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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: That is okay. What Departments sit at that meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What about the Department of Children and Youth Affairs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: It is important to know that is up and running. Who is responsible for gathering the data? Does Tusla gather the data on children? Is there mandatory reporting where there are welfare issues? Do calls come into the Tusla offices? How does Tusla gather the data? Do county council officials pick up the telephone? Do school staff pick up the telephone? Does Tusla get calls to the various...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I will go back to my question again. I now know that Tusla has one designated person with supports in various hubs. Where are the data being collected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, those referred as homeless or schools or GPs referring families too. Where are the data being gathered? What families are being flagged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: With the height of respect, is welfare not part of child protection issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Are the welfare of the child, where the child sleeps, having a roof over his or her head and having proper sustainable meals welfare issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: That is exactly what I am looking for. What does Tusla do with that information when the calls come in? Tusla gathers the data. What about the person who has made that telephone call? Is there interagency collaboration with the local authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: That is exactly what I am looking for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thoroughly agree on everything Mr. Gibson is saying and that is as is. There is no issue there. I will go back to my issue again. How does Tusla engage with the local authorities? They have the statutory responsibility for delivery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Does Tusla engage with local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What feedback do Tusla support workers get from parents who engage and who are involved in hubs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The word was "interim". What does the Department see as an interim measure for families in hubs? We have had so many presentations here and everyone was saying six months was as long as they should be there. What statistics does the Department have? How long are families having to live in hubs and what is the pathway for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I support Deputy Mitchell's remark. A presentation was given two weeks ago in Buswells. One of the requests related to families in emergency accommodation for the summer months. I came up with a suggestion which the witnesses might bring back to their steering group. More than 10,000 OPW sites across the country are owned by the Department of Finance. Why can we not give visitor cards to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (10 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 48. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme. [30422/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (10 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme. It is fitting to ask the question as this is our final opportunity for questions before the introduction of the scheme and providers and parents would welcome an update on it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (10 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her openness in responding to my question. Some 2,300 of providers, or approximately 50%, have signed up to the scheme so far. What is the cut-off date for signing up? The Minister said the main ICT system is largely built. Is the Department on budget for the roll-out of the ICT system? Since we last spoke on this issue, have more providers signed up? Has the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (10 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (10 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The final issue I want to focus on is the sensitivity of the data. Is the Minister happy with the transfer of people's personal private data? I refer to the Data Protection Commissioner ensuring that the website is sufficiently secure for the uploading of the sensitive material that will be required. Will it be protected? A cohort of parents are conscious of the need for their data to be...