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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: What is the HEA's response to this challenge? What is the authority doing about it? For example, in my constituency, GMIT, on the Mayo campus, has a new social work course with students going through it. In terms of uptake it is one of their most successful courses. I would imagine if other colleges were to run a similar course, there is demand from prospective students for them. Is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Apologies for my late arrival. I have previous experience of working as a barrister with a guardian ad litemand I have been through that process so I understand how the court process works. It appears that the legal representation provided to a guardian ad litemis almost a certainty; most guardians ad litemare represented in court. The proposals with regard to the qualifications that a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I agree with the Chairman that, to a large extent, this does come down to finances as well. He was correct to make the point that it is a lot of money to spend on a particular service when we cannot get basic psychological services, speech and language therapy and early intervention services for children. It is a fair point to make. Mr. Finlay said that the average salary paid to a GAL...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: -----children during the year, therefore, it costs Barnardos approximately €2,800 per child to pay this contract service. He then said in terms of GALs operating independently or from other service providers it is costing the State approximately €4,500 per child. It is already operating on a more conservative basis than other service providers but those two figures alone have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: In other words, how will the provision of an in-house legal service work? Will Barnardos hire in two or three full-time solicitors? Barnardos cannot have in-house barristers; barristers have to be independent and operate as sole contractors. Barnardos cannot have a barrister in situ; he or she would have to transfer over to work as a solicitor. Did Ms Quinn say she wanted to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: In that case, if proceedings involve other parties who have barristers and Barnardos cannot have its own in-house barrister under the current legal system, it will still have to hire one in and he or she will charge it whatever he or she wants to charge. Barnardos has very little control because there is a market rate. Its legal costs will still be quite high. In reality the salary of an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Mayo University Hospital in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 108. To ask the Minister for Health if prefabs will be used to provide additional capacity at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12094/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason he has not approved the appointment of two members (details supplied) to the governing body of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology when the names have been forwarded to him since February 2015 by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board via Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing GLAS payments to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact they were due to receive same on 31 December 2016 and to date they have not received them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12284/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (7 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in green, low-carbon agriculture scheme, GLAS, payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 846. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number currently serving in the Permanent Defence Forces; and the full year cost of increasing the numbers from this current level to 9,500, 10,000, 10,500, 11,000 and 11,500. [11629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (7 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 847. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number currently serving in the Reserve Defence Forces; and the full year cost of increasing the numbers from this current level to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000 and 5,500. [11630/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: There is a clear commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government to equality of access to higher education in terms of supporting an increase in the number of flexible courses and opportunities available. Last week the Castlebar campus of GMIT announced the cutting of four courses at the campus, which clearly represents a loss of opportunity and access to those particular courses....

Insurance Industry: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: The insurance industry is posing many real challenges to consumers in Ireland. We are still dealing with the fall-out of the collapse of Malta-based Setanta Insurance. We must learn from this situation, do what we can to protect Irish consumers and prevent similar situations happening in the future. I recognise the real challenges posed by insurance companies regulated in other European...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (1 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 316. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any new respirators or similar equipment has been procured for Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, to date in 2017. [10737/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Care Qualifications (28 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the same child care level 7 course in Carlow IT and GMIT is being offered to students at different fee rates and a training centre (details supplied) is funding Carlow IT for this course and not GMIT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in making a GLAS payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (22 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended the emergency department of Mayo University Hospital in 2016. [8939/17]