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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 561. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of instances of unsolicited information having been received by Tusla that were rated as critical or high; the number of these triggered an inspection by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 567. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed by Tusla in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of agency staff hired as social workers; the amount spent on staff and agency staff, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 568. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time each of the 37 créches deemed as critical by Tusla have been classed as such; the length of time each of these créches has been working its way through the regulation process, from inspection stage through to national registration panel and onto enforcement stage; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 569. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is considering the introduction of immediate powers of closure as a tool for Tusla for its inspection of early years services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 570. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to her statements in Dáil Éireann on 28 May 2019 (details supplied), the area in which the additional €50 million planned to increase capacity in the childcare system is accounted for within budget 2019 as stated by her in view of the fact that the expenditure allocations outlined for 2019 and 2020 for her...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by county on emergency accommodation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the affordable housing scheme will be open to applicants in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable houses built under an affordable housing scheme which would not include standard local authority housing, HAP or rent supplement in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by scheme in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39502/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak at this committee, as I am not a member. As I know it has been a long evening, I will not delay the witnesses. I thank them for their presentations. I was taken aback by what Mr. O'Leary said earlier about a difference of opinion. What we see in the market is very different from what the farmers see. We talk about the 80,000 farm families....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Ms Goggin has been very clear that it is not part of her job to mediate. Unfortunately, there was a perception during the summer that it was part of her job. This is the main reason I wanted the CCPC before the committee today, to spell out exactly its role and what powers it needs so it can be more involved. What has come out of our talk today is that the sector regulator seems to be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I was specific in my question. It was that the CCPC has permitted producer groups operating outside of the producer organisation legislation. We know they are in operation in the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The CCPC is not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: No, this has nothing to do with the Beef Plan Movement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: All right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Would the CCPC have happened to have turned a blind eye to a producer organisation working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What about the feedlots?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Do they feed into price signalling or the management of the price? They are able to bring in from the feedlots to control the kill in the beef industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am interested to hear the opinions of the witnesses on European pricing and the market pressures that are possibly influencing dominant players throughout Europe with regard to beef. Has the CCPC come across this?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (25 Sep 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent survey by an association (details supplied) found that, of a sample of toys purchased from third party sellers on online marketplaces, 58% were non-compliant with UK toy safety regulations and 22% had significant safety issues; and the steps she is taking to address this....