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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: After-School Support Services (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the attention of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs been drawn to the implications of the new after-school care regulations for schools and childcare providers? Was there sufficient consultation? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: After-School Support Services (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I too would like to say I agree with regulation absolutely. It was an area in which regulation was needed. It needed to be put on a statutory footing. However, I possibly disagree with the Minister on the ratio being 12:1. I might not disagree with a 12:1 ratio for junior or senior infants. Such children would be in junior aftercare services. However, when children are leaving a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: After-School Support Services (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Will the Minister confirm how many after-school care providers have signed up at this stage? I was in contact with my city and county childcare body and unable to obtain a definite answer. That information would be welcome. How many of the new providers would have signed up to it as well? That will be a barometer of how people in the industry see this going. Does the Minister have any...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. At the outset I must acknowledge the fantastic work that foster parents and social care workers do to provide support. I would not be asking this question if foster carers, care leavers and Empowering People In Care, EPIC, had not come to me and said that they had a problem, so much so that they are planning to march through the streets of Dublin in May to highlight...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am wondering if the Minister has ever considered establishing a young people's foster care panel to advise the Department and Tusla. Young people are living this experience and they are the best people to describe it. The Minister is right. Not everybody will require the assistance of a social care worker. However, these children should all be entitled to an aftercare plan. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the lack of consistency that exists in terms of children in foster care receiving aftercare plans and aftercare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14607/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the attention of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs been drawn to the lack of consistency that exists as to children in foster care receiving aftercare plans and aftercare workers, and if she will make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14606/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs about the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. I know that Codec is the name of the company involved in the ICT side of the scheme. Is the ICT on target or up and running? Are there any flaws that will prohibit it being fully rolled out in September? Regarding the communication teams and training and support, will there be adequate time and training for the various providers? I am...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What about broadband in counties like Leitrim where broadband is very poor? Has the Department carried out a risk assessment regarding the uploading of documents, particularly from the childcare providers? It is my understanding that more than half of the premises in Leitrim do not have access to broadband. Perhaps the Department needs to do this as part of its risk assessment. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (28 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme. [14505/19]

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave for an employee who has been bereaved of a child and to provide for related matters. There is no statutory entitlement to bereavement leave in legislation. While it is normally...

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time".

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 880. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed by the HSE and-or children's physiotherapy services in County Galway; if there are vacancies for physiotherapists treating children in County Galway; if so, the number of such vacancies; the length of time each vacancy has existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 881. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of full-time HSE physiotherapists for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds with feedlot designation under the tuberculosis eradication programme that applied for derogation in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13799/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 992. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of feedlots that have exceeded the amount of 250 kg nitrogen per hectare as required by SI No. 65/2018 - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13800/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 1044. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to introduce an allowance or exemption for families of children with disabilities to help reduce the cost of disposing of incontinence products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 1047. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the extension of the roll-out of high speed broadband in areas marked in light blue on the high speed broadband map; if a premises within a 500 metre radius can be added to a light blue area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13874/19]