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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This issue has been a priority for me for a long time because 35% of the income of families is spent on childcare. With the ever increasing cost of electricity and the cost of running a household, that 35% is absolutely astronomical. I am glad to hear about the launch of the awareness campaign, which will let people know what is expected when they want to sign up to this scheme. That is to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: How successful has the pilot of the project been to date? The ICT has been rolled out, and I assume we are trying it in a number of different areas around the country. How is the broadband issue feeding into that? Is it a factor? It is a concern for people in rural areas. How are the checks and balances and key performance indicators, KPIs, of the pilot working out? Is the project on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 58. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7067/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What role will city and county childcare committees play in communicating this and ensuring that there is support for both parents and providers? We have morning, after-school and full-day sessions, along with breakfast clubs, so an amount of information must be brought to everybody. I am sure city and county childcare bodies will have a large role to play. There is the matter of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I will take it from the parents point of view. I return to the exceptional cases. Part of the affordable childcare scheme is that where there are exceptional cases there is streamlining between the parent making communication with the provider and the provider contacting the city and county childcare provision. Where is that going to be logged and assessed for funding? Will it be done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the lack of consistency that exists in terms of children in foster care receiving aftercare plans and aftercare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7063/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the Minister's attention be drawn to the lack of consistency in the aftercare plans and aftercare workers for children in foster care.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This is one of the questions that I ask regularly because there are so many different views on it and care-leavers have such different experiences. It is so hard to achieve a uniformity so that all needs are met. Does the Department engage with people and garner their views of aftercare service? Does Tusla and the Department have a formal advisory council for young people with experience...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: EPIC does play a wonderful role as an advocate for those in foster care and giving young people a platform to have their say. The role it plays is fantastic. Following on from that, will this year's budget extend the care leaver's package? Currently, unless someone is in education, the supports finish at the age of 18. Has the Minister considered, or has she costed, the extension of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether existing levels of capital funding for childcare providers are sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7065/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Is the Minister satisfied that the existing levels of capital funding for childcare providers are sufficient, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the €9 million and I have seen the progress to which it has given rise. I am still not convinced, however, that it is enough. I am still not convinced it is hitting the targeted area completely. How do these figures match up with the Department's growth projections with demands in the sector within the next ten years? This is the second time I have spoken about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The recent Pobal report, The Early Years Sector Profile Report 2017-2018, indicates that 34% of toddlers were on waiting lists for early years care. The report stated that there was capacity for 88% of Ireland's three to five year olds. This blends into a cohort to attend childcare at any given point. When one breaks it down that way I do not believe that €281,000 per city and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 60. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the considerable implications that the new afterschool care regulations will have for schools and childcare providers; and her views on whether sufficient consultation was conducted with the affected groups. [7066/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 64. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (14 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if vulture funds pay VAT on properties they sell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Costs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for coming into the House to deal with this matter. I am asking her to address the recent findings made by the ESRI that disadvantaged parents were twice as likely to have unmet childcare needs as those in better off groups. This is on the back of a report that was issued in the past few days. The document examines data collected by the CSO for 5,219 households and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Costs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I hope so, too. I welcome all of the good work the Minister has done, but I still have concerns about lone parents and families with one income. That is why I have raised this question which I know the Minister understands. For a two-income family childcare costs are a little less of a burden. As the Minister gets ready for next year's budget, is she making any provision for the single...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons diagnosed on an annual basis with ASD and AAH in each CHO in tabular form; the number by age ranges (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming before us. I have three questions. I am glad the Minister referred to the various events that took place in Croke Park.