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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: One of the reasons for these amendments was to revisit an issue addressed in amendment No. 1, which has fallen and was not discussed. It goes back to a core value about the age of the child and the consent of the child who does not wish to have a guardian ad litem. In those circumstances, a report would be produced and submitted to the courts acknowledging that the child, for reasons of age...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: These amendments come from a good space.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chairman. I hear what the Minister is saying and I think that she hears what we are saying. Without labouring the point, it really goes back to removing the discretion of the judge. It also relates to work on the postcode lottery and to having the voice of the child heard.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, removing the discretion. When I say "discretion," I mean that they should ensure that the voice of the child is heard. That discretion does not operate very fairly around the country. In many court sittings-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely. This is why we are trying to amend it, to ensure that what is done in some court systems is replicated. It is done very well in the High Court and the Supreme Court. We are trying to ensure that that is replicated at District Court level, down to the small District Courts, such as at Loughrea District Court. I know that depending on who is sitting on a particular day or if...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her time. As stated earlier when she was not present, there is a great deal of good in the Bill. We have focused on one section of the Bill in our amendments. It is important to acknowledge that there is a lot of good stuff in the Bill. Most of the amendments that have been proposed relate to section 6. I have met officials from her Department. I would welcome...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Fianna Fáil will be supporting this motion. I thank Deputy Brady for bringing it forward and for giving us the opportunity to speak on it. It is one of those issues that sometimes does not get enough attention and is not highlighted enough. I thank Deputy O'Dea for sharing his time with me. I would have liked to heard the Minister of State's response had it not been scripted by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 66. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the use by Tusla of agency social worker staff; and if she will be taking steps to assist Tusla in hiring additional social workers. [43239/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I think it was to do with the budget if there were exceptional cases.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response and clarification. She has answered much of what I wanted answered, but I still have a concern, as highlighted by Louise Bayliss from Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids, SPARK. From what the Minister has said I understand that the families that have already signed up to the scheme can stay on it indefinitely until the end. They will not be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for the clarification. She has answered one part: there will be a gap for about ten months in one strand of it if they need it. That is welcome. Depending on the number, will the Department be able to accommodate those exceptional cases that come forward? I have an example of Mary, a single parent with an 18 month old child, John. She has been out of work since...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the childcare subvention schemes that were operational prior to the national childcare scheme will continue to accept new applicants; and if new applicants will only be eligible to receive national childcare scheme levels of childcare subsidy. [43238/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the childcare subvention schemes that were operational prior to the national childcare scheme will continue to accept new applicants and if the new applicants will be eligible to receive the levels of childcare subsidy outlined by the national childcare scheme. I know the Minister understands exactly what I am trying to ask...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 54. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the national childcare scheme will be fully operational and open to all parents. [43573/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: My question asks the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to clarify when the national childcare scheme will be fully operational and open to all parents.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her response. I said, when I asked about the scheme last June, that I was looking forward to asking the question because it was going to be the last time I did. I did not think I would have to ask about the scheme again. Is the Minister confident at this stage that we are down to the last snagging issues? Is she confident that the problem relating to families with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: There is no hassle and I am sure she will answer it the next time. Have we the people with skill sets to man this system or how will it be manned and maintained? We all know that computer systems are quite fickle and may break down, particularly when the system will be inundated in the middle of August, when people will want to register to avail of the scheme or to apply for the September...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Inspections (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 52. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether it is satisfactory that parents are not informed when a crèche is placed at the critical level by Tusla; and her further views on whether it should be addressed. [43572/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Inspections (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I will try to keep the flow going.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Inspections (22 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I know and I am not saying the Ceann Comhairle did. Does the Minister believe it is satisfactory that parents are not informed when a crèche is placed at critical level by Tusla? Does she believe this should be addressed? Is she confident that her Department and herself are fully aware of crèches that are deemed high or critical risk? I seek reassurance for parents.