Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Anne Rabbitte

550. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatricians currently employed in approved posts. [37201/16]

Child Care Services

Anne Rabbitte

785. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of hours of formal child care per week and the number of weeks per year a child will have to undertake for their parents to be eligible for the universal child care subsidy. [37498/16]

Gambling Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

44. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a new Gambling Control Bill will be published, in view of the fact that heads of a Bill were published in 2013. [36629/16]

Household Benefits Scheme

Anne Rabbitte

106. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason voluntary day centres for elderly persons have no entitlement to the free TV licence which is part of the household benefits package (details supplied). [36506/16]

Health Insurance Prices

Anne Rabbitte

183. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for private health insurance; and his views on whether the opacity of pricing in the sector has a negative impact on the cost of health insurance for households. [36490/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

215. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the introduction of the new affordable child care scheme will necessitate any changes to legislation; and if an amendment will be required to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to add her Department or another body to Schedule 5. [36479/16]

Child Care Services

Anne Rabbitte

216. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the proposed system of administering the new affordable child care scheme will determine eligibility via the online system for persons that do not opt for joint assessment of income; her views on whether persons, for example, unmarried and-or cohabiting that have not opted for joint assessment of income could be considered eligible if they input the PPSN of one partner earning below €47,000, even if both their collective incomes taken together would be above the threshold; and her further views on whether the system proposed to determine automatic eligibility could be discriminatory against persons that have opted for joint assessment of income. [36480/16]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

221. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for child care fees in centre based child care providers; and her views on whether the opacity of pricing in the sector has a negative impact on the cost of child care for parents. [36499/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

443. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason surgery is not being sanctioned in UCHG due to hospital pressure; and when a person (details supplied) will receive a reliable date for surgery. [36139/16]

Child Care Services Inspections

Anne Rabbitte

256. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections and the number of visitations of each child care provider and the number of providers inspected, in each Tusla service area in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [35283/16]

Child Care Services Inspections

Anne Rabbitte

257. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches or other centre based child care facilities that had more than one inspection by Tusla in 2015 or in 2016; the location of these facilities; and if reasons are provided for a second or subsequent inspection. [35380/16]

Child Care Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

258. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches or other centre based child care facilities that were found not to be compliant with child care staff to child ratios in each year since the introduction of these regulations. [35381/16]

Child Care Services Inspections

Anne Rabbitte

259. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unannounced visitations to child care facilities that took place in 2015 and 2016 in each Tusla service region; her views on whether the centre based child care facilities should receive at least one unannounced visit by Tusla inspectors per year; and her Department's and Tusla guidelines on the number of unannounced visitations there should be. [35382/16]

After-School Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

260. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the regulations in terms of staff to child ratios and other child welfare and protection regulations that exist for after school child care; her views on whether regulations in this area are not requisite to deal with expansion in the after-school sector for children up to 15 years of age; and her further views on whether they will need to be strengthened. [35383/16]

Child Care Services Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

261. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is a statutory requirement for child care providers to maintain a logging system noting hourly supervision rotas and the staff to child ratios that pertained on any given day. [35384/16]

Garda Resources

Anne Rabbitte

30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Galway are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Galway have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34725/16]

Garda Deployment

Anne Rabbitte

83. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Galway on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34726/16]

HSE Properties

Anne Rabbitte

438. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason St. Brendan's Community Care Unit Mortuary was closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Anne Rabbitte

684. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is a designated Bus Éireann bus shelter located at a location (details supplied) but no stop or pick up point; and if it will be made a designated pick-up and drop-off point. [34969/16]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

18. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the lack of income progressivity in the universal child care subsidy as announced in budget 2017; and her views on whether the scheme is fair on households the income of which falls just above the income threshold for the targeted child care subsidy. [33783/16]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Anne Rabbitte

20. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to Tusla in budget 2017 which will go towards implementing the provisions on aftercare contained in the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015; and the progress being made by Tusla in ensuring that every child leaving care has an aftercare plan in place. [33784/16]

School Completion Programme

Anne Rabbitte

31. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had discussions with Tusla on the need to increase the budget to the school completion programme; her views on whether there is a need to restore funding to this community programme; and if she has satisfied herself that it is well funded. [33342/16]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Anne Rabbitte

36. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to Tusla in budget 2017 which will go towards implementing the provisions on aftercare contained in the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015; and the progress being made by Tusla in ensuring that every child leaving care has an aftercare plan in place. [33341/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

41. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the lack of income progressivity in the universal child care subsidy announced in budget 2017; and her further views on whether the scheme is fair on households whose income falls just above the income threshold for the targeted childcare subsidy. [33338/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

44. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a household's eligibility for the new targeted child care subsidy scheme will be determined; if it is intended that PPS numbers will be employed for this purpose; if she has had discussions with the Data Commissioner in this regard; and the expected administrative costs of the means-testing system. [33340/16]

Child Abuse Prevention

Anne Rabbitte

55. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of ongoing reforms in practices for dealing with adult disclosure of child sexual abuse cases by Tusla; if she or officials in her Department have any concerns over the way in which these cases are being dealt with by Tusla; and her views on whether any regulatory or legislative changes are required in this area. [33339/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

523. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way a household's eligibility for the new targeted child care subsidy scheme will be determined; if PPS numbers will be employed for this purpose; if she has had any discussions with the Data Commissioner in this regard; and the expected administrative costs of the means-testing system. [33797/16]

Greenways Development

Anne Rabbitte

29. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the proposed greenway from Dublin to Galway to be completed; his proposals to resolve issues that have arisen among parties along the Athlone to Galway section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/16]

Tourism Project Funding

Anne Rabbitte

39. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in developing the lakelands initiative; if he has committed funding to the project in 2017; and when he expects the project to be completed. [32765/16]

School Enrolments Data

Anne Rabbitte

123. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, by county, that have fewer than six classes per school registered with his Department, in tabular form. [32511/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Anne Rabbitte

127. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is the case under the staffing ratio for small schools that a school can gain a second teacher with 15 students, but only if the single teacher has children across six or more class groups, the so-called six class adjustment; and if a school that has 15 pupils can gain a second teacher if it has less than this number of classes. [32620/16]

Teacher Recruitment

Anne Rabbitte

128. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be eligible to gain a second teacher in 2017-18 if they have 15 pupils spread across three class groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/16]

Traveller Accommodation

Anne Rabbitte

182. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when his Department will be in a position to support a family (details supplied) with a demountable home. [32828/16]

Medical Products

Anne Rabbitte

327. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be legalised here. [32731/16]

Social Insurance Rates

Anne Rabbitte

91. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a decision that six contract meter readers, CMRs were employed under a contract of service, that is that their employment was insurable under the Social Welfare Acts PRSI class A, subject to earnings requirements rather than class S which is the class that has been applied to them since 1994 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32275/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Anne Rabbitte

106. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds that have been granted through his Department for an engineer for south Galway lowlands project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32276/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Anne Rabbitte

107. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds that have been granted through his Department for conducting an EPA for the south Galway lowlands project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/16]

State Properties

Anne Rabbitte

108. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of creating a new entrance to the archaeology museum from the office of the Leader of Seanad Éireann while works are being carried out on Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32278/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Anne Rabbitte

109. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay with the Kiltartan scheme in south Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32279/16]

Home Help Service

Anne Rabbitte

123. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the delivery of home help packages and the persons available for delivery of service; his further views on the ongoing issue of unanswered phones in Galway home help offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32174/16]

Home Help Service

Anne Rabbitte

131. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the delivery of home help packages; if he will confirm the persons available for delivery of service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/16]

Child Care Services Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

195. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the grandfather scheme applies to child care providers which have years of experience in the sector and run their own business; if so, when this grandfather scheme is due to expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32271/16]

Farm Assist Scheme Applications

Anne Rabbitte

331. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be interviewed in view of the fact the person has not received funding since reaching 65 years of age in February 2016 and has completed and submitted applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31980/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Anne Rabbitte

464. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Galway as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that this person is waiting indefinitely as a high-priority case for surgery; if he will issue a date for the operation; the reason surgeons have to wait in a lottery from month to month to be able to perform surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31902/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Anne Rabbitte

523. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied). [31942/16]

Tourism Project Funding

Anne Rabbitte

553. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in developing the lakelands initiative; the amount that has been allocated to developing this initiative to date; the amount that will be allocated to developing it in 2017; and the amount its development will cost in total. [31510/16]

School Costs

Anne Rabbitte

56. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exist from school to school throughout the country; and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [31062/16]

Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications

Anne Rabbitte

150. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when approval of funds will be released to a person (details supplied) under the TAMS II young farmer capital investment scheme. [31079/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Anne Rabbitte

151. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there was a variance in payments to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact entitlements paid in 2015 were to be based on 2013. [31082/16]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

Anne Rabbitte

54. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,805 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an outpatient appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30653/16]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

Anne Rabbitte

111. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that in excess of 5,000 children are waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment in the three children's hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30652/16]

School Costs

Anne Rabbitte

260. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents in having to provide funding for a free primary education system, as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [30626/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Anne Rabbitte

341. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings achieved by the decision to restrict the increase for young persons on jobseeker's allowance to €2.70 for those on €100 and €3.80 for those on €144 a week instead of the €5 a week across the board. [30915/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Anne Rabbitte

342. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for widening the gap between the rates for other adult welfare recipients and young welfare recipients. [30916/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Anne Rabbitte

343. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason he indicated he plans to incentivise education, training and work experience when he has only increased the back to education allowance for the under 26s but not for the range of other education and training schemes (details supplied). [30917/16]

Mental Health Services Staff

Anne Rabbitte

382. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels for specialist mental health services for particular high-risk groups of children who require urgent attention; the number of mental health and intellectual disability consultants for children currently in-post throughout the country (details supplied). [30904/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Anne Rabbitte

476. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for young women leaving State care, particular those with mild intellectual disabilities who are pregnant or with young children (details supplied); and the steps being taken to address this. [30605/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

534. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the amount of the health budget in budget 2017 that was set aside for persons with dementia; and the amount in 2016 (details supplied). [30906/16]

Mental Health Services

Anne Rabbitte

535. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, for children in care; and the way in which he will achieve this [30911/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

536. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the policy and strategy will be developed in relation to the recommendations in the Children’s Mental Health Coalition Someone to Care report to develop a policy statement and national strategy to address the mental health needs of children and young persons in care and detention. [30912/16]

Child Care Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

654. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of the Child Care Amendment Act 2015 will be commenced; and the reason there has been a delay in its commencement in view of the fact this legislation was enacted in December 2015 [30596/16]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

655. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the provision of the aftercare for young persons is inconsistent across the country; and the reason there is an exclusion clause for young persons who are admitted to the care system at 17 years of age (details supplied). [30597/16]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

656. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the person or body responsible for the placement of a young person with a disability who has been in State care when they turn 18 years of age; and the steps that are taken to ensure various service providers work together to ensure that the needs of the young person are met at this significant transition [30598/16]

Aftercare Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

658. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports available to vulnerable children who are not in education and do not receive aftercare supports. [30606/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

659. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps in place to ensure young persons have access to specialist supports, services and access to suitable placements promptly; if there is a high level of staff expertise available in residential care to meet the complex needs of some young persons; when these care centres were last audited and by which agency for the 26 care units in tabular form. [30624/16]

Child Care Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

663. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of voluntary child minders registered with Tusla per county; and the number of notified child minders registered per county, in tabular form. [30798/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

664. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department has taken to address an issue (details supplied) and alleviate this crisis. [30799/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

675. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which Tusla is achieving comprehensive care planning, effective matching and adequate supports to maintain placements while children and young persons are in care. [30907/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

676. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has any data on the number of young persons with care experience aged 17 to 24 years who have children who are now in care; and the supports her Department can provide and ensure will be provided to these parents in order to give them the best opportunity of parenting their children. [30908/16]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Anne Rabbitte

677. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding Tusla received in 2016 in order to have the adequate resources and staffing levels to meet the needs of children in care; and the budget figure. [30909/16]

Child Abuse Reports

Anne Rabbitte

678. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the person or body currently monitoring the number of recommendations made in the Ryan report that have yet to be implemented, for example action 65, a longitudinal study on outcomes for young persons leaving care, and action 69, a one-off life skills programme to ensure that these actions are delivered upon. [30910/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

679. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the practice of sending children to placement out of State will end and the State will focus on developing therapeutic services and expertise here; and the number of children currently out of State in care at the moment. [30913/16]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

680. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to examine the issue of young persons under voluntary care orders who do not have the same level of legal protection and where birth parents are consulted regarding consent issues (details supplied). [30914/16]

Special Educational Needs

Anne Rabbitte

8. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 relating to his Department which are yet to be commenced and implemented in full; the estimated cost of implementing the Act in full for his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the areas in which these costs would be incurred. [29984/16]

Garda Reserve

Anne Rabbitte

52. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Galway Garda division. [27420/16]

Community Policing

Anne Rabbitte

87. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Galway Garda division. [27419/16]

Central Statistics Office Data

Anne Rabbitte

91. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will provide estimates for the number of children under five years of age in households earning less than €47,000 gross income per annum; the number of these households headed by lone parents; and the number of these households that are working more than 25 hours per week. [27601/16]

Central Statistics Office Data

Anne Rabbitte

92. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will provide estimates for the number of children under five years of age with parents working more than 25 hours per week, whose primary form of child care is undertaken by a childminder or a relative and the number whose care is undertaken in a centre-based setting such as a creche. [27602/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

260. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rationale behind the restriction that parents cannot avail of the early childhood care and education scheme and a CCS fee reduction at the same time; and her views that this discriminates against low income parents who use the CCS scheme for full-time child care. [27600/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Anne Rabbitte

261. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of parents in each individual band, that is A, AJ, B, availing of the community child care subvention programme reduced weekly fees for child care; and the number of parents receiving rates for full-time services, a part-time service, sessional service or a shorter hours service in each band. [27603/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Anne Rabbitte

262. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the €16 million provided in budget 2016 to create an additional 3,200 full-time equivalent community childcare subvention, CCS, and community childcare subvention private, CCSP, child care places that has been recouped from the Department or Pobal from providers to date in 2016; and the number of additional places this has lead to in both schemes. [27604/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Anne Rabbitte

1934. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide estimates of the cost to the Exchequer to increase the subsidy or weekly fee reduction available to recipients of the community childcare subvention scheme and the community childcare subvention scheme private, by 10% for all bands and all rates; and the number of recipients in each scheme at each band and partaking of each rate, in tabular form. [25842/16]

Child Protection Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

1. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to discuss the inadequate central referral system used by social worker services and the absence of a central ICT system. [23513/16]

Children and Family Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

3. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns over inadequate case management by social worker services of adult disclosure cases and the lack of an overarching strategy for dealing with adult disclosure cases by Tusla. [23514/16]

Family Resource Centres

Anne Rabbitte

7. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is providing inadequate levels of resources to family resource centres throughout the country and does not properly support their vital community role. [23060/16]

Child Protection Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

14. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the inadequate central referral system used by social worker services and the absence of a central ICT system. [23056/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Anne Rabbitte

30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns that the planned expansion of the community childcare subvention scheme is not taking place due to the low level of subsidy given to private child care providers to take up the scheme. [23059/16]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

33. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns over inadequate case management by social worker services of adult disclosure cases and the lack of an overarching strategy for dealing with adult disclosure cases by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. [23057/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

40. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns over private residential care homes, specifically that many such homes provide less quality care to children in their care than voluntary and State care homes; the reason Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, relies so heavily on private residential homes rather than State-provided care homes. [23058/16]

Maternity Leave

Anne Rabbitte

43. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase statutory maternity leave entitlement; if she will provide estimates of the cost of increasing maternity leave from 26 weeks to 30 weeks and from 26 weeks to 34 weeks; her views on whether these cost estimates take into account the effect of the cost impact of increased maternity leave on the public sector wage bill due to entitlements to full additional salary in the public sector. [23978/16]

School Transport Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

182. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is ineligible for a concessionary bus pass to her school. [23674/16]

School Transport Provision

Anne Rabbitte

183. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has had its bus service completely cut for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

503. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health to reassess a person (details supplied) under the fair deal scheme as the person's situation has changed. [23660/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Anne Rabbitte

881. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide figures on the percentage of working days lost to Tusla due to sickness absence through certified and uncertified leave in each year since its establishment. [23753/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

898. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing the number of weeks covered under the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme from 38 to 40 and 42, respectively, from September 2017 onwards. [24226/16]

Child Care Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

899. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated and drawn down in respect of the learner fund in 2016. [24227/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Anne Rabbitte

184. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way special educational needs organisers who are neither medical nor educational professionals can adjudicate on the veracity or otherwise of such professionals' recommendations as to the needs of children (details supplied). [23357/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Anne Rabbitte

185. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on proposals that two special needs assistants, for example, can adequately tend to the acute care needs of six children simultaneously (details supplied). [23360/16]

Special Educational Needs

Anne Rabbitte

186. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on where Children First and health and safety legislation implies two adults must hoist, toilet, change and clean a child, as in any clinical setting, yet, the National Council for Special Education reports his Department has no such ruling in place for school teachers or special needs assistants; the reason one adult and one child would be compromised in an educational and special needs setting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23363/16]

Medicinal Products

Anne Rabbitte

187. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the administration of medicines by medically untrained teachers and special needs assistants in primary schools is a potentially dangerous situation (details supplied). [23366/16]