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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: That is the point I was trying to make. While a school might not necessarily qualify for DEIS, the Department looks outside the box a little bit to other schools so that more children are gathered. They might not fit all of the DEIS criteria but they might be able to get the benefit of it. The Department is doing this with 140 additional schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: It is just the breakfast club. Is that in national schools or secondary schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: To how many early-years establishments is the DEIS model provided, be it the breakfast club or the lunch also?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Of the 140, how many are national schools or are they all secondary schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: It is a mixture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: That is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Why does Dr Foley-Nolan say this? Is it because all schools get it?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 384. To ask the Minister for Health when the pre-economic crisis budget for the dental treatment services scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (26 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of need of children with disabilities that are carried out by community healthcare organisation annually. [27826/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (26 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifications that must be held by assessment of need officers; the number of officer positions nationally; his views on whether this number is adequate in meeting assessment demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27827/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 508. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out in tabular form the number of social workers hired in each year since 2014. [27743/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 509. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of Tusla's recruitment plan for 2018; the position regarding the targets for the additional administrative and ancillary staff planned to relieve the administrative burden on social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27744/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I want to continue from where Deputy Neville left off. Mr. McBride did not read all of his opening statement but it is important the following part of it is read into the record: "However, it is important to note that the NCCIS is an IT system developed to capture information in respect of children referred to Tusla and was not designed for the purpose of recording retrospective allegations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Has there been an allocation or a budget request made to the Department to put in that back-ended stop and to facilitate the recording of such allegations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Will that go live on 9 July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Will that tie in with An Garda Síochána? Will the retrospective information be shared?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Excuse me now, if the witness does not mind me asking, when we talk about sharing information with An Garda Síochána, do I not see in one of the representations that there is a protocol to be signed off? It is not signed off at this moment in time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I am trying to get my head around this and I am sure the general public is asking why this review was carried out. Why was there a HIQA investigation? The Minister looked for it and it came out of a retrospective allegation. That is where this all came from. I am seeing an anomaly here. An ICT system has been built but does not address retrospective cases. We do not have the protocol...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Reading between the lines, Mr. Quinlan is saying that the legislation is weak and it needs updating or strengthening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla (20 Jun 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Mr. Quinlan for his response. If Tusla is to take on this role, does it have the necessary expertise to do it or, at least, the capacity to train or recruit staff to do it? I note from the report that there is a shortage of this particular skillset to enable Tusla deal with persons that would come forward.