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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 405. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate resources remain available to her Department to meet the requirements arising from various legislation enacted over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 406. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she is in contact with the various voluntary statutory and support services throughout the country with a view to ensuring the identification of areas of particular need; the extent to which she is confident that such needs can be met on an on-going basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 407. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that adequate guidelines exist to ensure that best practice is strictly observed in all cases where children or teenagers are deemed to be at risk and need to be placed in care [48299/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 408. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department remains in contact with child support services in the Health Service Executive with a view to determination of the best practice to be pursued in cases of children at risk that have been brought to the attention of the HSE and or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48300/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 409. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if clearly defined demarcation lines exist between her Department and the Department of Health with respect to responsibility to address the welfare and well-being of children, their placement into care in the event of such necessity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 410. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which the Health Service Executive reports to her Department in cases where children are deemed to be at risk and in need of placement in care; the extent of the resources available to her in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 411. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department can engage with juvenile offenders with a view to rehabilitative or educational supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 412. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she continues to engage with youth organisations in the context of meeting the requirements of children and young persons in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48304/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if children between the ages of 10 and 17 years who have presented at accident and emergency for treatment arising from attempted self-harm, some on more than one occasion, have been further investigated with a view to determination of the underlying cause of their individual situations, the extent to which specific reasons have been identified as the most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to assess the causes or causes of depression among young persons or teenagers, having particular regard to the number of referrals for hospitalisation or care in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48306/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of children between the ages of ten and 17, the majority of whom are girls, who have reported to emergency departments with suspected self-harm in the past number of years; the extent to which provision for early intervention in such circumstances by his Department exists; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department has responsibility for issues where children are at risk arising from tendencies to self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48308/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is the appropriate body to address issues of self-harm in children or teenagers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48298/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 442. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of an appeal for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47918/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if much-needed speech therapy will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48257/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The economic and monetary union, and particularly the banking union, is something we have agreed to and supported all along. The Irish Presidency was very supportive. After our exit from the bailout programme we would like some of the benefits of the thinking that went into the European banking union and economic governance. We hope to receive the benefit of the doubt regarding measures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to add one point. I am aware that the UK's disposition towards Europe, or Europe's disposition towards the UK, is not in the report, but I was trying to encourage it into the report. I recognise that Ms Nolan may not wish to comment on that. The danger is that Europe proceeds without being acutely aware of the likelihood or the consequences of what may happen. That is something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I knew it. In view of that, can we convey the message that some of us consider it hugely important that the Europe bears that in mind on a daily basis?

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: It costs money.

Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Sir Humphrey is alive and over there.