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Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (21 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding correspondence sent to your office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/12]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (26 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding old age pensioners who are in receipt of a private pension and a State pension; if the Revenue Commissioners will be seeking to backdate the tax liability, should there be one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30801/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she plans to publish the financial review of community employment schemes; if she will consult with representatives of CE supervisors, CE participants and CE sponsors again in advance of its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30618/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health if step-down funding provided by the special delivery unit will be used where appropriate to help fund the care of children at a children's hospice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30320/12]

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, on introducing the Bill. The Bill is important and my party supports it. It will help to ensure proper protection in the State for children and vulnerable adults. It is being introduced along with the children first Bill, which puts the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing. The thrust of both Bills will enhance...

National Cultural Institutions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I join colleagues on all sides of the House in commending Deputy Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil Party spokesperson on the arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht, on bringing forward this issue for political attention in the Dáil. The arts are also receiving attention in the Seanad this week. At a time of economic pressures across all Departments, we must ensure that areas of funding which were...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the financial review of community employment schemes is completed, the date on which she intends to announce the allocations of materials and training grants to these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31136/12]

Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Last week's report by the independent review panel highlighted the deaths of 112 children by unnatural causes while in the care of the State between 2000 and 2010. It is one of the most significant reports into our child protection system for many years. As such, it is entirely appropriate that time be set aside for a debate in this House on how the State proposes to respond to it.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31541/12]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (28 Jun 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the opening hours of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal; his plans to increase the opening hours of this station and the number of Garda assigned to this station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/12]

Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the action that he has taken to address the fall in tourist numbers in the three months to the end of April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32147/12]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (3 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person will receive his outstanding payment under the agri-environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31772/12]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (3 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care with an assigned social worker when she came to office in March 2011; the number at present; the number without for each; the proportion for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31775/12]

Written Answers — European Banking Sector: European Banking Sector (5 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a single deposit insurance scheme to cover all Eurozone countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32699/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 28 June 2012, if this school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be able to retain their two teachers until the outcome of the Appeals Board has been decided in October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32844/12]

Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and proportion of children in the care of the State without an assigned social worker in February 2011; the same figures in respect of today; her plans to improve these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33529/12]

Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her reply. I think she will agree that in light of the publication of the report of the child death review group in the past couple of weeks, the job of ensuring we provide the best possible protection to children who come into the care of the State is essential for the Government and one it must not shy away from. It must take the hard actions to achieve that. The...

Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an implementation plan will be published on the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Child Death Review Group; if she will confirm that all recommendations will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33530/12]

Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her reply. This is the first occasion since publication of the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group that I have had an opportunity to discuss it with the Minister on the floor of the House. I commend the authors of the report, Dr. Geoffrey Shannon and Ms Norah Gibbons, on their dedication over the past 18 months in teasing through the detail of each...

Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister give a commitment that the recommendation for mandatory after-care will be implemented in full? Unfortunately the report showed that children in after care were failed to an even greater extent than any other children in the care of the State. Nothing less than mandatory after-care is required and I ask the Minister for an assurance on that. As the Minister rightly points...