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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Mr. Gloster says he has seen it for a long term. I am very concerned if parents are not being given legal advice. That would be a serious issue. That would ring alarm bells for me. Parents might have been suffering from substance abuse who are now on the right track or there could be mental health issues. As an agency, Tusla should give all the supports so that the parents know what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Are the views of a child in a voluntary arrangement taken into account?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the recent staffing appeal by a school (details supplied) has been denied. [44508/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 673. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a disability supports application management tool for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [45276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (5 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 1010. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the persons considered to be competent to conduct a fire risk assessment with regard to the fire and planning requirements for early years services reregistration and change of circumstances process (details supplied). [45246/19]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: To be notified at 6.30 p.m. on the day before that the amendments were out of order shows a total disregard of this committee's members.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I think it does. This House-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: All parties have worked together on these amendments.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: To be notified at 6.30 p.m. on the day before-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: If that is the way business is done in this House, something is seriously wrong.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I will keep this brief. I am really disappointed the Minister has ruled particularly amendment No. 2 out of order. She gave her reasons for ruling amendment No. 1 out of order and then listed the reasons given for ruling amendment No. 2 out of order. She said that sometimes young children, particularly teenagers, may not want a guardian ad litem. We have covered that in that amendment, so...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Lone parents make up a substantial demographic in society. There are almost 220,000 lone parent families in the State. Child maintenance contributions are a vital financial support that is necessary to provide children with the best developmental opportunities. The current child maintenance system is not working for lone parents or for children in need of critical financial support. It is...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak about e-scooters, which have become a common sight on the streets of Dublin. It is important to properly classify these vehicles as their current status, which ranks them closer to cars than bikes, puts them in an impractical legal limbo that has clearly been widely disregarded, given that we often see dozens of them on our streets at a time. Some people...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: The Government's decision not to increase the national minimum wage in budget 2020 was a slap in the face to the 137,000 workers who currently earn the minimum wage. Sinn Féin has long called for progression to a full living wage but the Government's priorities are clear; it does not care about low-paid workers. Sinn Féin has shown how a living wage could be introduced while...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Another year and another Fine Gael budget that is all style and no substance. The Government has shown that it cannot properly budget for our vital public services or give struggling families a break. The good people of the northside, who I have the honour of representing, will not be taken in by the Minister for Finance standing in this Chamber and saying that things are going swimmingly...

Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: No one can question the unique and valued position of the school secretary and our schools cannot function without them. Our education system needs them. I doubt this will be disputed by anybody. Even by just sitting with a child who might have been called to the office to be given bad news or a child who is going home sick, secretaries perform a role that a teacher managing dozens of...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I, too, commend Deputy O'Callaghan on bringing it forward. I wish to talk about my own constituency, which has been wrecked by high incidences of drug and knife crime. Both of these types of crime seriously affect the way ordinary people pursue their daily lives. Residents in the area recognise the pressures gardaí,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent initiative of Irish Rail to persuade workers to avoid rush hour DART times on weekday mornings; his further views on whether this is a reaction to a lack of infrastructure investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (2 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resources will be provided to expedite the inquest process as much as possible in view of the length of time families have campaigned further to the recent announcement of a fresh coroner’s inquest into a tragedy (details supplied). [40014/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 395. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be moved to a more appropriate setting in which they can obtain the treatment they require. [39721/19]