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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (7 Mar 2019)
Anne Rabbitte: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated through his Department and or the HSE for the provision of services to persons suffering from gambling addiction in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the number of persons availing of such services in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11292/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Mar 2019)
Anne Rabbitte: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if residences (details supplied) will be connected to the fibre optic roll-out plan in County Galway; the expected date of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11300/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (7 Mar 2019)
Anne Rabbitte: 214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11307/19]
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her presentation. I pick up on something Deputy Sherlock said. It has to do with legal fees. How much of Tusla's budget is paid out in legal fees? What percentage does it represent annually? While her officials are looking for the information, I will ask another question. Deputy Mitchell asked about family resource centres. I come from a very good space...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Is it being done on a region by region basis?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: That is fine. The last time the committee considered the Vote, we discussed historical and retrospective cases with a focus on the setting up of the unit within Tusla. At what stage are we within the unit that is dealing with retrospective cases? Has it been established and is it fully staffed? At what stage of development is it? Has a budget been set aside for it?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Wow. How many firms benefited or does the Minister know?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Perfect. It is a considerable amount of money.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Excluding guardians ad litem, how much was paid out in legal fees?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: It was €21.3 million for various legal cases, leaving aside guardians ad litem. When one looks at the pie chart, is there any way to determine to what payments were attributable?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: My last question was about the historical cases unit.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: What is the budget for it and how many members are on the team? Just to know the budget would be useful, if the Minister has the information.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: The increase in funding for youth organisations and services is welcome. I do not want to stray into other issues, but what prerequisites or boxes need to be ticked ahead of that funding being allocated? I ask with a mind to safeguarding. When groups make applications, are there certain terms and conditions to which they must adhere? Given that children are involved, child protection is...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Yes. I do not want to stray into something on which there could be a further meeting.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Does the Department carry out an audit on an annual or bi-annual basis to ensure that those boxes are ticked?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: It is important for people to understand that because a lot of questions have been asked in recent days. I must compliment the access and inclusion model, AIM, preschool programme and the wonderful work involved. What way will that programme be developed going forward? Will best practice relating to it be shared with the Department of Education and Skills, for example, in order that the...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Yes. Is there a conversation taking place on that? We are all very interested in early intervention, which works incredibly well. As Deputy Sherlock stated, when we find something that really works, that benefits children and that enables them to make the progress they need to make, it seems a shame that it would stop when they reach six. Is there a way of continuing that? Perhaps it is...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: We should aspire to a situation where the needs assessment is done prior to the child entering the formal education system. The requirement for a needs assessment should be identified before the child leaves the ECCE or preschool setting-----
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019) Anne Rabbitte: Yes. That would be fantastic because it would mean that we have identified the needs and the supports required for the rest of the way through the education system.