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Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of Garda by station and by district in the Donegal division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33218/12]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the agri environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33141/12]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health the delay in issuing a refund under the drugs payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/12]

Coast Guard Stations (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: There is much concern in Donegal, particularly in the Malin area, since the publication of the Fisher report last Friday. A battle was fought in recent years in which it was made clear to the Government that Malin Head Coast Guard station, with a reputation of saving lives and making safe the waters around the country, is crucial infrastructure and a crucial service. In 2008, when the...

Coast Guard Stations (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the fact that investment is ongoing in new communications equipment at Malin Head Coast Guard station. This is important to ensure the future of the station and was taken as a strong indication the station's future was secure. It is important this investment is happening because we can build on that and ensure the station is up to speed and is developed with modern technology that...

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for this opportunity to follow up on a previous answer given to me by the Minister. Numerous times last year, the Minister assured the House that she was working towards recruiting 60 additional social workers in 2011. At the start of this year, she needed to admit to us that she had only recruited 14. These are the Minister's figures. We may argue the...

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Mr. Jeyes indicated that it was not just a question of resources but neither did he indicate that he did not need more resources, as Deputy Ó Caoláin highlighted. The least that we can do is put in place the lessons learned from the report of the child death review group.

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: That we are going backwards when we should be making progress is scandalous.

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister should give him a direction.

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Fewer children have been assigned social workers.

Child and Family Support (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the Minister's commitment to lay the report of the task force before the Oireachtas. As the Minister knows, this is not just about setting up a new agency but how the agency operates and what exactly it does. We went from a position in the past where social work and child protection was the responsibility of health boards to where it came within the HSE's ambit. There were many...

Child and Family Support (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a report to the Oireachtas.

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Reports in the past couple of weeks illustrated some of the issues with some child care and crèche facilities. That emphasises the importance of ensuring there is a good inspection regime and every effort is made to ensure there is quality in the provision of child care facilities. One of the issues highlighted related to one person looking after 22 children in one crèche. The vast...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes or no?

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...

Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The report of the independent child death review panel highlighted the inadequacy of our social worker service and the fact that in many parts of the country there is no service outside the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. should it be required. There is no control over the timing of when such a service is required so there is an urgent need for the Minister to direct the HSE to take every step...