Results 481-500 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials in his Department considered the research document, A Case of Mistaken Identity, conducted by Togher Family Centre in association with local schools, in producing the criteria upon which applications for DEIS would be considered, and in any individual evaluations. [10579/17]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is a strong Bill and Sinn Féin supports it. The fund was established for an important purpose. In many respects, it was the least the State could do in light of its responsibilities. Is dócha go raibh dualgas faoi leith ar an Stát aitheantas a thabhairt do na fir agus na mná sin agus don chruatan agus don fhulaingt a d'fhulaing siad; aitheantas a thabhairt do sin...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to amendments to the legislation governing bookmakers on course to allow that all staff for the bookmaker in question be licensed, provided that at least one person on course has a licence, rather than requiring all staff to obtain a licence, including a lengthy and arduous process; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason bookmakers on course are required to have a licence for each member of staff on course, as distinct from bookmaking shops such as chain outlets, which are only required to have a single licence for the entire shop and all the staff therein, even when located on course. [10859/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (2 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 321. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if amateur boxing is included in any of the required free-to-air agreements regarding sports events with RTÉ. [10855/17]

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Bhí faillí i ndiaidh faillí sa chás seo, gach faillí níos measa ná an ceann a chuaigh roimis - failure after failure, each failure potentially worse than the last. What Grace endured was appalling, shocking and, in truth, heartbreaking. If revelations this weekend regarding Tuam revealed that our failures regarding child protection have deep and...

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is my final sentence. I echo the calls by the association to establish a working group on foster care in the near future in order to ensure that any pitfalls that exist regarding those placements are rectified.

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a brief point of order. I contacted the Minister's office and was told amendments to the motion would not be taken and the motion would just be passed. I do not know if Deputies were made aware of when amendments could be submitted.

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was no deadline. Will the Minister of State indicate when a vote will occur and when amendments will be accepted?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 833. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of the ACS as currently modelled. [12028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 834. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children she expects to avail of the ACS in total and broken down between the targeted and universal schemes. [12029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 835. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised upwards from the current proposed wage rate to €11 an hour and there is a proportionate increase in managers' pay. [12030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 836. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised upwards from the current proposed wage rate to €11.50 an hour and there is a proportionate increase in managers' pay to €14.78. [12031/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 837. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised upwards from the current proposed wage rate to €12 an hour and there is a proportionate increase in managers' pay. [12032/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is also vitally important that terms of reference specifically would be circulated in adequate time. We all received the motion in adequate time but obviously we did not have sight of the terms of reference and it is these that will underpin the entire inquiry. It is crucially important that the terms of reference deal with the allegations of a cover-up right back to 1996, and further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider installing a juvenile arthritis clinic in Munster and putting in place a consultant in this discipline in the CUH. [12316/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaim buíochas leis an dá eagraíocht anseo tráthnóna as an gcur i láthair. I will make some general observations first and, if it is possible at a later stage, come back with some specific observations on some of the specific headings. I was very taken with the two presentations in general and I would be very sympathetic to many of the observations. I agree...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A substantial amount of funding under the Vote specifically relates to Tusla. This time last year, much of the discussion related to Tusla's efforts to deal with the number of unallocated cases and also to ensure that all children would be provided with aftercare plans on the commencement of the legislation. Towards the end of last year, Tusla indicated that it was aiming to increase the...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes, in view of the fact that family resource centres, for example, are directly funded by Tusla. Obviously, the funding of the schemes falls under a different programme not provided for under this head. Chart 3 shows a 10% increase in expenditure for subhead A4, youth justice and children's detention centres. I understood the term "children's detention centres" would not longer be used....

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (8 Mar 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome the statements that have been made about Oberstown. I welcome the smaller items as well as the larger items. Many of my questions on social workers have been answered. I accept all of the points that have been made. It was interesting to hear about the recruitment issues. We have a very high number of unallocated cases. I am sure the Minister is concerned about the matter,...