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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Scouting Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I do not think the delegates could do it any more justice than they have done here today. I thank them for their presentations. In the interest of balance, we will be bringing in the Irish Girl Guides. We agreed on that earlier this morning. I thank the delegates for their time. We look forward to this not being an end but a beginning. We appreciate it is the delegates' first time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Scouting Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: That is how the House goes, unfortunately. All of us have conflicting diaries. I thank the members for their contribution. At our next meeting, we will continue with our consideration of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2017.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Today's business shall be No. 5, motion re changes to Standing Orders 84, 108 and 111A; No. 13, Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 96, motion re the Money Advice...

Business of Dáil (28 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the order of the Dáil of 22 March 2017 that: (1) the Topical Issue debate shall not be taken today; (2) the divisions postponed from last Thursday, which were scheduled to be taken today, will now be taken on Thursday, 30 March; and (3) business today shall be interrupted at 6 p.m. to take statements re An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently approved for social housing in County Cork who are waiting to be housed, by town and settlement; the number of persons on the housing list in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: 385. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the recent changes implemented by the HSE for dispensing medicines on a weekly basis instead of the previously monthly basis noting the difficulties for elderly persons in particular to access their medicine on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Expenditure (28 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: 616. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the avenues of funding available for the running of youth cafés; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15257/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Guidelines (29 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: 203. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 21 March 2017, the regulations and guidelines in place through her Department for teenage international students arriving here who live with a host family and attend secondary schools for an academic term or complete school year, without the presence of their parents or legal guardians within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (4 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: 559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a final reply to a query that was sent to his office in January 2017 by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: 600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16557/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: We now have a quorum so I propose to start the meeting. We are now in public session. Welcome to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. We will resume pre-legislative scrutiny of the Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017 regarding guardian ad litem services. We will consider this very important piece of legislation over two sessions. In session A, we will hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: We are now in public session. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, and Ms Naomi Kennan, policy officer at the Office of the Ombudsman for Children; Mr. Terry Dignan, CEO and Ms Karla Charles, policy officer at Empowering People in Care, EPIC; and Ms Cliodhna O'Neill, director of policy and Ms Catherine Ghent, solicitor, from the ISPCC....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you, Dr. Muldoon. I invite Mr. Terry Dignan from EPIC to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Deputy Rabbitte has to leave the meeting at 10 a.m. so perhaps the witnesses would address her questions first. They were the current qualifications of GALs, the role of the advocate - the Ombudsman for Children should reply to that - and the gaps in Article 42A.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Before we do that, I would like to clarify the issue raised by Senator Máire Devine and guardians ad litem abroad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: A child sent abroad would have a guardian ad litemhere. The decision would be taken on this side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: It is prohibitive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Who would like to answer Senator Joan Freeman's question about the board created to monitor guardians ad litem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: It comes under the justice department in the United Kingdom.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I will allow the members who have not spoken to contribute.