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Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her statement. This is the first time I have seen much of the information she has provided. For that reason, I will leave much of my commentary on the Bill to Committee Stage and focus now on the broader purpose of the legislation. The Fianna Fáil Party welcomes the introduction of the Bill, for which we and the parents of Ireland have been waiting since it...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) does not have an automatic entitlement to citizenship. [5064/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 300. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that persons on zero and variable hour contracts are eligible for subsidies under the single affordable child care scheme. [5073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 310. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to have the Hymany Way section from Portumna to Aughrim and from Aughrim to Ballygar included as part of the walk scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Mr. Hughes for his presentation. I will ask direct questions to which I want short answers. How many psychiatric nurses are trained every year in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: We will stay current. How many nurses are expected to be lost this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In 2018 approximately 800 will retire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I will rephrase my question. How many psychiatric nurses who are in training will come on stream in 2018?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In Mr. Hughes's experience, how many nurses do we normally lose annually to retirement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that a conservative figure based on the fact that there are more than 800 who are eligible to retire this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: We can see the gap straightaway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: As in this session we are dealing with recruitment, how would Mr. Hughes advise the Government to address the matter? It will be a number of years before we will be able to match retirements with recruitment. Is it the case that it will be 2020 before we will be able to make them match?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: When does Mr. Hughes think-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I will stay focused on graduates. In Mr. Hughes's view, when will enrolments match retirements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: How would Mr. Hughes advise the Government or policymakers to address the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Or would it create a larger problem in the long run?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Were Mr. Hughes to advise the HSE on how to accelerate the recruitment plan, the operation of which in the United Kingdom has gone well, what would he say to make it attractive enough to bring people back home?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: Would Mr. Hughes mention relocation packages or anything like them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister has appeared before us and we have heard many reports from the HSE. I am being told in one ear that funding is not an issue, yet, in the other, I am being told that mental health services are in crisis. I am trying to match the two in order to determine what could be done to address the crisis. Obviously, we are not recruiting and training enough people annually. That will be...