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Other Questions: Child Care Services (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This question is around the commitment in the programme for Government to conduct and publish an independent review of the cost of providing quality child care, an issue which concerns all of us. We need to focus on child care. There have been some improvements with regard to the second ECCE year but having a quality service for children is absolutely vital for their chances in life and the...

Other Questions: Child Care Services (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister may not be able to answer this question but I ask her to fight for money in the budget for this purpose. A significant amount of funding was put into the second ECCE year but the process needs to continue and we will be behind the Minister in fighting for funding for this when budget time comes. I also ask that the commitments be to direct subsidy rather than tax breaks, of...

Other Questions: Child Care Services (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the fact that the Minister will be campaigning for more money. It is a very low-income sector and contains within it people with very good qualifications, which we need. I hope the Minister will focus on the issue of low pay.

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

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Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My apologies. I thought questions to the Minister were not starting until 4.30 p.m.

Other Questions: Domestic Violence Services Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide immediate funding to ensure that vulnerable women can access support when they need it following the commitment from the Taoiseach on 15 June 2016 to examine how to fund the 24-7 Women's Aid national free helpline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17142/16]

Other Questions: Domestic Violence Services Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving to me the time to ask the question. It is fairly straightforward and the result of a serious funding issue for Women's Aid which has threatened its national helpline for women who are at serious risk and need urgent help and attention. In many cases, these women are under threat in their homes. The Taoiseach gave a commitment five weeks ago on 15 June...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: insertheading (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to support children who are living in hotels; if this includes helping them to maintain links with their community, family supports and school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23044/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers who have been recruited for the child welfare and protection services to date in 2016; the number who have left the services in the same period; the measures being taken to reach the target number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23045/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if measures are being taken to ensure that all children, irrespective of their date of birth, can avail of the early childhood care and education scheme programme for two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23042/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights Committees (21 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 603. To ask the Minister for Health his role and the role of his Department relating to the remedies outlined by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in its views on the complaint brought by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23915/16]

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Most people who were lucky enough to get a house under Part V are probably part of a family and have other family members who have the right to stay in the house once an older person there is deceased. I therefore doubt if much of that housing stock is going back for recycling within the social housing system. It is important to have this debate and I agree with Deputy Martin Kenny that...

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It appears to be the same central way of deciding whether a person can afford to pay back the loan. It seems particularly strict and restrictive. That wider context needs to be examined because local authority loans should be an opportunity for those on relatively low or middle incomes to purchase a house, be it a former local authority house or a private one. People have said that 73,...

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is useful that we are having this discussion. I thank the Fianna Fáil members for giving us the opportunity. I believe we need to think through issues of this kind. Everybody here supports mixed tenure and wants to see more mixed communities rather than having all of the social housing tenants in one part of a city or town and private occupiers and owners in other areas. This...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Strategic Plan 2016-2018: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Dr. Muldoon in general for the work he does as well as for his presentation and for making it so user friendly. It was a main aim that it should be so. On the fact that the highest number of complaints the ombudsman dealt with were in the education area, could he elaborate on what those were? He mentioned admissions to schools and counselling, but I wonder if a lot of complaints...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Strategic Plan 2016-2018: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Are Traveller children included among those vulnerable groups?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Strategic Plan 2016-2018: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is a really important point. We all deal with cases – for example, in respect of social welfare and health and across Departments – in which the individual at the front line dealing with the family wants to do something and knows what should be done but is afraid somebody further up the line will say it cannot be done. If we could have the appropriate culture across all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) is expected to move into the refurbished building that has been allocated to it to replace its current inadequate premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timescale expected for the construction of extra classrooms for a school (details supplied); if sanction has been given to move classes from that school to a temporary location to facilitate the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (20 Jul 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of void local authority units that have been brought back into use as a result of funding schemes from his Department for this specific purpose in each of the years 2013 to 2016; the system of monitoring the is in place to ensure that each local authority uses the scheme effectively to address the shortage of...