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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I am looking for the equivalent in terms of the rate for those under 12 at €325.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Gloster must feel from his engagement with members that there is certainly a difficulty in understanding the additional amounts, whether they are placement fees or for Christmas presents.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I suppose I am trying to get an understanding of the standardisation. What are we doing to ensure we do not have a two-tier system? We have increased the number of private operators by 39 this year and 12% of the current foster care offerings are private. The difficulty for many foster carers is the fact that the allowance is meant to belong to the child, which is not disputed, and foster...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Will Ms Duggan provide an example?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Respite is one example that has been raised. What is Tusla's position in offering respite for foster carers?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is that currently included in every child care plan?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is it included automatically?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Again, it is automatically included in private agency plans.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I have a question for Mr. Gloster about the Tusla operation. He talked about many different areas in his opening statement. Things are becoming more and more complex, with many more legislation and governance issues. What challenges does Tusla have with recruitment, notwithstanding current operations?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister's support for and engagement with Mayo County Council. It is hugely important. We have a very good housing team in the local authority and I am working closely with that team. However, housing policy in Mayo has been dictated by financial interests rather than by the needs of the locality and that certainly needs to be reformed. We should pursue affordable housing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which County Mayo was assessed to determine the level of demand for an affordable housing scheme; and the reason Mayo County Council was not included by his Department when finalising the affordable housing targets for 18 local authorities level for the period 2022-2026. [22198/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Issues in respect of housing and affordability of housing in County Mayo are at crisis point. There is a shortage of affordable homes to rent or purchase in parts of the county, especially in towns such as Westport, Castlebar and Ballina. The national affordable housing delivery targets were published but I was disappointed to see that Mayo County Council was excluded and that the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. As he outlined, the issue for young people and families seeking home ownership and trying to get onto the property ladder is that the average house price in Mayo is below the 5% affordability constraint for access to the affordability scheme. As he outlined, the issue boils down to the calculations on a county-wide basis. Mayo has the fourth-lowest...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 19. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will detail the uptake in County Mayo of the tourism business continuity scheme since its introduction. [22200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention was brought to a sporting bodies (details supplied) ongoing situation regarding its 17 executives and committee members to allow Russia to enter a bid for a competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the number of appointed full-time vacancy officers and town regeneration officers across local authorities; and the extent to which these roles will play in supporting the housing supply throughout the country. [22199/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Taoiseach. We have a final set of questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Ten minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy. I suggest that Deputies please limit their contributions to one minute to allow the Taoiseach to respond.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I ask Deputies to be conscious that we have four more speakers and there are three and a half minutes on the clock. Do we want to add additional minutes onto this question and take from the next, in order for the Taoiseach to respond?