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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (17 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 552. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of foster parents and families who have left the fostering system in the past five years; if any work has been carried out to identify the key reasons for their leaving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 553. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers in Tusla who are dealing with foster children and foster families; if he has plans to recruit additional social workers for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24583/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 554. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the concerns of smaller early childhood care and education scheme sessional pre-school services in respect of the proposed new core funding model, particularly the lack of remuneration for non-contact hours (details supplied); and if an assurance will be given that no service should be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 555. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to fund early childhood care and education scheme operators to finance a graduate uplift payment for childcare staff who have skilled up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her strategy to improve access to the transition year programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the improved employment conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23659/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22653/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the working group into defective housing, in particular in relation to fire safety and structural safety deficits; if he anticipates including an expenditure provision for same in his 2023 estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23392/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure the viability of the school transport service in view of the large cost increases for operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in each county in tabular form; if she has plans to expand these numbers given the importance of ease of access to a CWO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance in each of the years 2019 to 2021; the percentage of these applications that were successful on the first application in each year; the percentage of unsuccessful applications that were appealed; the percentage of these applications that were successful in their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she supports the extension of the parental leave allowance to the parents of foster children in order to assist the parents and the children and to encourage more persons to come forward to act as foster parents. [23323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (5 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the Irish language planning process including outstanding commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Apr 2022)

Dara Calleary: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the agency that has the responsibility for the ban on burning smoky fuel in designated towns; the number of any complaints received in relation to the burning of smoky fuels in each town, in tabular form; the number of successful prosecutions taken as a consequence of any complaint; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Apr 2022)

Dara Calleary: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority can dictate the precise timings of a public service obligation-funded bus service to an operator; the flexibility the operator has in the timetabling of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21536/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Dara Calleary: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the considerable difficulties being encountered by customers across the country who are seeking to change their bank accounts from banks (details supplied) to other banks; if he will engage with the Central Bank to ensure all maximum assistance and information is been provided to the public; if he will engage with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Apr 2022)

Dara Calleary: 818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if modular-built classrooms can be funded under capital funding. [19266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (26 Apr 2022)

Dara Calleary: 1960. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams and the application process for a community organisation to construct and host a work hub in a rural area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20573/22]