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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Intellectual Disability and Ageing: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I apologise on behalf of Deputy Ó Caoláin who would have taken the lead this morning but he is in the Chamber because of the clash with Question Time. The presentations were very interesting. The witnesses have outlined a number of issues but they have also made many clear recommendations. There are a few things I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 18. To ask the Minister for Health the holistic and alternative therapies that are being incorporated into the treatment of children's mental health within State services; and if the Government is actively promoting the use of these types therapies for children. [14463/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for children with cancer; and the terms of reference for the treatment of children. [14464/15]

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill, the purpose of which is to provide for a free GP service to be made available to all persons aged 70 years and over. It must be noted that this is not the same as a medical card and only allows for free attendance at a GP. It does not allow for medications or other treatments at primary care level. In addition, the Bill...

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision this Government made for survivors of child abuse, who lived under State-paid foster care during the period 1953 to 1967, which abuse was reported by social workers and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to the Government of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14465/15]

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I wish to ask the Minister what provision this Government has made for survivors of child abuse who lived under State-paid foster care during the period 1953 to 1967, which was reported by social workers and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, NSPCC, to the Government of the day.

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: The Government cannot ignore the fact that there is a large number of victims of child abuse who suffered terribly while in State-paid and -sponsored foster care in the past. There are many cases we know of where children faced horrific abuse while in foster care with little or no monitoring of their welfare. In one specific case, an individual suffered 14 years of abuse between 1953 and...

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Terrible.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: We know from the authority's report that, of the 27 standards assessed, Tusla's service met six, required improvement in 19 and significant risks were identified in respect of two. The report found that the effectiveness of the service was compromised due to the length of time it took for social workers to be allocated to assess the needs of children and families, meaning that children could...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions taken to urgently address the substandard and inadequate provision of care to minors, in view of the recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority which revealed shocking findings from a full inspection of services in County Cork in October 2014, where children have been waiting years to be allocated a social...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: What actions have been taken to urgently address the issue of substandard and inadequate provision of care for minors in light of the recent HIQA report which revealed shocking findings from a full inspection of services in County Cork in October 2014, where children have been waiting years to be allocated a social worker, putting those children at risk?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I have raised the issue of substandard and inadequate provision of care for minors with the Minister on many occasions, both in committees and in this Chamber. I have specifically highlighted issues pertaining to my constituency in Cork. The Minister has rightly agreed that the situation regarding lack of staff and social workers and the knock-on effects of lack of care, such as drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the recent Inter-Departmental Group policy seminar, in which he invited child stakeholders to contribute to the discussions; and the outcome of that meeting. [14467/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Mortality (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the infant mortality rate of children in direct provision; and if he agrees that, as Minister for Children, he has a duty of care to these children and a responsibility to ask why children between zero and five years of age account for a quarter of all deaths of persons living in direct provision. [14466/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a utility company (details supplied) which offers a discount can apply the value added tax before it deducts the discount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children from Ireland who have been sent to Kibble in Scotland in the years 2011 to 2014; the cost in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include a child (details supplied) in County Cork in the free school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14302/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 879. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail cut down trees on the rail line in Cobh in County Cork, leaving the former site of Irish Fertilisers Industries visible and exposed, in view of the fact that Cobh is a tourist town, and this is not an attractive sight; the way Irish Rail will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14563/15]

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Ba mhaith liom cheist a chur faoin farm safety scheme. So far this year there have been three fatal accidents on Irish farms. These deaths account for 60% of all fatal work accidents since the start of the year but farming accounts for less than 6% of the workforce. Last year was the worst in more than two decades for farm deaths, with 30 people, five of them children, dying on farms....