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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: One of the reasons for these amendments was to revisit an issue addressed in amendment No. 1, which has fallen and was not discussed. It goes back to a core value about the age of the child and the consent of the child who does not wish to have a guardian ad litem. In those circumstances, a report would be produced and submitted to the courts acknowledging that the child, for reasons of age...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: These amendments come from a good space.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chairman. I hear what the Minister is saying and I think that she hears what we are saying. Without labouring the point, it really goes back to removing the discretion of the judge. It also relates to work on the postcode lottery and to having the voice of the child heard.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, removing the discretion. When I say "discretion," I mean that they should ensure that the voice of the child is heard. That discretion does not operate very fairly around the country. In many court sittings-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely. This is why we are trying to amend it, to ensure that what is done in some court systems is replicated. It is done very well in the High Court and the Supreme Court. We are trying to ensure that that is replicated at District Court level, down to the small District Courts, such as at Loughrea District Court. I know that depending on who is sitting on a particular day or if...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her time. As stated earlier when she was not present, there is a great deal of good in the Bill. We have focused on one section of the Bill in our amendments. It is important to acknowledge that there is a lot of good stuff in the Bill. Most of the amendments that have been proposed relate to section 6. I have met officials from her Department. I would welcome...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy is out of order.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the home carer’s tax credit by €100, €200, €300, €400, €500 and €600, respectively. [43931/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of creating and supporting each apprenticeship place with reference to the sector in which the apprenticeship is. [44025/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department meets the cost of third level study for apprentices enrolled in a relevant apprenticeship. [44026/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of enrolling a person in a QQI level 5, 6 and 7 apprenticeship, respectively. [44027/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the universal subsidy amount in the national childcare scheme by amounts (details supplied) for all children aged between one and five years of age in tabular form. [43941/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the universal subsidy amount in the national childcare scheme by amounts (details supplied) for all children aged between one and three years of age in tabular form. [43942/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing each income assessed subsidy, level or grade in the national childcare scheme by amounts (details supplied) for all children aged between one and five years of age in tabular form. [43943/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the income assessed subsidy amount in the national childcare scheme by amounts (details supplied) for all children aged between one and three years of age in tabular form. [43944/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of childcare funding that is used to provide income assessed subsidy payments in respect of children aged between three and 15 years of age. [43946/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years services to which Tusla has applied conditions (details supplied) upon granting their registration or re-registration by county in tabular form. [43945/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in crèches and childcare; the amount of subsidy being paid; the annual subsidy in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43947/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 269. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches and crèche places that are operational, broken down by county and by status, that is, community or private. [43948/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (24 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 270. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applicants to each level of the AIM scheme; the number of successful applicants to each level of the scheme; the number of applicants who have drawn down their entitlements under the scheme; and the average cost of meeting the needs of one child on each level of the scheme in tabular form. [43949/19]