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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: Why are we not supporting the people who elected us and the people on the ground who are struggling? Families, husbands, wives and children are struggling. Sometimes children do not have food put on the table because a father or mother is gambling every last penny that comes in. All the while we do not have a regulator or regulation. Why do we not have that? It is because the Government...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I feel bad that people such as the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, is taking the criticism on his behalf. The Minister, Deputy Ross, should be here to take it. I would love to tell him to his face about the child he is letting down, the dwarf children, the child with the medical card and about homelessness because he does not want to hear the real facts. Guess who is in the bubble in...

Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason her department is not implementing the recommendation of the audit of An Garda Síochána use of section 12 to establish a 24 hour social work service. [31457/17]

Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: My first question for the Minister is to ask the reasons her Department is not implementing the recommendation of the audit of An Garda Síochána use of section 12 to establish a 24 hour social work service.

Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I suppose I am a little at sea in one of the questions I am asking the Minister. What piece of information is missing from Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report? The information is not there. He has written this in the here and now, for example, he wrote in 2014, 2015 and was compiling it up to 2016. Tusla put in place an out-of-hours service which the report acknowledges is in place. However,...

Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I acknowledge that considerable work has been done. The implementation plan agreed with Tusla last week was welcome. I am keen to see the timelines and the reviews to be completed. When will we know the county by county details in respect of the data contained on page 50 of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report? Do we have a timeline in that regard? Reference was made to 23 social care...

Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date by which she plans to have the single affordable child care scheme operational, including measures to include childminders as eligible providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/17]

Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: Does the Minister have a date by which the single affordable child care scheme will be operational and what measures are being introduced to include childminders as eligible providers?

Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. I, too, acknowledge that this is not an easy process. This time last year, I asked the Minister for an update on the ICT system. I understand roll-out of this scheme is being held up because it is not up to standard. What is the status of the ICT project at this point, which was supposed to be in place for August 2018. What is the current timeline in this regard? ...

Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: What is the status of the legislation for the single affordable child care scheme? As the committees will be going into recess in two weeks' time, I presume the scheme will not be in place before the end of the summer. Also what engagement or work is being done by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners in relation...

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's review of the sustainability of the child care sector; and when this review will be published. [31219/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's review of the sustainability of the child care sector; and when this review will be published. [31232/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I would like to know the status of the Department's review of the sustainability of the child care sector and when the Minister hopes to have it published. That is Question No. 29.

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: It relates to the review of the sustainability of the child care sector.

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response. The crux of my question related to the programme for Government and the independent review the Department for Children and Youth Affairs was going to carry out. It was a follow-on from where Early Childhood Ireland was last year, a more in-depth review where it was doing the sums. Early Childhood Ireland did the sums last year and the Minister's...

Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I also welcome the funding allocated for non-contact time but it is critical that the independent review is conducted as urgently as possible. I fear that the sector might begin to contract if we do not have the right information because when people do their sums, they will look to see where they can make a living from this business. Whether they are a private operator or even a community...

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department is taking to address the high rates of attrition and exhaustion among social care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31220/17]

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 554. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department is taking to address the high rates of attrition and exhaustion among social care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31233/17]

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: What steps is the Department taking to address the high rates of attrition and exhaustion among social care workers? Would the Minister mind making a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive answer and welcome everything she said. One of the reasons I tabled my question was to get the answer the Minister has given, namely, that supports are available for social care workers and all those involved with Tusla. The other reason relates to the children who lose a social care worker or when a social care worker, having accessed the...