behaviour orders to social media usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17291/18]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Anne Rabbitte

182. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile good behaviour contracts issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17292/18]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Anne Rabbitte

183. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile anti-social behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/18]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Anne Rabbitte

184. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Anne Rabbitte

320. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full year cost of extending the early childhood care and education programme year by periods (details supplied). [17199/18]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Anne Rabbitte

321. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to the ABC programme for 2018; the number of centres this funding supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17200/18]

Family Resource Centres

Anne Rabbitte

322. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to the family resource centre network in 2010; the number of centres that this supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17201/18]

Affordable Childcare Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

323. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the method used to determine the level of subsidy that a household is eligible for under the affordable childcare scheme. [17202/18]

Affordable Childcare Scheme Data

Anne Rabbitte

324. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the households in receipt of subsidies under the affordable childcare scheme by gross income bracket (details supplied). [17203/18]

Garda Data

Anne Rabbitte

48. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in County Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16561/18]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Anne Rabbitte

706. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding being provided in the 2018 health budget to open the 28 additional inpatient beds in University Galway Hospital; when these beds will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15220/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Anne Rabbitte

707. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of winter home care packages provided during the winter periods 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, by county and in tabular form. [15221/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Anne Rabbitte

708. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided during budget years 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, by county and in tabular form. [15222/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Anne Rabbitte

709. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing winter home care packages during the winter periods 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, by county in tabular form. [15223/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Anne Rabbitte

710. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing home care packages during the winter periods 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, by county and in tabular form. [15224/18]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

711. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of transitional care beds provided during the winter periods 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, by county and in tabular form. [15225/18]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

712. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing transitional care beds during the winter periods 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, by county and in tabular form. [15226/18]

Children First Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1330. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has written to employers of persons designated as mandated reporters under the Children First Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15177/18]

Children First Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1331. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has offered in-person training for persons designated as mandated reporters under the Children First Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15178/18]

Children First Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1332. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a more specific definition of the term "relevant person" will be provided, who will serve as the first point of contact in respect of an organisation dealing with children and young persons as set out on page 30 of the Children First Guidelines 2017, if this person is a child protection officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15179/18]

Children First Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1333. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department monitors organisations working with children and young persons to verify whether they have developed a child safeguarding statement. [15180/18]

Children First Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1334. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department applies a sanction to organisations that have a statutory responsibility under the Children First Act 2015 to conduct a risk assessment and to prepare a child protection statement and they fail to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15181/18]

Child Protection Guidelines

Anne Rabbitte

1335. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the criteria by which Tusla social workers assess a child protection welfare concern that has been reported to the agency at the initial stage will be published; the criteria used to assess whether the concern should be given further examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15182/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

1340. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a child born on 1 January 2016 will be eligible to enrol in the ECCE programme commencing in September 2018 in view of the fact that a child born on this date will meet the ECCE minimum age criteria of two years and eight months of age. [15768/18]

Family Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

1343. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodology and criteria that her Department and Tusla used to select the locations of the 11 new family resource centres; the specific definitions and sources of data used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16150/18]

Family Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

1344. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department used the Pobal HP deprivation index to determine the locations of the new family resource centres; and if not, the reason therefor. [16151/18]

Child Protection

Anne Rabbitte

383. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department requires voluntary organisations that are in receipt of funding, for example, a youth organisation, to have a child protection officer and a child protection policy; the way in which this requirement is enforced; her views on whether it should it exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14620/18]

Early Years Strategy Publication

Anne Rabbitte

385. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the early years strategy; the date by which this strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14863/18]

EU Directives

Anne Rabbitte

386. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the EU directives that fall within her Department's remit not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date for transposition into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14864/18]

Foster Care Policy

Anne Rabbitte

387. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's criteria for sending children in foster care to another jurisdiction for psychiatric treatment; the types of treatments and cases that this is done for; and the reason this treatment is not delivered within the State. [14865/18]

School Completion Programme

Anne Rabbitte

388. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/18]