Results 701-720 of 23,950 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: That is not good enough. What is the transition team doing and when was it appointed? What is the status of the Minister's commitment to appoint a further ten social workers in January? Where will she find the additional 71? Of the 60 social workers supposed to be in place by the end of last year, how many are in place-----
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: -----as opposed to being in some form of negotiation of contract?
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To recap, the Minister stated today that the 60 social workers who the Dáil was told last year were to be recruited as part of the Ryan report recommendations were not required as the levels recommended by the report had been reached because the Minister would go back as far as 2009. That begs the question of what was the point of recruiting those social workers in the first place. They...
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I was very disappointed to hear the Minister minimising the impact of those retirements by saying they would be spread across the country.
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: At the same time we are supposed to be putting an effort into raising the numbers.
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has not responded on how those places will be filled.
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I would like an answer.
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I am disappointed they are not in place.
- Children in Care (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide guardians to all unaccompanied children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8298/12]
- Children in Care (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her reply on this matter. The key issue at stake here is how we deal with unaccompanied minors, that is, those presenting as children with no parents along with them, coming in to this country. As the Minister stated, the numbers have decreased, from over 1,000 in 2001 to just 105 last year. However, of the 79 unaccompanied minors in State care as of January this...
- Children in Care (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I understand three unaccompanied minors went missing from HSE care in 2011. Ensuring that our services are strong so that this does not happen is critical to ensuring this country is not seen as somewhere open to child trafficking. I encourage the Minister to ensure we make every effort so that we have a robust service to ensure children are kept safe.
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: The Minister outlined many challenges that must be addressed in regard to child protection services. I agree with her entirely in this regard. One of the challenges she has had to address in the past year is the appointment of the 60 additional social workers. According to her figures, ten of the 60 were in place at the end of 2011. My question is very specific - how many social workers...
- Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: The Minister is now saying there is no plan for establishing the number of social workers to be in place at the end of 2012. Despite all the work over recent years, the recommendation of the Ryan report stating there should be 270 additional social workers employed, and the Minister's stating in the Dáil over the past year that she was working towards delivering these posts by the end of...
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Question 596: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in view of the Children's Rights Alliance's overall positive C+ grade to Government in its report card 2012, she will ensure that budget 2013 ring-fences the funding and staff complement required to ensure that the new child and family support agency will be able to deliver on its statutory obligations; and if she will make...
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in State care who were charged or convicted of any criminal offence in 2010 or 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7720/12]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Question 670: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if haemochromatosis is covered under the medical card schemes for medical card holders; if not, the plans he has to include it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7878/12]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Question 762: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of road projects in the country, if any, granted funding by him under the specific improvement road grants programme for 2012 to a value of less than â¬250,000 and the reason for the funding of any project granted funding below this threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/12]
- Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: In light of the very positive announcement yesterday by the Northern Ireland Administration that £330 million will be spent between now and 2016 on completing 37 km of the 88-km A5 project, will the Taoiseach now reconsider his refusal to allow a debate in the House?
- Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Following on the comments by the North's Minister for Finance, Mr. Wilson, MLA, that less money was allocated to the Northern Administration-----
- Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I raised this before.