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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidents of abuse, intimidation or neglect of children in institutional care brought to the attention of his Department in each of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21035/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young children/adults placed into care in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role played by his Department in respect of adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which funding from his Department remains available to youth organisations, with particular reference to those providing back-up or support services to young persons; the extent to which such support has fluctuated over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department continues to support Kildare Youth Service throughout the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidences in respect of which rehabilitative support has been offered to, and taken up by, juvenile offenders in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department monitors the needs of children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21042/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which assistance remains available for children deemed to be at risk of self-harm; the support available to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21031/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self-harm in respect of children brought to the attention of his Department in the past two years; the degree to which adequate support services have been put in place to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is deemed that the child psychology services remain adequate to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21033/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which counselling, support and psychological services continue to be made available to children who have attempted self-harm; the extent to which such services are satisfactorily intervened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the much required low incidence teaching hours and special needs assistant support can be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare, whose application has the full support of the mainstream school that the child will attend in September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20928/15]

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin who has ten minutes. I understand he is sharing his time with Deputy Brian Stanley.

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, who is sharing time with Deputy John Paul Phelan.

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Are you sharing time, Deputy?

Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: With regard to promised legislation, what is the current position on the Red Cross (amendment) Bill, which has been promised for some time and which is being sought with some considerable interest? What is the position on the energy (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which will generate some debate on electricity generation, wind energy, fossil fuel energy and the extent to which energy in...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects to continue to avail of extra Garda numbers arising from the new recruitment programme with a view to ensuring increased strength in Garda stations that have experienced a reduction in Garda numbers in the course of the past number of years and with particular reference to demographic requirements; and if she...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: My question seeks to ascertain the extent to which the Minister hopes to be able to avail of extra gardaí accruing from the new recruitment programme with particular reference to deployment to areas that have experienced an increase in crime over the past number of years and at the same time, suffered a reduction in the number of gardaí.

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. What is the extent to which the particular-----

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (26 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent will the areas that have suffered a sharp increase in crime, sometimes of a violent nature, in recent times receive particular attention in the deployment of extra gardaí? I also wish to ask about the extent to which comparisons relating to best policing practice in other jurisdictions might be made with a view to achieving the best possible means of attacking criminal...