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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 1193. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a special application by a person (details supplied) in respect of a person will be accepted. [25121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 1237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [24877/18]

Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of matters relating to governance at an organisation (details supplied). [25608/18]

Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: My question relates to Scouting Ireland. Has the Minister been provided with an update on the work of Ms van Turnhout on her assessment of the governance of Scouting Ireland?

Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister's response. I understand that the Minister cannot give us an exact date by which she will receive the report. I hope she will keep the House and individual Members who have a particular interest informed on this issue. Moreover, I hope that when the report comes before her, she will keep an open door in communicating with us. I fully accept the Minister's answer. ...

Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: We are very much aware that there is a funding issue and that there are time constraints as well. However, it is vital that the vast bulk of the ordinary members of Scouting Ireland, the people who volunteer at weekends, have confidence in the process that is under way. Everyone is mindful of the fact that taxpayers' money is being used to fund this organisation. Everyone within the...

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 45. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that the school completion programme is operating effectively. [25607/18]

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for being a fair minded and decent man. I am asking the Minister whether she is satisfied that the school completion programme is operating effectively.

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I am not satisfied with that answer to be very honest about it. There are 470 odd primary schools. There have been cuts in counselling services. We have heard wonderful words like "review" and "reform" but I have not heard anything that I can say is meaningful. The school completion programme is not operating properly currently: it is operating sub-optimally. We need to hear something a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 54. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average length of time of a care order placing children in care; and her views on whether care orders can be too long in duration. [25609/18]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputy Dara Murphy. I ask members to please turn off their mobile phones. Will they please switch them to airplane mode? The usual provisos apply. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed to by the Committee on Procedure for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The first petition for consideration is petition No. P00023/17 from Ms Judith Clarke and Mr. Shane Dunphy seeking the opening of an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, unit in all primary and secondary schools. They state that parents often have to bring their children to other counties, towns or locations which are miles away from their homes to access schools with ASD classes. This is the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Deputy Cassells. I call Senator Buttimer.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Senator Buttimer. I call Deputy Murphy.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate Deputy Murphy's suggestion and we can liaise with the Joint Committee on Education and Skills to ensure there is no crossover between what we and they do. That is a valid suggestion. The next petition for consideration is petition No. P00025/18. This petition objects to abortion on demand and would like to see abortion on demand up to 12 weeks of pregnancy abolished. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: We all know where this is going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I join in welcoming Mr. Regan to the committee today. We have heard of a number of tremendous and positive initiatives. It is good to have crystallisation of what the GAA is doing right down to the local community, because sometimes we think of the GAA in binary terms, whether hurling or football, camogie or handball and so on. Often, we think of the GAA in binary terms and in an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I have another question on primary schools and how to reach a penetration rate of 100%. Mr. Regan stated that the GAA is willing to reach out into other areas. He referred to the principle of getting basic movements, how the GAA does not claim ownership of this, and how the association is willing to work with others. The committee will have to make recommendations. If Mr. Regan were to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: My last question is more of a shout-out for handball.