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Other Questions: Child Detention Centres (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I recognise that the priority must be the children, the interests of the child are at the heart of everything the staff and management do and that is their primary concern, but I do not believe staff would take the decision to take industrial action lightly. What progress has been made on the works, for which the Office of Public Works is responsible, which are central to many of the concerns...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Baineann sé seo leis an scéim inacmhainne amháin um chúram leanaí nua. The childminding advisory service, which existed for a number of years, has been decimated in recent years. In that context, what services and supports will be available to provide childminders with the assistance and support they need to register for this new scheme?

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Much of what the Minister has said is welcome. Is it envisaged that those childminders who are exempt from Tusla inspection would be entitled to be part of the single affordable childcare scheme? To some extent, the question related to support and advocacy offered by the childminding advisory service and the link between the county child care committees and childminders. Many childminders...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I confused myself with the Standing Orders and did not think I would get in again. That latter point is vitally important because it is essential that this be a very central part of the single affordable childcare scheme and child care more generally because for many parents who do shift work, childminders will be essential. It offers these parents the flexibility they require. Is it...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current Tusla policy on dealing with children with disabilities in accessing child protection services; her views on the recent reports which suggested that children with disabilities were treated less favourably; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39930/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This question follows on from a number of reports on RTE's "This Week" programme largely relating to a document released under freedom of information identifying clear cases of inequity when dealing with child protection cases involving children with disabilities. It highlights issues of resources with Tusla in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: First, I am conscious that parents of children with disabilities and those with disabilities ultimately find themselves fighting for every right and entitlement that they should be due. There are a number of elements of the Minister's response that require further development, the first of which is that this protocol has recently been agreed. Obviously, up until now, the existing...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before I proceed to my second supplementary, the Minister in her response might clarify whether that protocol takes effect immediately or at some date in the future. My second supplementary relates to another timeline that I would be looking for. For some time, there has been a debate on Ireland's inability to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Refugee Resettlement Programme (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 44. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the current situation, from her Department's perspective, on the status of the 200 unaccompanied minors from Calais which the Government committed to bringing here in the form of a cross-party motion. [39928/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Industrial Disputes (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 52. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the current situation in Oberstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39931/16]

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Eugene Murphy as ucht an rún seo, a bhaineann le tuilte agus an gá atá ann déileáil le comhlachtaí árachais ionas go gcuirfidh siad clúdach árachais ar fáil, a chur os ár gcomhair. The Minister of State visited Cork last Monday. I was struck by the first slide of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 395. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Vernon Mount House is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. [39672/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 396. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her responsibilities and duties regarding buildings or structures that are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. [39673/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 397. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the situation in Vernon Mount House in June 2016 and the concerns that existed regarding its safety and security; and the action her Department took on foot of that. [39674/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 398. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government or her Department must approve any alterations, renovations, removals or demolitions pertaining to structures on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. [39675/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 399. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions her Department has taken, or intends to take, to secure Vernon Mount House following the fire there earlier in 2016. [39676/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 400. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will secure the future of Vernon Mount House and take action to ensure no further damage happens there. [39677/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 522. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports of significant risks being caused by failure of infection controls at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a protected disclosure regarding risks of infection controls at University Hospital Limerick; and the action he has taken in this regard. [40087/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (13 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 524. To ask the Minister for Health if the person who has made the protected disclosure to him regarding University Hospital Limerick has returned to work at the hospital. [40088/16]