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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has a contingency plan in place for any emergency legislation that may be required arising out of the pending Supreme Court appeal challenging the powers of the Health Service Executive to assess and respond to allegations of third-party abuse under section 3 of the Child Care Act 1991, while a criminal prosecution is...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bus routes and students that will be affected by the proposed increase in the minimum number of students needed to provide a school bus service under the primary school transportation scheme from seven to ten; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19554/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of weeks on which he has had newspaper advertisements in newspapers in County Donegal to advertise the application process and closing date for the rural broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he has made to publicise nationally the process for applying for the rural broadband scheme and the end of July closing date. [19707/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any household or business currently unable to receive broadband speeds of higher than 0.3 megabytes per second will be eligible to apply for a broadband service under the rural broadband scheme. [19709/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a minimum threshold set for broadband Internet speeds less than which households and businesses will become eligible to apply for the rural broadband scheme. [19710/11]

Written Answers — Child Welfare and Protection: Child Welfare and Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the establishment of a dedicated child welfare and protection agency as promised in the programme for Government. [19980/11]

Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach might clarify for us when the Cloyne report will be published and also whether he intends to extend the remit of the Murphy commission to other dioceses, which was the position his party took in Opposition.

Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has answered the question on a couple of occasions but I am still not clear. Will the proposals she will bring forward at the end of the week include mandatory reporting? The Sunday before last, an article in The Sunday Times contained details of what the measure will involve. There is the option of dismissal procedures being taken against nurses and teachers if they fail to...

Child Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide further information regarding her plans to bring legislative proposals to Government putting the revised Children First guidelines on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/11]

Child Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her response. It is not clear from the Minister's reply whether she is planning on introducing mandatory reporting with specific penalties alongside her proposals to put the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing. What plans is she drawing up to ensure the changes she is proposing will be resourced in a way that will allow the system to operate properly? I...

Child Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I accept the Minister's point about the need to put in place processes that work well and ensure children's protection. Will the Minister introduce a mandatory reporting system, as well as putting the children's rights guidelines on a statutory footing?

Children in Care (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to meet her target for 100 per cent of children in care to be allocated a social worker and to have a care plan; the current percentage and number of children without an allocated social worker or care plan; if those children are in foster or institutional care; and if she will make a statement on the...

Children in Care (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her reply. As she outlined, the previous Government provided funding for the employment - despite the existence of the recruitment ban - of 270 social workers and in respect of additional posts to deliver assessments and therapeutic services for children in special care units and in detention. As the Minister indicated, 60 of those 270 social workers are currently...

Children in Care (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: When can we expect the Minister to return, following her discussions with the health service professions, to let us know whether that number of social workers will be adequate? We need a timeline on that and on when a decision will be made by the Minister as to whether additional resources will be provided if necessary. I note from the Minister's response that 93% of those in residential...

Industrial Development (7 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for the opportunity to bring this very important issue to the attention of the House. I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, to give a commitment that a new IDA manager will be appointed for the north west and that the Letterkenny IDA office will remain open and will remain as a hub for attracting new industry to Donegal and the north west. In recent...

Written Answers — Third Level Staff Remuneration: Third Level Staff Remuneration (7 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent media reports in relation to remuneration levels for staff in third level colleges and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19176/11]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (7 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he proposes to take to improve the quality and effectiveness of the teaching of Irish at second level as per the commitment in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19175/11]

Special Educational Needs (6 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Time up, Deputy.