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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 149. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing 15 hours per week special needs assistant support to 1,000 children with disabilities, to enable them to participate in the early childhood and care education scheme. [25496/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 151. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will give a complete breakdown of the total Learner Fund of €3 million; and the way it is allocated and provided. [25654/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children Services Committees (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role the childcare committees carry out nationally; the number that exist; the number of persons employed; the amount of money that is allocated to cover wages and salaries. [25656/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 153. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the current total spend on Early Childhood Care and Education. [25657/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 154. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the next phase of the ABC project will commence and be rolled out. [25658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total spend for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency for 2014. [25659/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the figure for capitation grants for primary education. [25653/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I do not mind. It is up to the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank Dr. Lynch for his presentation. The issue of the crisis in the quality of child care in the State has come up repeatedly during our hearings. The Government is about to be monitored on quality. The European Council of Ministers last week approved the employment performance monitor for 2015. For Ireland, the report identifies the availability of affordable and quality child care as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: "Position" might be the wrong word. Does the Department have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: -----an idea on how it will address it? The issue of subvention was raised quite a lot at our outreach meetings. On the concept that funding should follow the child, there is the issue with private and community child care where in many rural areas, parents may not be in a position to be facilitated by a community crèche. Children from disadvantaged areas are not always disadvantaged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the protection in place for Health Service Executive staff who are accused of assaulting or abusing a patient or service user in facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/15]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thought the quarterly meeting with the Minister was later.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I had picked it up wrong.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I wish to speak in favour of the amendment. We had a similar amendment in the Seanad. It is our intention to resubmit the amendment on Report Stage if it is not accepted now. Three months is a very long time in a child’s life. I also believe that children on remand should be kept separate from children who have been convicted if that is in the best interests of the child. People...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I did, but it was on amendment No. 7.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I support this amendment. There was a similar one in the Seanad and I would propose to table it again on Report Stage. Somebody under 18 years of age should be given a chance. I think rehabilitation should work in these circumstances. Children should be assessed according to their age. One often finds that children in these circumstances have special needs or additional needs and may...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I wish to state that I support Deputy Daly's amendment. I also wish to inform the sub-committee that I shall submit a similar amendment on Report Stage.