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Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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Garda Deployment
Denise Mitchell
132. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to increasing Garda numbers at Coolock Garda station. [48347/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Postal Voting
Denise Mitchell
496. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the eligibility criteria for postal voting to persons who suffer from mental illnesses or disorders, such as agoraphobia or severe social anxiety or other mental illnesses or disorders, which make attending a polling station in person difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47634/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Stardust Fire
Denise Mitchell
490. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report submitted by a person (details supplied) into evidence compiled by a committee on the Stardust tragedy of 1981 will be published. [45842/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Rape Crisis Network Funding
Denise Mitchell
1097. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2017 in tabular form. [45843/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Children in Care
Denise Mitchell
361. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under full care orders and interim care orders with Tusla; and the number of these that have supervised and unsupervised access, respectively, with their birth families. [44612/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Children in Care
Denise Mitchell
362. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under voluntary care orders with Tusla; and the number of these that have supervised and unsupervised access, respectively, with their birth families. [44613/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects
Denise Mitchell
17. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda youth diversion project; the number of children admitted to the Garda youth diversion programme in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43691/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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State Examinations
Denise Mitchell
89. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the junior certificate examination papers, submission envelopes and submission labels for junior certificate visual art will be distributed to schools; and the measures his Department is taking to ensure schools have all of these materials in advance of submission deadlines. [44349/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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Junior Cycle Reform
Denise Mitchell
90. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of art teachers who have attended meetings and training for the new junior cycle visual art course; the number of teachers still in need of the training; and his plans to ensure all teachers have completed this training. [44350/17]
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
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State Examinations
Denise Mitchell
91. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when marking schemes and marking guidelines for the new leaving certificate art examinations and course work projects will be made available to schools in order to allow teachers to adequately prepare students for examinations. [44351/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Child Poverty
Denise Mitchell
30. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extra efforts being taken to tackle youth poverty and child homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43809/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Child and Family Agency Staff
Denise Mitchell
32. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures or initiatives being undertaken to ensure the retention of highly skilled social workers within the Child and Family Agency; and the extra resources which will be allocated to recruit more social workers. [43810/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
Denise Mitchell
34. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the measures being taken to ensure childcare services have the capacity to cope with the expansion of the free preschool year scheme as announced in budget 2018. [43694/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Early Years Sector
Denise Mitchell
51. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking in order to ensure wages in the early years sector are increased to a rate to which it is considered a viable long-term employment option for qualified workers. [43695/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Denise Mitchell
74. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the process of engagement initiated as part of the Government's response to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [43693/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy
Denise Mitchell
75. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; and when she expects to report to Dáil Éireann on the strategy. [43692/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Denise Mitchell
545. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the transitional justice element of the investigation into mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Child Care Services Provision
Denise Mitchell
546. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders who have registered with Tusla from September 2016 to date in 2017. [41294/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Adult Education Provision
Denise Mitchell
271. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding can be resumed for a literacy programme (details supplied). [35128/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Child Care Services
Denise Mitchell
1431. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to release capital funding for a community crèche (details supplied). [35127/17]