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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1114. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a mechanism in place for birth parents whose children are in foster care and who are of the view that their access rights to their child are being unduly impeded upon by Covid-19 restrictions to voice their concerns; and the decision making criteria in place under such a mechanism. [5767/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1115. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the circumstances under which it will remain appropriate to defer birth parents access to children in foster and residential care especially in view of the planned relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions for the general public. [5768/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1117. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if childminders can continue to care for children in their own home as opposed to going to the home of the child, as long as they are adhering to social distancing, hygiene and other public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans being developed by her Department or Tusla on separated parents having access to their children while the country reopens over the coming weeks; the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which households will be allowed mix in order that separated parents have access again; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the State will be providing insurance cover and indemnity to those who sign up to the scheme to provide childcare in the homes of essential healthcare workers if no insurance cover can be secured elsewhere; if discussions had taken place with insurance providers before announcing the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health and Safety Inspections (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1139. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when Tusla, Pobal and the Department of Education and Skills are expected to recommence their inspections; the protocols that will be in place in view of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6321/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Costs (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1132. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has conducted an analysis of possible price increases that will result from crèches operating at a lower capacity than usual owing to Covid-19 restrictions. [6074/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1133. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if re-registrations and inspections for crèches that were expected to take place before June 2020 will be rescheduled; and the arrangements that will be put in place in this regard. [6076/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1134. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches in respect of which re-registration procedures are in process. [6077/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of the State in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; the number of these cases linked with voluntary consent in each of the years in tabular form; the number of these cases in which the voluntary consent has been used indefinitely in each year in tabular form; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1136. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and names of persons taking part in the advisory group analysing the reopening of early years services; the name of the six representative organisations that are participating; the planned schedule of the group meetings; if the minutes of these meetings will be uploaded to the website of her Department; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a strategy is being developed to facilitate childminders restarting their service; if public health advice has been sought on this issue; the public health advice offered in order that childminding can restart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1138. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected capacity percentage rate allowable in centre-based early years services as they begin to open to all workers; the way in which providers will know when they can increase their capacity and slowly work back to the original capacity; the way in which it is planned to monitor adherence to reduced capacity rates; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1143. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the public health advice offered regarding grandparents having to mind their grandchildren when parents return to work in circumstances in which there is limited capacity or service at their normal childcare provider; the supports her Department is putting in place for such parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6385/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment. [6477/20]

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: How many calls were made by the Minister, Deputy Creed's, officials working in the factories he mentioned where the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has officials? Given that almost 900 cases of Covid-19 have been detected in meat factories, how many calls were made and emails sent from the Minister's staff on the ground to the Department? Surely there is some paper trail that...

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Chambers for sharing his time with me this evening. I too acknowledge the fabulous work An Post has done in connecting in with people in recent weeks. However, the two issues I wish to address this evening are broadband and our new engagement with social media. Is the Department engaging with the Department of Education and Skills on creating a heat map to ensure teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tax Credits (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance if childminders will continue to be able to access the childminders tax credit if they provide care in the home of the child on a temporary basis as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. [7609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student based at a network (details supplied) is entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment if already in receipt of jobseeker's; if he will reinstate the travel allowance of €12.70 and the meal allowance of €4; if not, when is he expecting to reintroduce such allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision is going ahead in 2020; if not, if it will be facilitated in the homes of the children; the alternate plans he is developing for the July provision; when these plans will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7547/20]