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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (5 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 73. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to reduce the number of bed days lost owing to delayed discharges in hospitals in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50728/18]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In Galway, funding is the key issue. The budget for Galway was not passed last Monday when it was supposed to have been. This was because the council does not have the funds to pass the budget and it is not the first year but the third year it has found itself in this position. None of us is against a plebiscite but the lack of trust among all the sitting councillors in Galway is...

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I thank Deputy Clare Daly, who secured the time for the Bill through the Business Committee. I acknowledge the work of Senator Kelleher, the Irish Refugee Council and Oxfam, representatives of which are in the Public Gallery. I acknowledge the presence of Senator Higgins who has been a great supporter of Senator Kelleher in getting it to this...

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: He is from Syria. He Skypes his mother daily. He has now reached 18 years of age. His time lapsed by the time he was put into care, through foster care and everything else. He did not know his rights. He did not know anything. The year has gone and he has not had the opportunity to apply for reunification. He Skypes his mother daily but, because of his age, he has fallen through the...

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I am aware of them. There are many State agencies which are not aware of all of this.

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I am merely stating the facts too.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chairman and the Minister of State for his time this afternoon. I will be brief in my contribution. I did not speak on this Bill in the Chamber. However, I attended all the consultations held in Galway. I do not like to come under the shadow of anybody, and certainly not under the shadow of Cork. I would like us to have our own entity, to be out on our own and to have a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: The committee may work away.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Waterways Ireland Staff (11 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if the flat rate allowance for Waterways Ireland personnel who perform their duties on the River Shannon was included in the review of flat rate allowances by the Revenue Commissioners in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51701/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Services (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the status of the implementation of action 1.4 of the corporate plan of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52613/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Services (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: You can be assured, Acting Chairman, that all our questions will be on time. Leave it to the women and we will get through it quickly. Will the Minister set out the status of the implementation of action 1.4 of the corporate plan of Tusla? Will she make a statement on the matter? This is to do with children and homelessness.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Services (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. We are talking about 4,000 children who are in emergency accommodation and who fall under the homelessness category. It is a staggering number of children. Yet, we talk about the multi-agency approach. I am interested in hearing more about the Tusla liaison officer, visits to the family hubs and the referral and tracking system. How...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Services (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Recently, Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, the special rapporteur on children, called for stronger action on child homelessness. He outlined several ways in which the rights of the child are being affected by the problem of homelessness. He referred to children's education being compromised, their ability to play being reduced and how their physical and emotional well-being is being damaged. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme, in particular the efforts to build an information and communications technology infrastructure and make the scheme more accessible to parents using childminders. [52614/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to ask the Minister about the status of the affordable childcare scheme, in particular her Department's efforts to build an information and communications technology, ICT, infrastructure and make the scheme more accessible to parents using childminders.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I could not keep writing because I have so many questions for the Minister. It was a great answer and I appreciate it but the Minister has left me with a number of questions that I ask her to expand on. Could she expand on the school-age commitments? Where is the legislation at the moment because my understanding is that we were to expect that before the end of the year - possibly in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In the context of the €500,000 and the development officers, has the recruitment process started? If so, how many is it hoped to recruit? Will it be through the city and county childcare committees? If so, will it be nationwide? How many registered childminders are there? There are none in some counties, which does not truly reflect the reality. What is the honeypot to encourage...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to the recommendation by a group (details supplied) that her Department devise a strategy to support unmarried parents in sharing parenting responsibilities; and her views on same. [52425/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to the recommendation in the report by Treoir launched two weeks ago on unmarried fathers in Ireland and examination of the barriers to shared parenting. Is she supportive of a strategy for unmarried parents in respect of shared parenting responsibilities?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response. I acknowledge the financial involvement of the Community Foundation for Ireland, which provided the funding for the report. I also acknowledge the work of Elizabeth Kiely and Robert Bolton in completing the work. On the day of the launch it was harrowing to hear parents discussing their experience. One gentleman in particular spoke about the fact...