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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 869. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if guidelines have been created to support childminders reopening their services following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 870. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if financial supports will be made available to childminders for the purpose purchasing PPE material. [7615/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 878. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the definition of essential workers that will be offered childcare under phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; the way in which the definition was reached; if a list of essential workers is available in order to inform employees if they will be entitled to childcare; the childcare plans in place for workers not...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 879. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the name and location of the crèches that signed up to the outreach service that was due to commence on 18 June 2020, in tabular form; if the services were community or private; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7707/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 883. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been included in talks taking place on the reopening of the childcare sector; the criteria used to select the representative groups; if she has received communications from the organisation or its members asking to be included in the talks; if she will add the group to the talks; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 966. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person that is immunosuppressed and is unable to work in view of the fact they are more susceptible to contracting Covid-19 is entitled to apply for the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7704/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 967. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to revert to social welfare weekly payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 1034. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the group water scheme application made by a group (details supplied); the length of time it will take to secure Ministerial sign-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/20]

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: How many calls were made by the Minister, Deputy Creed's, officials working in the factories he mentioned where the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has officials? Given that almost 900 cases of Covid-19 have been detected in meat factories, how many calls were made and emails sent from the Minister's staff on the ground to the Department? Surely there is some paper trail that...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely, because that is what it says in the road map.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, so what is it?

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: All right.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The point is that we have had the Department flip-flopping over this. We have been on a road map-----

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: With the height of respect to the Minister, what we are trying to establish today is to give confidence in the sector to the people who are returning to work. The Taoiseach has launched a road map which includes a heading for childcare and education. Under education, there is nothing. Under childcare, there are three phases, with phase 1 being to provide support, confidence and a nine-week...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: In relation to phase 4, there is going to be a huge capacity issue. What is the Department of Children and Youth Affairs doing to address that? I go back to the point that if we are telling workers that they can only use the service on one out of five days, how is the Department addressing that capacity issue and what measures is it putting in place? Are the city and county childcare...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Finally-----

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: This is my last point, and if the Minister could address it in her reply to another speaker, that would be great. I go back again to the definition of essential workers, assuming all the phases open up. If the latter proves to be the case, what powers does she plan to exercise regarding who decides who is an essential worker's child and who gets service?