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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 820. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider requesting an audit of adoption records to ascertain the scale of illegal and forced adoption that occurred within the State, particularly those associated with mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10065/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Children's Rights (23 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on comments in the ninth report of the special rapporteur on child protection that the State is in breach of its international obligations due to the numbers of children in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7087/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (23 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 325. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a consultant paediatric psychiatrist at Cork University Hospital; if not, his plans to ensure this is replaced; the paediatric psychiatry services that exist in the wider Cork city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9295/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (23 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a psychiatrist designated in a full time capacity specifically for the Togher and Ballyphehane areas of Cork city, South Lee. [9297/17]

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We are not talking about the Green Berets arriving up to a business in a Humvee. We are talking about a trade union official with a briefcase arriving by appointment and looking to speak to the members of the union on issues of concern to them. I cannot fathom how the Government or Fianna Fáil can object to such a proposal. Fianna Fáil has argued against this Bill on the basis...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Deputy think trade unions work without staff?

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Listening to the Government, Fianna Fáil and perhaps Deputy Mattie McGrath, one would think that the Bill proposes something beyond radical, some form of mandatory trade union membership on pain of hard labour. This is a very simple Bill, with a straightforward purpose, the intention of which is to solve a relatively straightforward problem. It is far too easy for businesses to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the representatives of the ISPCC for their attendance. This is probably the fourth or fifth lengthy discussion I have had on this issue and they never cease to be sobering or frightening. I often reflect that, even five or six years ago, I would have considered myself lucky to have got through the gap. I consider myself even luckier now in the that sense. I say this only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before Ms Long moves on from that point, I also asked how it would differ from the Office for Internet Safety.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Tusla representatives for coming in. I will preface my remarks by saying that comments have been made about the Garda in recent weeks and months but regarding Tusla, it is also important to say that despite all the controversies with regard to Tusla it is worth recognising the very hard work, commitment and professionalism of the vast majority of its staff in what is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have written down quite a few questions. With the Chairman's permission, I shall give my list of questions to Mr. McBride.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a designated person for every intake record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the event of there being designated persons and an allegation that a file has been created maliciously, is Tusla capable of disproving that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is more about the malicious creation of a file by a member of Tusla's staff. Would Tusla be capable of disproving it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Mr. McBride can skip one question and go to the following one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I seek clarification on the contact points. Mr. Jim Gibson made reference to multiple contact points. In the past, was there more than one designated person in regard to a referral? On my question on administrative errors being reported as data breaches, the witnesses stated normally they would be reported. Would it always be reported to the Data Protection Commissioner where a clerical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In fairness, we are not really worried about Leaders' Questions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to ensure that artefacts and paperwork contained in the former Magdalen laundry building at Donnybrook, Dublin 4, are gathered and preserved. [9066/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans for the Magdalen laundry at Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1; if there are plans to sell it; and if so, the reason. [9067/17]