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Adjournment Debate: Arts Centres (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I share the concern of Deputies Ellis and Shortall, not only in respect of Young Ballymun but also with regard to the Preparing for Life programme and the childhood development initiative in Tallaght. 5 o’clock My Adjournment matter relates to the event centre proposed and planned for Cork. It is a crucial project for Cork city. The lack of such a facility during the years has...

Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I acknowledge the access and inclusion model that was launched in November 2015 to support children with a disability in ECCE settings. I recognise what the Minister has said with regard to diagnosis. She is quite right that it is very likely that many children will not have a diagnosis by the time they access these services. The model is welcome as it incorporates many new approaches to...

Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am glad that the concerns will be taken on board and will contribute to the transition in whatever way is appropriate. Will the Minister indicate when this transition to a new model might take place? In the interim, does she anticipate that the HSE will consider any additional manner by which SNAs can be allocated in an appropriate manner, and even...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Completion Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am very encouraged that the Minister is saying that supporting school completion will be a big priority of hers in this Government. As we all know, education is a hugely important tool in tackling disadvantage and taking people out of poverty. I am aware that the funding in 2016 was €24.7 million. However, the funding for that programme in 2010...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Completion Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister for her reply. There is much to consider and I am very glad the Minister is taking the detail of the ESRI review into account. This programme is being aimed at school attendance and is targeted at those deemed to be at risk, generally coming from a particularly marginalised and impoverished community. In that context, does the Minister consider that proposals currently...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Completion Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered increasing the budget for the school completion programme in order to protect those who are identified as most at risk within the school system and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15216/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres Provision (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that young persons and staff at the Oberstown detention facility are guaranteed safety under the current policy and procedures that staff are provided with adequate training and supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14832/16]

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo atá á moladh ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta McGrath. Is maith an rud é go bhfuileamar ag plé leis an gceist seo. Caithfear dul i ngleic leis an ábhar seo agus srian a chur ar na costais atá de shíor ag fás. The Fianna Fáil motion, welcome as it is, requires strengthening and further detail. I shall...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role of Garda youth diversion projects as part of a long-term strategy to tackle gangland crime in north inner city Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14271/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyberbullying Issues (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she plans to introduce legislation to combat cyberbullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14779/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Application (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to claim tax back under any scheme, such as the MED 1 scheme or otherwise, operated by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners, for counselling, psychiatric treatment or any other such forms of therapy; if not, if he will consider such an approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the respite grant, now known as the carer's support grant, for adult care ceased, despite the needs of the caring families being the same as previously; his plans to reintroduce this support for carers of adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the carers of a person (details supplied) are eligible for the carer's support grant. [14710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of labour activation participants in County Cork in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date by scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14742/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Relief Eligibility (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 461. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Finance in respect of allowing citizens to claim tax back under a scheme such as the MED 1 scheme or otherwise operated by the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners, for counselling, psychiatric treatment, or any other such forms of therapy. [14712/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 673. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of an adoption, using the most recently available figures, from January to December of that year. [14378/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 674. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs under section 22 of the Adoption Act 2010, how often is the cost of adoption subsidised by the relevant authority; to what extent are costs subsidised; and the criteria for deeming whether or not, it is appropriate to subsidise the cost of adoption. [14379/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 21. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the re-allocation of €12 million from the mental health budget for 2016 to other projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 57. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to allow mental health nurses who have taken early retirement to return to work for a period to address the shortage in qualified staff. [13721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 302. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the justification for the removal of the line "Resource Túsla [Child and Family Agency] to ensure a comprehensive range of services for families throughout a child's first year of life and beyond" from the draft programme for Government and not including it in the final document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14026/16]