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Other Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To an extent, this question relates to Deputy Jan O'Sullivan's priority question and Deputy Anne Rabbitte's question. It is an issue that has been raised on a regular basis. It relates to the coverage of social workers. It is also particularly worth commenting on not only the levels of recruitment but also the issue of retention which I think is something of a difficulty for Tusla.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expected date for the publication of the review into Oberstown juvenile detention centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22486/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Baineann sé seo leis an ionad i mBaile an Oibricigh. This question regards the report on Oberstown juvenile detention centre, a matter which has been raised by many Deputies in the House and at committee meetings. The report is now substantially overdue. It was due to be published on 20 December 2016. I ask the Minister to make a statement on the status of the report.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister for her response. Last Tuesday there was due to be a conference in Smock Alley on the future of Oberstown to which many Members were invited. That event was cancelled. I had expected that in that context and close to that date, the Minister might publish the independent review or at least make a statement on the matter. The Minister is correct that I am referring to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We need a more concrete commitment to when this report will be published. This process cannot go on indefinitely. I ask the Minister, if she can, to give a more specific indication of when it will be published. The cessation from 30 March onward of the practice of putting persons under the age of 18, whether on remand or on committal, in adult prisons was a welcome development. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the second part of sustainability funding for community early years to be made available; the status of long term sustainability funding for the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her commitment to a process of transitional justice for survivors of mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22307/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Approximately 3,000 women are waiting on these payments. It is a time in people's lives when there are considerable extra costs. These women and their families are effectively being left without income. The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, has pointed to supplementary welfare and exceptional needs payments. In reality, though, and as he knows well, a great deal of these women and families will...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Taoiseach want credit for that?

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Taoiseach should have some faith.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a category of people who are caught out because their incomes are too high for local authority housing and too low to access mortgages. They attend our clinics every week and there are, unfortunately, very few options for them. Very little is being done for this category of people and it is deeply frustrating. Action is required. The cost rental model is one of the things that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the committees for the work they are doing. They provide an important link between the Department and Government generally as well as a diverse range of services, large and small, urban and rural. One element of the commentary at the start of the announcement of the affordable child care scheme made the point that this was the form of child care that was the most suitable for many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I inquired about the childminding issue.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of establishing ten new Garda youth diversion projects; and the estimated full year cost of running these projects. [20995/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost per child of introducing a baby box scheme similar to that operating in Scotland. [20998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 296. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of establishing a digital safety officer inclusive of a required staff team; and the estimated full year cost of running such an office. [20994/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 322. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of establishing ten new family resource centres; and the estimated full year cost of running these centres. [20996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (3 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 323. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of employing an aftercare worker. [20997/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of the new companies that have taken on contracts for direct provision centres in the past 24 months; and the names of the companies which they have taken over these contracts from. [19584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (2 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of local training initiatives across the State. [19583/17]