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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be ensured that the 2018 commitments to ensure that effective bycatch reduction plans are developed which will progressively restore stocks that are subject to bycatch TACs will be delivered; if all fisheries which require bycatch TAC s will be subject to full catch documentation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee today and for all the work they do on behalf of these children. Listening to Mr. Noble calling out the names of all the different organisations that come together to fight for these children's rights was stark. It is actually shameful how we treat those children. I have a number of questions. We have heard much about the impact on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses. For them to be the voices of those children is important and we will take on board what they are saying. In response to Mr. Smyth, a simple temporary solution would be for the cessation of the standard operating procedures. Mr. Smyth obviously has serious concerns. The required consultation has not happened, either with Mr. Smyth's organisation or with the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Minister for his response. I am pleased to hear that he has already made contact with experts. He mentioned that the Attorney General has given advice in regard to data protection. Previously, there was confusion as a result of the advice from different Attorneys General in regard to data protection. It is important to have clarity in this regard. Survivor groups have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Everyone wants to see the survivors being central to all the decision-making that happens from now on. Many of them were traumatised by the recent debates. It is really important that survivors do not feel they must fight for access to data concerning their own histories. I ask that the Minister keep that consideration to the fore of all his decisions as he moves forward on this matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 87. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he consulted with and sourced international and national independent law and data privacy advisers in advance of the publication of the mother and baby homes report; if not, if he will appoint independent advisers of national and international standing in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41065/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The recent debates about the mother and baby homes situation brought into stark reality how important it is to have clarity on data protection, what rules will apply and who will be applying them to ensure we have a data protection system that is fit for purpose and has the needs of the survivors at its heart. To what extent has the Minister sourced and consulted international and national...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 252. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of consultation his Department carried out with survivors before, during and after publication of the mother and baby homes report; the supports that will be provided to survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41066/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of funding provided to Tusla resulting from Budget 2021 being allocated towards the education support service; the amount in extra funding being allocated to the service based on Budget 2020 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 280. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when his Department will finish compiling school data that will identify the number of children who did not return to school after the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 281. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of education welfare officers; if this number has increased; if he will consider increasing the number of education welfare officers if data reveals an increase number of children that have not returned to school after Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41038/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 282. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the proposed changes he will make regarding outstanding issues in relation to the guardian ad litem service in the proposed scheme of Bill before it is introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: This has been a very long and difficult year for many people, particularly our healthcare workers including nurses and midwives. They essentially put their lives and the lives of their families on hold and put themselves at risk to look after our vulnerable. This week the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland sent out a retention fee bill for €100 to every nurse and midwife in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need for a new post-primary school building in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39578/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 535. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will clarify the guidelines in relation to donations such as food, toiletries and toys to direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 759. To ask the Minister for Health if the standards for assessments of needs for persons with disabilities has been updated; and if not, the timeline for the finalisation of the standards. [40351/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assessments of Needs for Children with Disabilities: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Dr. Muldoon and his team for coming in today and for the work they have done on their report. It is an important piece of work that brings together all the issues, stories and concerns of parents. It is a complex area for parents to try to navigate. It is an incredibly frustrating and worrying area for parents and I imagine many of them are appreciative of the work our guests have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements for new schools to provide special education units; if a similar requirement applies to existing schools seeking to extend their current buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to students with additional needs in the event that the sole school to which they are eligible to apply and that provides a special education unit is oversubscribed and the child is not suited to full-time mainstream education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39283/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding accommodation for a secondary school (details supplied) in January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39509/20]