Results 23,041-23,060 of 23,995 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Mental Health Services (16 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I raise this issue on the back of a report published today by Headstrong in association with academic staff in UCD. This was a survey of 14,000 teenagers and young adults which found 38% of participants had problematic or harmful drinking behaviour, with a further 7% having signs of alcohol dependence. According to Dr. Barbara Dooley, a lecturer at the UCD school of psychology, for young...

Mental Health Services (16 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister of State clarify if the Government intends to ban alcohol advertising in sports events? It was mentioned as a key part of the substance misuse strategy but will it be banned? Alcohol abuse has become a cancer in our society in recent years. It was always a problem but it has grown. We are seeing it show up in our young people now, and from a younger age. It is essential...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for a foreshore licence (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/12]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of inter country adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland in 2011. [24316/12]

Written Answers — Adoption Statistics: Adoption Statistics (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland to adopters who were issued with their declaration of eligibility and suitability after 1 November 2010. [24317/12]

Written Answers — Adoption Statistics: Adoption Statistics (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland since its establishment on 1 October 2010 to adopters who were issued with their declaration of eligibility and suitability before 1 November 2010. [24318/12]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of recorded inter country adoptions by Irish adoptors in the past ten years in tabular form outlining the number of adoptions in each year and the breakdown by nationality of the children adopted. [24319/12]

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend Deputy Wallace for these two very important questions. They really go to the nub of what is important in improving our child protection system. I am concerned the Minister's priority is about giving the appearance of improving the system when, in reality, we may be putting more pressure on it and draining resources away from where they are needed. I think it is time for the...

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes. It is time for the Minister to give up the charade and admit social work numbers have increased. The figures she gave today show they have definitely not.

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: There is mounting evidence that mandatory reporting will put an additional burden on resources. The Minister needs to ensure those resources are made available so an effective child protection system is in place. As Deputy Wallace said, in the serious cases we have experienced in the past, reporting-----

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: -----has not been the issue.

Constitutional Amendment on Children (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on drafting of the adoption legislation to accompany the Children's Rights Referendum; if this legislation will be published before the Dáil summer recess; if she will confirm that the Children's Rights Referendum will take place in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24075/12]

Constitutional Amendment on Children (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: It is critical that the referendum on children's rights is held this year, with the introduction of the accompanying legislation on adoption. The issue has been the subject of interparliamentary discussion for a number of years. There was an agreed report from the all-party Oireachtas committee, following which a draft wording was published by the last Government before the general...

Constitutional Amendment on Children (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her response. While I agree with her that many important issues must be addressed in respect of the legislation, it is not acceptable to publish the Bill at the same time as the referendum Bill. The former must be published in advance of the latter. I note the Minister's comment that in many areas delays arose because work on the relevant issues had not started...

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers currently employed in the area of child protection and the way this compares to the number employed by the Health Service Executive at the start of 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24001/12]

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I am somewhat taken aback by the Minister's response because the figures she gave me indicate what I have been trying to ascertain from her on a number of occasions in the past year, namely, that the number of social workers has decreased under her watch. There are fewer social workers now than when the Minister took office. That is despite the Minister coming to the House on several...

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: There must be an impact assessment of the implementation of the Children First guidance in order to ensure the system is equipped to deal with the likely increase in the number of reports arising from it. An article in The Irish Times last week by Professor Helen Buckley indicated that the number of reports increased from 9,000 in 2000, of which 3,000 were substantiated as cases of abuse-----

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to 26,000 in 2009, with the number substantiated remaining at 3,000. That increase is likely to continue, yet the Minister is making no allowance for resourcing the system to meet it. This could well lead to a service that is overburdened and which puts children at risk.

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: They are not in place.

Health Service Staff (15 May 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: There are supposed to be 200 additional workers.