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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding a recent report from An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if not, his plans to meet the Minister in the coming days. [3491/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (24 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the policy on juvenile offenders and youth justice was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (24 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she met with the Minister for Justice and Equality or officials from his Department regarding revelations in September 2018 which showed that a person that was deemed likely responsible for the murder of a person in the Leinster region had benefited from at least eight different youth liaison officers. [3493/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (24 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 312. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a file in the case of a person (details supplied); when the person will receive outstanding payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if approval will be given to grant an employment permit for a person (details supplied); and when a permit is likely to be issued. [3136/19]

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, is in the Chamber this evening. In Ballinakill, in east Galway, Eir is rolling out broadband. However, there will be a gap of about 1 km on either side of the village. If the Minister could engage with Eir, we could start plugging some of these gaps, providing equal coverage to all communities. The national school in Ballinakill is in that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (22 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be awarded an extension of time on a SOLAS scheme due to age. [2310/19]

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak this evening. I will look at it from a different perspective - from the perspective of the older person. Some 135,000 Irish residents living here are in receipt of a British pension and approximately 35,000 people living in Britain are in receipt of an Irish pension. My main reason for my seeking speaking time this evening was to get clarity and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (16 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and the timeframe for the Bill to progress to Committee Stage. [1928/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (16 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration has been given to amendments of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016, the scope of the amendments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1929/19]

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion on rural crime. I thank my colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, for his generosity in sharing his time with rural Deputies. I always like to begin on a positive. In this case, it is the recent good work in opening the new Garda station in County Galway. I acknowledge also that before Christmas, Galway was one of the fortunate areas to be...

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I also thank Deputy Troy for bringing forward this motion. I was delighted to hear the Minister of State's response because I was wilting during the response from the Minister. He just went on and on, whereas the Minister of State had passion. He clearly gets the issue, and understands what we in rural Ireland are seeking to do in the context of greenways. As a rural Deputy from Galway, I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: There is a reference in page 6 of the programme for Government to making our older years better years and another reference on pages 38 and 39 to a just and fair society and a more inclusive prosperity. Chapter 4 is on jobs and rural development, while there is a reference on page 46 to protecting local services. Eighteen post offices have been designated for closure in County Galway, of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homelessness Strategy (19 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 504. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times she has met the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in each quarter since her appointment as Minister in order to discuss the issue of child homelessness. [53975/18]

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank my colleague, Deputy John Brassil, for bringing forward the Bill and I welcome the opportunity to speak on it. I do not profess to be a member of a health committee but a couple of weeks ago I sat in the audiovisual room where Deputy Alan Kelly hosted Vicky Phelan and two other ladies, Áine Morgan and Tracey Brennan. To my dismay I could not believe what I was hearing, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her opening statement and affording us the time to discuss this very serious issue. This was raised last week during oral questions in the House. Since then, I have been doing a fair amount of research and have gone back under the bonnet of it, so to speak. Last week, I said I felt I was working in the dark. I said so because there are pages of recommendations. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes. It is the response to the operational review recommendations of 2017.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: It is the overall review of Oberstown since August 2016 when the major incidents took place there. It is the response by the Oberstown children detention campus board of management to recommendations of the operational review, which was launched by Oberstown itself in July 2017. That is how it is referred to and it was signed off on by the chair of the board. I am trying to figure out the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, that is exactly the document. The board produced the document. This is its bible so that when one visits Oberstown, one can see that X, Y and Z have been ticked off. I am sure the culture and atmosphere is part of it but this is its bible to determine whether it is making progress when reporting to the Department with responsibility for youth justice or to the Department of Children...