Dáil debates

Thursday, 27 March 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Child Care Costs (15 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that she has has acknowledged that the review of childcare funding schemes will be used to address the cost of childcare,...
  • Inter-Country Adoptions (23 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to advance the prospects of potential adoptive parents seeking to adopt from abroad; and if she will make a...
  • Adoption Legislation (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the basis upon which she has repeatedly stated that a birth parent has a right to privacy; and if this opinion is based on the IO'T v. B...
  • Special Educational Needs Services Provision (9 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the comparatively low numbers of children accessing the second free preschool year - the figures come to 261 and 232 children for...
  • Youth Services Issues (8 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund; the funding to date; the range of facilities and services that...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Child Care Services Provision (6 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the progress of the review of child care support programmes which her Department initiated; and if she will...
  • Child Care Services Provision (5 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current role, including programmes and schemes, of the county child care committees; and if further responsibilities could be transferred...
  • Youth Services Funding (12 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the programmes in place to assist with the development of youth services; the funding for these for each of the past three years; and if she...
  • Child Care Services Funding (8 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funding available in 2014 for assistance with child care; the means test that applies for this assistance; and if she will make a...
  • Adoption Legislation (8 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14007/14]