Parliamentary questions

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Denise Mitchell

37. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the funding for a refuge (details supplied) is to be increased due to the significant increase in demand for the service in view of the fact that the funding for the counselling service was cut in the past. [25556/18]

Obesity Strategy

Denise Mitchell

797. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health when a monitoring body will be set up to monitor the voluntary codes of practice on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages; the timeframe for the designation of the body; and the timeframe for the development of guidelines for implementation of the code. [25168/18]

Affordable Childcare Scheme

Denise Mitchell

1136. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated additional cost in 2018 of increasing the universal minimum subsidy across the affordable childcare scheme, assuming the minimum targeted subsidy is increased in tandem in 50 cent intervals up to an additional €4.50 reaching €5 per hour, assuming a start date of September; the estimated cost for a full year; and the number of children that would benefit. [24417/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Denise Mitchell

1137. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a second entry point for the ECCE scheme in order to ensure that children that turn two years of age at the beginning of a year and are therefore too young for the September entry point do not have to wait until the following year to avail of the free preschool year. [24435/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Denise Mitchell

1148. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to roll out the routine delivery of Aistear across the childminding sector including those childminders not registered with Tusla. [25166/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Denise Mitchell

1149. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if non-contact time payments will be available in 2018; and if so, when services can apply for same. [25167/18]

Paternity Benefit

Denise Mitchell

1213. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have availed of paternity benefit in each of the years since its introduction in tabular form; and the overall cost for each of these years. [24416/18]

Advertising Regulation

Denise Mitchell

119. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the targeted advertising of junk food to children and young persons online. [18727/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Denise Mitchell

268. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a planned specialist autism unit at a school (details supplied) will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23665/18]

Early Years Sector

Denise Mitchell

563. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost per child of introducing a baby box scheme similar to that operating in Scotland. [23659/18]

Child Care Costs

Denise Mitchell

569. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when her Department’s independent cost review of the childcare sector which was scheduled to go to tender in September 2017 will be published. [23656/18]

Family Resource Centres

Denise Mitchell

570. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of establishing ten new family resource centres; and the estimated full year cost of running these centres. [23657/18]

Child and Family Agency

Denise Mitchell

571. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of employing an aftercare worker. [23658/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Denise Mitchell

572. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants under the ECCE scheme by €5, €10, €15 and €20 per child, per week in tabular form. [23662/18]

Early Years Sector

Denise Mitchell

573. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of reinstating the childminding advisory service. [23663/18]

Child Care Costs

Denise Mitchell

574. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost under the affordable childcare scheme of increasing the monthly universal subsidy in €20 intervals up to €600 for all eligible parents. [23664/18]

Early Years Sector

Denise Mitchell

575. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspectors employed by Tusla to inspect all services in the early years sector; and the total pay and non-pay costs of this service. [23666/18]

Early Years Sector

Denise Mitchell

576. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to the Learner fund in 2017 and 2018; the number of practitioners who availed of places; and if all the funding allocated to the fund was availed of. [23667/18]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Denise Mitchell

577. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 100 new professionally qualified social workers. [23668/18]

Child and Family Agency

Denise Mitchell

578. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing and supporting the aftercare plans held by persons who are 18 to 21 years of age by allocating 15 hours per week for a support worker in each case. [23669/18]