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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive an allocation of a second SNA in view of concerns that parents have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the delegates for their presentations. Do they think palliative care or hospice services for those who wish to continue with a pregnancy where life after birth is likely to be short are equal throughout the country? How difficult is it for staff to provide appropriate non-directive counselling for a woman seeking an abortion under the current legislation and what impact does it have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application to extend the speed limit at the entrances to Abbeyknockmoy along the N63 has been submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision which has been put in place to address resurfacing, signage, reducing open space, reducing of the speed limit and downgrading of the old N63 of Annagh Hill, Ballyglunnin, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (12 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision which has been put in place to address resurfacing, signage, reducing open space, reducing of the speed limit and downgrading of the old Athenry Road, Annagh Cross, Ballyglunnin, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43261/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I have sat and listened to the whole debate, but I want to ask a question in the interests of balance. Do patients in crisis pregnancy situations who choose to have their babies tell their GPs, who are normally their first point of contact afterwards, that they were happy with their decisions?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the subsidy levels under the single affordable childcare scheme are sufficient to account for the absence of increases to these levels in budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44019/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: My question is to ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the subsidy levels under the single affordable childcare scheme are sufficient to account for the absence of increases to these levels in budget 2018, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome what was delivered in the budget for ECCE. Focusing on the affordable childcare scheme, will the Minister confirm what she has started with regard to the affordable childcare scheme, and that our ICT system will be in place for September 2018? I am seeking a commitment from the Minister to have a pathway for that to ensure it will be there. How is the legislative framework...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister about ICT in every session. She has said she hopes that it will be there. Is funding the issue? Is it very complex? Is it difficult for one Department to work with three others? Is it that we are introducing a new system that has never been brought in before? Is the Minister looking at the model with regard to the student universal support Ireland, SUSI, system? I am...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be ring-fenced for the roll-out of mandatory reporting in 2018; her views on whether this will be sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be ring-fenced for the roll-out of mandatory reporting in 2018, her views on whether this will be sufficient and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response and welcome the €40.6 million in additional funding for Tusla which is to cover the cost of the roll-out of mandatory reporting and the roll-out of the nationwide out-of-hours social work service, as well as a further investment in family resource centres, including the opening of an additional 11 centres. My real concern centres on the fact that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: If I were to accept the 50% figure which I am more than willing to do, my other concern relates to the recruitment of staff. It is my biggest concern. The Minister's predecessor, former Deputy James Reilly, announced the recruitment of an additional 247 staff in 2015, but if one looks at the figures for the past 18 months, one will see that we are struggling to recruit the necessary staff....

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether an increase in capitation payments for early childhood care and education, ECCE, providers of 7% will be sufficient in view of the chronic issues regarding pay and the viability of the sector. [43771/17]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 511. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether an increase in capitation payments for early childhood care and education, ECCE providers of 7% will be sufficient in view of the chronic issues regarding pay and the viability of the sector. [43782/17]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I am asking the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for her views on whether a 7% increase in capitation payments for the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme providers will be sufficient in view of the chronic matters regarding pay and the viability of the sector. I ask against the backdrop of child care providers being expected to complete an ever-increasing amount of...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. The 7% increase which is well intentioned is very welcome and should be passed on to workers. It is a step in the right direction. I am concerned as there are many managers of crèches who, in some cases, may not have taken salaries for a number of weeks. They need to look after themselves. Is this one of the other ways to address the fact that community...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I was trying to push the Minister on the issue of the community employment, CE worker and the community creches. Did the Minister see this as an opportunity for the community creches to take on the additional staff that they may have lost? I do not want to be disingenuous but I did the sums on it myself and if one was to break it down, the 7% would not bring their wages up to minimum wage....

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (17 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: He is at the same committee meeting.