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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the Minister and his team. I agree with the conclusion to his opening statement, “We have had a busy and productive period of work since our last quarterly meeting.” While we have had the Children First Bill and the Children (Amendment) Bill, the adoption (tracing and information) Bill has still not been published. The Minister and his predecessor stated it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I again refer to the mother and baby homes. Does the Minister have concerns about how the inquiry is progressing? Is it hitting its targets and timeframes? When can we expect to receive an update on it, if not today?

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Copies of the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015 were issued to Members in draft form last Friday afternoon and we were informed last Monday that it was to be debated this week. That is an inadequate amount of time in which to analyse the proposals fairly. The Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, has indicated that the new options...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: All the points I am raising are relevant. While the expected average water bill per household will be €240 per year in 2015, this figure is expected to increase over time. As with bin charges, there is no doubt that water charges will increase every year. As has been noted elsewhere, Irish Water will ultimately be sold off as a State asset making it a for-profit essential service, as...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I am aware of that. The issues I am raising go hand in hand with the Bill. The Government has targets in place to reduce child poverty. The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014-2020, Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, commits it to lifting more than 70,000 children out of consistent poverty by 2020, which would constitute a reduction of at least two thirds on the...

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: They were not debarred.

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: They were not.

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: €7 million

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 253. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prioritise increasing Garda Síochána resources on the ground in rural areas of east Limerick, given the recent surge in serious criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 289. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps and measures a citizen must take to become a child care service provider; and the requirements and Government policy for opening a child care facility in any given community. [27560/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 290. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Government spend on child care; how this figure of 0.2% investment translates into exact figures; where and how it is being allocated currently; and if he will provide the same information for 2014. [27561/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Carers Strategy (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 291. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that there are currently approximately 4,000 minors under the age of 15 years acting as primary carers for their parents; and his plans to provide critical urgent supports to these children. [27562/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 292. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of boys and girls currently within the system in Oberstown boys school, in Oberstown girls school and in Trinity House school. [27563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 293. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of minors on remand in Trinity House from the year 2000 to 2015. [27564/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 294. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average length of time a minor is spending on remand; and the longest length of time a minor can spend on remand. [27565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grounds that qualify a minor to be classified for being on remand. [27566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 296. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the age range and profile for minors currently living in Oberstown schools. [27567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 297. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a clear boundary between mixing children of younger ages with those turning 18 years of age in Oberstown schools. [27568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a family (details supplied) in County Cork who are just under the distance to qualify for free school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27256/15]