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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: That is acknowledged, but I am talking about the present day. I am very conscious that certain matters are before the courts or potentially may be, but the stories are in the public domain. What reasonably-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that, but it is fair to ask this question. Can the representatives of Scouting Ireland state categorically that the process failed then and does so right up to the present day?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the third environmental impact assessment for the Glanmire flood relief scheme. [50050/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) will be finalised. [49812/19]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister. On the figure of €6,000 per week, I would welcome a further breakdown. The Minister stated it is the average cost of each residential place and that it is across voluntary, statutory and private providers. It would be very useful if the Minister could provide to us a breakdown. How is the metric of €6,000 arrived at? What percentage of it is...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: One would always appreciate that. One always appreciates that there is a ratio of staff to children. That is a given and it is widely understood in every context where one is dealing with children. If in parsing a figure of €6,000, the Minister is saying it is across residential, voluntary, statutory and private providers, and if a certain number of private companies are offering...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: All I want to know is-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: That is accepted.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We need transparency around this process.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Might I say-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: But we are entitled to expect that the Minister would come before us with a breakdown of the €6,000 per week, and that her officials would have anticipated that we would have interrogated that figure of €6,000.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: What is the status of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019, which pertains to guardians ad litem? It seems to have gone to ground. I am not being facetious but we were going great guns on Committee Stage.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We had robust exchanges, as we tend to have, which is good. It appears, however, to have just dropped off the face of a cliff.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: It has been longer. We came out of the recess and out of the starting blocks. It was published.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Fair enough. What is the status of the Bill?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister and I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Safety (28 Nov 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will appoint a digital safety commissioner. [49432/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Imports (28 Nov 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to intervene on a project in Cork Harbour pursuing an LNG facility. [49430/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Nov 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the national broadband plan is fit for purpose. [49433/19]