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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 606. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for services which normally open for term time once the 12 week wage support scheme ends; the way in which such services will be funded and supported; if staff will instead be placed on jobseeker's allowance or benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (9 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for essential workers that do not use a centre-based setting and do not have access to a childminder on 29 June 2020; if such essential workers will be temporarily allowed use a crèche they previously had not used for the course of phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advice she has received from NPHET in relation to social distancing in centre-based settings; if NPHET has suggested that reduced capacity will be a requirement for services to reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9901/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a report from the Garda Commissioner on a case (details supplied); the reason for such a long delay in releasing the report; when he expects to release the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8533/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 880. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has not yet released the rail report by a company (details supplied) assessing the economic viability of reopening the closed railway which runs from Athenry to Claremorris; the reason all freedom of information requests to his Department asking for the report have been denied; when the report will be finally released;...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 990. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which decisions will be made regarding childcare access in which there is an excess of demand, for example, if essential healthcare workers will receive priority to access. [8420/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 991. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches that will leave or have left the childcare sector in 2020 either due to natural attrition of the impacts of Covid-19. [8421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 992. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent childcare places for preschool children which will be available in September 2020. [8422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 993. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time childcare places which were available for preschool children in September 2018 and 2019. [8423/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 994. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if children will be able to attend crèche multiple days per week in September 2020. [8424/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 995. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when all parents will be able to resume using childminding services in the child’s and childminder’s home. [8425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 998. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has raised the possibility of childminders that mind children in their own homes to recommence minding children in the home of the childminder if they care for children from just one household. [8496/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Schemes (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1001. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which she had planned on spending the €4.7 million per week on the childcare scheme for essential workers; the way in which this funding is now being spent in view of the fact the scheme has been cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1019. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if applications to the early years capital programme 2020 will be reopened in view of the fact that they were suspended before the original deadline of 27 March 2020; if there are alternative capital funding options open to services at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9053/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1020. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the introduction of pods in centre-based settings as part of the reopening of services from 29 June 2020; if all providers will have to introduce a pod system; if services can develop an alternative system of care tailored to their building and staffing arrangements; if ratios will be reduced to facilitate pods; if...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1021. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a childcare worker is supervising a pod, which person then monitors the pod while that person is on break; if pods will overlap for part of the day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1030. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will include representative groups for au pairs and in home care in her Department’s planning for reopening services on 29 June 2020, in view of the increase in remote working; if she will support agencies to place persons legally in the family home; if she has set a date from when agencies can start placing persons...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (3 Jun 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1069. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an extension will be given to those in receipt of jobseeker's benefit before Covid-19 restrictions were introduced in view of the fact that there were limited opportunities to secure work during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8492/20]

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Chambers for sharing his time with me this evening. I too acknowledge the fabulous work An Post has done in connecting in with people in recent weeks. However, the two issues I wish to address this evening are broadband and our new engagement with social media. Is the Department engaging with the Department of Education and Skills on creating a heat map to ensure teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tax Credits (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance if childminders will continue to be able to access the childminders tax credit if they provide care in the home of the child on a temporary basis as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. [7609/20]