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Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she liaises with other Departments in respect of the problem of youth homelessness; the joint initiatives under way, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26074/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking in respect of the provision of aftercare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26073/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the social welfare appeals office will make a decision on the pension application of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [25950/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children placed and an indicative range of cost for a full year placement in each setting for the most recent available year in foster care, in Health Service Executive residential care excluding high support, in HSE high support care, placed by the HSE in other care arrangements in the State, placed outside the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding earmarked for child protection posts for each year since 2001; and the matters on which the earmarked funding was spent. [26110/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has factored the increased number of children in care into the figures for optimal ratio of social worker to child. [26111/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for secretariat services for the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health for 2010 and 2011. [26109/11]

Product Safety Standards (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Do I read the topical issue into the record or is it recorded automatically?

Product Safety Standards (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to address the Dáil and question the Minister on this important issue. At the outset, I extend my deepest sympathy once again to the family of Dean Regan Russell. Words cannot express the grief of a family that loses a young child in such a tragic manner. I salute the courage of this family, who have bravely spoken out in order to...

Product Safety Standards (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister for the reply but it is a great disappointment. It beggars belief that we cannot take the simple and reasonable steps to protect young children, a number of whom have lost their lives in this jurisdiction, particularly after the coroner made his informed recommendation on Friday. Must we wait for others across the European Union to recognise the real dangers involved?...

Product Safety Standards (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have already made a submission to the body.

Product Safety Standards (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The product is defective and manufacturers must face up to their responsibilities. Who will compensate the Regan Russell family and all of the other families for their loss?

Child Care Services (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a related matter, is the Minister aware that cuts in recent years have disproportionately affected the provision of child care facilities through community-based providers, that is, under the community development programmes? Many of those who work in the area are already low paid, which is most regrettable. I believe one of the fault lines is that they are not allowed to access...

Youth Services (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support the thrust of Deputy Durkan's question and underline the import of his proposal. We must engage and have more dialogue with those at the coalface of support provision for young people, particularly those at risk. It must be done on the basis of recognising that a little can go very far. It was well exemplified last evening on the programme "Secret Millionaire" on the visit to...

Child Welfare (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the resources and systems to implement the promised Children First legislation, when enacted, are in place or in preparation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/11]

Child Welfare (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister accept that the main concern expressed about legislating for Children First - I confirm my and my party's support for what she intends in that regard - is that it will create an administrative burden and a further burden on front line staff and care providers in light of the fact that they cannot sustain the current degree of demand and expectation, given the level of...

Child Welfare (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On 21 July, the Minister indicated that the 260 additional social worker posts would be filled by the end of this year. In her previous response to Deputy McConalogue, she did not provide the full data on the numbers currently in place. She referred to 168 of the posts having been filled. Deputy McConalogue and I would like to know whether the staff are in place or awaiting placement. How...

Child Welfare (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister of State for her response. We need capacity within the child protection service and we also need consistency of response, as the Minister indicated in her reply to me and other Deputies on 21 July. We need to have certainty in that across the State. In her reply the Minister said a regulatory impact analysis would be carried out and the results presented to the...

Ministerial Orders (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Regarding the role and remit of the Minister's Department, I have to express disappointment that a number of questions I tabled for address today have either been transferred or disallowed. I am particularly concerned that in reply to a question I posed about inter-country adoption, specifically in regard to Vietnam, the Minister stated she has "no responsibility to Dáil Éireann in this...

Ministerial Orders (27 Sep 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Perhaps these questions could be addressed to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the future.