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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (24 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I referred to Petition No. P00034/16 instead of Petition No. P00043/17. I thank the Deputy for correcting my mistake. I made an error by calling out the wrong number. I should have dealt with Petition No. P00043/17 before coming to petition No. P00034/16. Petition No. P00034/16 is from Mr. Joseph O'Shea on the lack of an appeal opportunity for a pension assessment. It is proposed that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Staff (24 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the communications regulator has the necessary financial resources and personnel to be able to fully carry out the responsibilities it has under its remit. [3548/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 300. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the governance structures underpinning the operation of the CAMHS throughout the State is satisfactory and fully transparent. [2775/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 308. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can avail of care services. [2782/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care for a person (details supplied) will proceed. [2789/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can obtain their medical records from a Dublin hospital. [3367/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 469. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is on target to meet EU waste recycling, recovery and diversion targets; and if he is satisfied that systems to provide up to date information on key waste indicators are in place. [2902/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all household residual waste throughout the State that is exported for recovery abroad is accounted for and disposed of responsibly by importing countries. [2903/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 542. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting an aftercare social worker as of 1 January 2018. [2776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 543. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers here; the average career length of same; and the rate of turnover since 2000. [2778/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 544. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if social workers are delivering developmental and educational courses as an extracurricular activity on a for profit basis to agencies within her remit. [2779/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 689. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to prospective restructuring proposals in relation to an entity under her remit (details supplied). [3372/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (18 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is receiving maternity benefit and who incurred an overpayment on her claim, is now being deducted at a rate of 15% in view of engagement made with her Department to establish a suitable method of recovery by way of establishing a payment plan. [2441/18]

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: We started to unwind FEMPI.

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: We are supporting the Fianna Fáil motion. I support some of the points made by members of Fianna Fáil, especially the Cork members and Deputy Michael Moynihan in particular. Deputy Moynihan referred to one of the organisations in Cork. Most Oireachtas Members from Cork met the organisation in the past week or so. Those involved articulated to us that they are in a position where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the delegates for their attendance. Dr. Muldoon's report presents some sober reading for members. With a certain degree of collective responsibility in mind, it is perhaps an indictment of how the political system engages vis-à-visprotecting the rights of children in this State. My head is slightly hung down on this one because there is a certain sense of embarrassment or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The irony of this is that the person representing the agency that was supposed to provide and enact the care plan was so frustrated that she gave advice to Molly's foster mother. I am delighted that Ms McKenna-Keane is using the term "foster mother" because she was caring for her since the age of four months. I am making a kind of aside here but we do not see them as integral to the care of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The key point here is there was a care plan in place but the resources did not follow the care plan. It is the key point in Molly's case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: There are 471 children. In the short time I have, I am trying to drill down into whether the 471 children spoken of in the report are now in the same position as Molly, with the same risk profile pertaining to those children.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I would like some forbearance. There was no guardian ad litemin this instance. Is it not the case that there is a serious flaw in the system, where children with severe disabilities not the subject of court cases and availing of the guardian ad litem scenario are already at a disadvantage relative to other children in foster care who are the subject of court cases? The case must now be...