Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Allowance Review

Anne Rabbitte

284. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a comprehensive review of a carer's allowance which was recently withdrawn from a child's (details supplied) parents even though this child has very complex needs will be undertaken; if it will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20597/18]

Orthodontic Services

Anne Rabbitte

253. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an orthodontic appointment. [19659/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

230. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children enrolled in the ECCE programme that will be eligible to avail of the next programme year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19376/18]

Child Care Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

231. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of households that use child minders for part or all of their childcare needs. [19377/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

232. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children who availed of ECCE hours in two programme years (details supplied). [19378/18]

Child Care Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

233. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of households availing of each subsidy level (details supplied) of the childcare subsidy scheme in tabular form. [19379/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

234. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of one child's place in the ECCE programme. [19380/18]

Asylum Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

152. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children seeking asylum awaiting the allocation of a social care worker; the average wait time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19143/18]

Asylum Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

153. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children seeking asylum here awaiting an aftercare plan. [19144/18]

Child Protection

Anne Rabbitte

22. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the recent child sex abuse case at a foster home in County Galway; her further views on whether this case warrants systemic change in child protection services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19097/18]

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]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Anne Rabbitte

389. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the future of the ABC programme; if this programme will be extended; and the way in which her Department plans to continue to meet the needs of the communities that this programme serves. [14867/18]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Anne Rabbitte

390. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of operating each ABC centre since their establishment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14868/18]

Family Resource Centres

Anne Rabbitte

391. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of restoring funding for the family resource centres to peak funding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14869/18]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Anne Rabbitte

518. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a compulsory purchase order overrules a way leave; if so, if the way leave stands as a legal document (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/18]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Anne Rabbitte

553. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is support, either financial or otherwise, for a person who was born in a mother and baby home to attend counselling and-or to access taxi services to attend counselling. [13971/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Anne Rabbitte

555. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capacity for special care beds in each of the special care units nationally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Anne Rabbitte

556. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons currently placed in special care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14175/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Anne Rabbitte

557. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons currently on a list for special care beds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14176/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Anne Rabbitte

558. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the number of beds available in special care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14177/18]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

559. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all special care units in operation are in full compliance with the new statutory regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14178/18]

Rural Social Scheme

Anne Rabbitte

606. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost saving to her Department as a result of the revised model of funding agreed for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14163/18]

Rural Social Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

607. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for limiting the time period that a person can spend on the rural social scheme to six years; her plans to abolish this rule particularly for those aged 55 and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14164/18]

JobPath Programme

Anne Rabbitte

608. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which participants for JobPath are selected; if there has been a change in this regard; if it is a random selection or a screening process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14165/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

609. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on JobPath, Tús, the rural social scheme and community employment schemes in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14166/18]

JobPath Data

Anne Rabbitte

610. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of participants in each year who have entered full-time employment after participating in JobPath since the scheme commenced, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14167/18]

Tús Programme

Anne Rabbitte

611. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for the one year limit a person can spend on Tús; her plans to extend this to two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14168/18]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

612. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of years or length of time participants can spend on community employment, the rural social scheme, Tús and JobPath; the length of time a person has to wait before he or she can reapply for the same scheme; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [14169/18]

Economic Data

Anne Rabbitte

153. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the classification of the entertainment sector in the national accounts. [11996/18]

Betting Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

183. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the threat posed to the good cause fund generated by the national lottery in accordance with the National Lottery Act 2013 by unregulated offshore bet-on-lottery operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/18]

Betting Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

184. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the growing threat posed to the good cause fund by offshore bet-on-lottery operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13177/18]

Betting Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

185. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that unregulated offshore bet-on-lottery operators are using a legislative loophole through a remote bookmaker licence issued by the Irish National Excise Licence Office to offer bets on the National Lottery and EuroMillions consequently posing a threat to the good cause fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13178/18]

Betting Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

186. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that through a remote bookmaker’s licence issued by the Irish National Excise Licence Office offshore bet-on-lottery companies are operating here under no regulatory authority or regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13179/18]

School Staff

Anne Rabbitte

217. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is dissatisfaction among school secretaries with their terms and conditions (details supplied); his plans to review the terms and conditions of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12122/18]

School Accommodation

Anne Rabbitte

237. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12349/18]

Departmental Funding

Anne Rabbitte

289. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding his Department has provided to a centre (details supplied). [11951/18]

Internet Safety

Anne Rabbitte

307. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the transfer of the Office of Internet Safety to the Department for Children and Youth Affairs as recommended by the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group has been completed. [11941/18]

Internet Safety

Anne Rabbitte

315. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the transfer of the hotline.ie service to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs as recommended by the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group has been completed. [12041/18]

Internet Safety

Anne Rabbitte

316. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the transfer of awareness raising functions and guidance for parents and schools to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs as recommended by the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group has been completed. [12042/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Anne Rabbitte

535. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [12342/18]

National Vehicle and Driver File Data

Anne Rabbitte

833. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vehicles within the entertainment sector that are registered with vehicle registration tax by county in tabular form. [12023/18]

National Vehicle and Driver File Data

Anne Rabbitte

834. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vehicles in the motor insurance market here that are listed and categorised as entertainment use by county in tabular form. [12024/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Anne Rabbitte

889. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; and if an overage exemption will be granted. [11910/18]

Residency Permits

Anne Rabbitte

182. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing times for applications for residency permission by Tusla on behalf of a non-EEA minor in its care in each year since 2008. [11305/18]

Immigration Policy

Anne Rabbitte

204. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the apparent contradiction between a reply by one of his predecessors to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 27 May 2015 regarding au pairs and subsequent answers including that to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of July 2015 (details supplied). [11178/18]

Departmental Funding

Anne Rabbitte

218. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funds available to assist a business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11455/18]

Hospital Charges

Anne Rabbitte

388. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a charge of €80 which certain hospital groups have imposed on persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection; his views on whether it is an unjust charge which mainly affects persons who have neither a medical card nor health insurance; and his plans to review the annual ceiling charge for same (details supplied) [11634/18]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

516. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of non-EEA children currently in the care of the State; and the number of non-EEA children who were in the care of the State in each of the years 2008 to 2017. [11304/18]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

517. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that has been spent on the implementation of Tusla's Signs of Safety programme in 2017; and the amount that has been budgeted for 2018. [11306/18]

Family Resource Centres

Anne Rabbitte

519. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that was provided to each family resource centre in each year since 2008 in tabular form. [11466/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

520. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the apparent discrepancy between the fact that the age limit on the ECCE programme requires that children be no more than five years and six months of age when finishing the programme, but that children are only required to start school when they are six years of age will be addressed. [11549/18]