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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Apr 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 1340. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a child born on 1 January 2016 will be eligible to enrol in the ECCE programme commencing in September 2018 in view of the fact that a child born on this date will meet the ECCE minimum age criteria of two years and eight months of age. [15768/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (17 Apr 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 1343. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodology and criteria that her Department and Tusla used to select the locations of the 11 new family resource centres; the specific definitions and sources of data used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16150/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (17 Apr 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 1344. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department used the Pobal HP deprivation index to determine the locations of the new family resource centres; and if not, the reason therefore. [16151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 383. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department requires voluntary organisations that are in receipt of funding, for example, a youth organisation, to have a child protection officer and a child protection policy; the way in which this requirement is enforced; her views on whether it should it exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14620/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Publication (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 385. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the early years strategy; the date by which this strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14863/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: EU Directives (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 386. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the EU directives that fall within her Department's remit not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date for transposition into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14864/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 387. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's criteria for sending children in foster care to another jurisdiction for psychiatric treatment; the types of treatments and cases that this is done for; and the reason this treatment is not delivered within the State. [14865/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 388. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 389. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the future of the ABC programme; if this programme will be extended; and the way in which her Department plans to continue to meet the needs of the communities that this programme serves. [14867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 390. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of operating each ABC centre since their establishment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14868/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (29 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of restoring funding for the family resource centres to peak funding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14869/18]

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I also welcome the amendment. While amendment No. 12 was ruled out of order, I agree with what I see in amendment No. 13. There was a great deal of debate on this on Committee Stage. Deputy Mitchell used the serious word "stability" which is what I was looking for when we sat on Committee Stage. I wanted to ensure that children could complete their term time. I spoke about Halloween,...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for clarifying the matter. On the basis of her clarification, I will withdraw my amendment.

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I move amendment No. 5:In page 7, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(5) The scheme shall operate on a 52 week basis, such that listed weekly subsidies shall reflect the value of one fifty-second of the overall annual subsidy that is payable.”. The Minister is nodding and knows exactly where I am coming from on this. As opposed to the current 48-week outline, the...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In the amendment I sought reassurance for child care providers. While I accept what the Minister said, that it was part of the policy review, they seek reassurance that they have guaranteed income for 52 weeks. In other words, any provider that has signed up to the various subsidies will have that income to count on. When they are preparing their budget, it will not vary much. That is the...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for clarifying that issue for me. If a child care provider wishes to have payment made 52 weeks per year, it can have this. However, if there is another way of doing business, which will be best advised by Pobal, which is a part of that conversation, that is its choice. There is the option for payments to be made over a 52 week period if the provider so desires. Am I...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I accept that.

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I move amendment No. 6:In page 9, line 11, after “parent” to insert “or guardian”. This is the simplest amendment of the night, to be honest. I see the need to have the words "or guardian" inserted for the simple reason that it is not always a parent who is looking after a child. It could be a guardian, whether the child is in care or otherwise. A guardian could...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for taking on board what was discussed on Committee Stage. I also thank my colleagues from Sinn Féin who supported the discussion throughout Committee Stage. The Minister has understood where I was coming from on this issue, as has the Department. A large number of representations were made by lone parent families to me regarding that particular amendment. It is...

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion and giving me the opportunity to speak on it. Actions speak louder than words and for many families who come into my clinic, all I can see is their stress, upset, hurt and anger as they try to present cases in relation to their children who they feel are not being treated equally in Irish society. The Minister of State and I have had...