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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Living Wage Expenditure (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1163. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour; and the estimated cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour for 38, 41 and 44 weeks of the year, respectively. [34215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of research his Department has conducted on lowering the voting age to 16; and his views on the necessity for a referendum on the matter. [33654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to collate or mandate a public body to collate voter turnout statistics by demographic, particularly by age, to improve voter accessibility and information. [33655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the establishment of an electoral commission; if he has a proposed timeline or target date for establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We recognise that the affordable child care scheme was a very significant investment in the last budget. It came, however, from a very low level of investment in child care, still one of the lowest in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD. While it is welcome that we are taking steps in the right direction we have a long road to travel. The Minister asked recently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a brief supplementary point, but I do not require a response. Let me emphasise that public funding is not the same as public provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I know the Minister understands, but that is the direction in which we should be moving. I accept the State is funding the service, but direct public provision would allow us to deal with issues of wages and strategic planning for new child care providers in areas where they are required. It can help us in terms of quality, and it is a much better model. We should be moving strongly towards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a great deal in this because we have had several hearings on it. My initial question comes from what was our first discussion, which related to the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA. It pointed out that the lack of regulation it saw in the foster care area made it difficult for it to escalate cases, concerns and weaknesses. I invite the Minister to comment on that and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome that because it is important. Is it the case that they will have full access to the social work file while present? That is important also. Many issues came under the Shannon report, but I re-emphasise my concern about the reliance on private placement including the Five Rivers agency. Five Rivers wrote a good letter to the committee outlining the service it provides. I wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The question was on regulations specifically.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken within his Department to ensure child protection is a priority when it comes to education of children and families regarding safe Internet usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in place under the help to buy scheme when the awarding contractor has been given money or grants on behalf of the applicant in order that the applicant can be refunded the money or take it in credit with regard to the deposit; the protections in place in those circumstances in the event of the awarded contractor receiving money for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 518. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the threatened discontinuation of the youth counselling services being provided by an organisation (details supplied) due to a lack of funding from the HSE; the steps he is taking to ensure that the service is continued and expanded to cover areas of Galway city and county in which there is a demand for these services. [32919/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 599. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide representation for draught net fishermen on the board of IFI. [32598/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 600. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the engagement he has had with draught net fishermen. [32599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 601. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the engagement the IFI has had with draught net fishermen in the past five years. [32600/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 602. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to safeguard the future culture and heritage of draught net fishermen in certain parts of the country. [32601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 707. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the unallocated spend within her Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within her Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for goods and services or changes to costs within her Department and so on; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 708. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; and when she expects the strategy to conclude. [32219/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 819. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent by local authorities on outsourcing for each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by local authority and department. [32604/17]