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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: To Mr. Elliott's knowledge, has nobody been refused access to his or her information?

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The motion is about ensuring that every healthcare service in the State is open and truthful when it comes to dealing with patients and the public. I could not believe what I was reading in recent reports that CervicalCheck issued a circular to consultants saying it was up to individual doctors to tell patients about their misdiagnosis. I refer to the Medical Council's guidelines on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The witnesses have answered the questions I was going to ask. Could the other speakers who did not give an opinion give me their opinion about measuring and weighing children in school? I have my own opinion on that but I will keep it to myself for the time being. Mr. Browne spoke about expanding the idea of informative parents' evenings to educate parents on sugar intake and problem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I read a report recently that argued that of children entering secondary school, boys were 32% fitter than girls. The figure rose to 41%. Do we need to look at the curriculum to encourage girls? Is there a problem with girls taking part in PE? Is it that the curriculum is not attractive to girls - possibly because it involves contact sport? Can any of the witnesses tell me about their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will ask some questions on primary school and then perhaps the deputations can address a question on secondary schools. I am a parent who has three children in primary school and I am keen to say that fantastic work is being done. We have the Food Dudes and Super Troopers programmes and Walk to School Week. The children and I have participated in these regularly. Great things are going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: What experience do schools have when they try to access grants for such facilities? What do schools find when they go to the Department?

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Like many in the Chamber, I have noticed in recent months a surge in applications for large-scale private student accommodation developments. While student accommodation is needed, we must ensure that there is regulation, especially of rents. Recently, there were protests at DCU after two privately-built student accommodation developments near the campus announced that they were hiking...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Advertising Regulation (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the targeted advertising of junk food to children and young persons online. [18727/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a planned specialist autism unit at a school (details supplied) will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 563. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost per child of introducing a baby box scheme similar to that operating in Scotland. [23659/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 569. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when her Department’s independent cost review of the childcare sector which was scheduled to go to tender in September 2017 will be published. [23656/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 570. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of establishing ten new family resource centres; and the estimated full year cost of running these centres. [23657/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 571. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of employing an aftercare worker. [23658/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 572. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants under the ECCE scheme by €5, €10, €15 and €20 per child, per week in tabular form. [23662/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of reinstating the childminding advisory service. [23663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 574. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost under the affordable childcare scheme of increasing the monthly universal subsidy in €20 intervals up to €600 for all eligible parents. [23664/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 575. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspectors employed by Tusla to inspect all services in the early years sector; and the total pay and non-pay costs of this service. [23666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 576. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to the Learner Fund in 2017 and 2018; the number of practitioners that availed of places; and if all the funding allocated to the fund was availed of. [23667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 577. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 100 new professionally qualified social workers. [23668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 578. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing and supporting the aftercare plans held by persons that are 18 to 21 years of age by allocating 15 hours per week for a support worker in each case. [23669/18]