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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to increase the retention and recruitment of social workers in Tusla. [51522/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: My question is in the same vein as that posed by Deputy Durkan. I would like the Minister to outline the measures being taken to increase the recruitment and improve the retention of social workers in Tusla. I would like her to specifically address the low numbers of social workers being trained in the country and to outline what can be done to increase the numbers entering the profession.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response. We recently learned that since 2016, there has been a 125% increase in agency social workers being used by Tusla while at the same time it has actively recruited 3.8%. Tusla CEO, Mr. Bernard Gloster, appeared before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs a few weeks ago and explained to us how it is going to try to transition some of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This is really welcome and I compliment the CEO and his staff on the work they are doing on that. We cannot survive on agency staff as it is not good enough for the families or for the children. The figure of 389 conversions starting on 1 January 2020 is a great start for Tusla. May it continue because there are many more staff who hopefully we can bring on to the conversion programme. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reviewing the system through which youth groups and services access public funding. [51523/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the Minister considered reviewing the system through which youth groups and services can access public funding?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The reason I tabled this question was to understand the sequence of when funding would be released. I welcome the Minister's commentary on the targeted youth funding scheme. How can one apply for it? Must one be a member of the major groups? What are the 30 other national groups? I am trying to understand this because there appear to be many groups and this follows up on where Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: -----but it would bring things together for vulnerable young people so they could have the same opportunities to engage throughout the county.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: My understanding is that the funding applications will be made available in the new year and that the Minister will communicate that through the Department. Is that the full allocation of €11 million for the year? Will people know that is the pot of money and how to make an application to access the funding? What recommendations does the Minister think she will give to some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Provision (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 71. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the support measures in place for parents in circumstances in which a crèche has been deregistered; and her views on the creation of additional supply in this instance. [51521/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Fire Safety Regulations (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 82. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the postponement of the introduction of new fire safety regulations for crèches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51520/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 84. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if payments will be backdated to parents who applied for the national childcare scheme but whose applications have not been processed to date. [51519/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the €23,000 funding applied for by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme for the installation of toilets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding applied for by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered broadening the terms of the Magdalen restorative justice ex gratia scheme for those who were resident in one of the 14 adjoining institutions to include men who were young boys at the time and lived and worked with their sisters in the Magdalen institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if cost estimates have been made regarding the potential cost of expanding the terms of the Magdalen restorative justice ex gratia scheme for those who worked in Magdalen institutions and were resident in one of the 14 adjoining institutions to include men who were young boys at the time and lived and worked with their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the combined immunotherapy treatment of ipilimumab and nivolumab is not funded as a first line treatment option for advanced renal cell carcinoma but appears to be funded for melanoma cancer; his plans to fund such a combined immunotherapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the expected number of hours to be provided for home help in 2020 in each CHO; the estimated level of funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51211/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by external agencies by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the amount spent on external agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51212/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Availability (10 Dec 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a nursing unit (details supplied) is not taking respite admissions at present; when it will be accepting same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51264/19]