Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Martin

553. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis he or bodies under his aegis with responsibility for transport such as the National Transport Authority have carried out of the potential contribution to decarbonisation of transport which could be made by small and lightweight electric vehicles including electric bicycles, tricycles, cargo bikes and small cars; and the consideration he has given to encouraging such small and light electric vehicles which appear to be excluded from his policies to electrify transport systems. [51770/19]

Park and Ride Facilities

Catherine Martin

554. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of car parking spaces at the Luas park and ride facility in Carrickmines, Dublin 18; the equivalent number of spaces at the Red Cow; the number of parking fines levied by or on behalf of Luas at each car park during 2018; the number of parking fine refunds granted at each in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/19]

School Completion Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

555. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year cost of increasing the funding of the school completion programme by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, in tabular form. [51328/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Richard Boyd Barrett

556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare providers found in breach of regulation by Tusla as a result of the new regulations on standardised quality of care for school-age children and as a result have had to reduce their places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/19]

Childcare Services Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

557. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the participation of private childcare providers in the national childcare scheme; the breakdown of places available under the scheme for pre-ECCE, ECCE and school-age children across the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51094/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Brendan Griffin

558. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding childminding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51166/19]

Youth Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

559. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she continues to engage with local and voluntary youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51202/19]

Ombudsman for Children Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

560. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year running cost of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. [51342/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Niall Collins

561. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by her Department for the first six months of 2020; the budgeted costs of these campaigns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51404/19]

Data Sharing Arrangements

Jack Chambers

562. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the data sharing agreements her Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies; the purpose of these data sharing agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51421/19]

Freedom of Information Data

Jack Chambers

563. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information requests in which her Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51455/19]

Departmental Agencies Data

James Browne

564. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the agencies or organisations under the remit of her Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51489/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

565. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget and number of staff working in her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51560/19]

International Summits

Jan O'Sullivan

566. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the recent Nairobi summit (details supplied); the commitments made by Ireland; the way in which the implementation of the commitments will be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51597/19]

Child and Family Agency Funding

John Curran

567. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a funding application made by an organisation (details supplied) to Tusla for capital funding; the status of the application; the timeframe for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51774/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Maureen O'Sullivan

568. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the €22,000 withheld from a preschool (details supplied) in respect of a November 2018 compliance audit has not issued in spite of the paperwork having been submitted; the position regarding its application for €20,000 from the sustainability programme; and if other preschools can avail of the school meals programme, the reason it has been refused. [51811/19]

Bullying of Children

Bernard Durkan

569. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which provision is being made to combat bullying outside of school among teenagers; the extent to which bodies under her aegis of interact with school authorities in order to take early action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51829/19]

Departmental Budgets

Bernard Durkan

570. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she remains satisfied that the budget of her Department remains sufficient to meet the challenges of the future in terms of the provision of children and youth support facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51830/19]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

571. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children placed in safe residential care, including foster care, in each of the past three years to date in 2019; the degree to which this has been sufficient to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51831/19]

Child Protection

Bernard Durkan

572. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she, through her Department, has positively intervened to support families or children deemed to be at risk in each of the past two years to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51832/19]