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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming before us. I have three questions. I am glad the Minister referred to the various events that took place in Croke Park.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I attended on that particular day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I also attended the event in Newry a year later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Many of the issues of which the Minister spoke were also articulated incredibly well by the children. I felt they were ahead of the curve, whereas adults might not have been taking the matter as seriously. Those children were taking it very seriously and their voices were well heard. My question to the Minister concerns what she said in her opening statement about her Department having a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Chairman, may I ask a supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This question is directed to Ms Fisher. We have spoken about the belt and braces and we have spoken about secure care, but if we could step it back a little further again, what about a child protection issue where a child would be abducted in Ireland and brought to the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland, or vice versa, a child abducted in the UK and brought into Northern Ireland? What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This question is directed to Ms Fisher; the Minister is off the hook. Ms Fisher stated that, in the past couple of months, she and the various principal officers met representatives from other Departments and identified key issues, one of which is child protection. Were other key issues also identified that were not covered in the Minister's statement or that she would like to share?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (14 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if vulture funds pay VAT on properties they sell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the €9 million and I have seen the progress to which it has given rise. I am still not convinced, however, that it is enough. I am still not convinced it is hitting the targeted area completely. How do these figures match up with the Department's growth projections with demands in the sector within the next ten years? This is the second time I have spoken about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: The recent Pobal report, The Early Years Sector Profile Report 2017-2018, indicates that 34% of toddlers were on waiting lists for early years care. The report stated that there was capacity for 88% of Ireland's three to five year olds. This blends into a cohort to attend childcare at any given point. When one breaks it down that way I do not believe that €281,000 per city and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether existing levels of capital funding for childcare providers are sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7065/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Funding (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Is the Minister satisfied that the existing levels of capital funding for childcare providers are sufficient, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I will take it from the parents point of view. I return to the exceptional cases. Part of the affordable childcare scheme is that where there are exceptional cases there is streamlining between the parent making communication with the provider and the provider contacting the city and county childcare provision. Where is that going to be logged and assessed for funding? Will it be done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the lack of consistency that exists in terms of children in foster care receiving aftercare plans and aftercare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7063/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the Minister's attention be drawn to the lack of consistency in the aftercare plans and aftercare workers for children in foster care.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This is one of the questions that I ask regularly because there are so many different views on it and care-leavers have such different experiences. It is so hard to achieve a uniformity so that all needs are met. Does the Department engage with people and garner their views of aftercare service? Does Tusla and the Department have a formal advisory council for young people with experience...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Aftercare Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: EPIC does play a wonderful role as an advocate for those in foster care and giving young people a platform to have their say. The role it plays is fantastic. Following on from that, will this year's budget extend the care leaver's package? Currently, unless someone is in education, the supports finish at the age of 18. Has the Minister considered, or has she costed, the extension of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 58. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7067/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: What role will city and county childcare committees play in communicating this and ensuring that there is support for both parents and providers? We have morning, after-school and full-day sessions, along with breakfast clubs, so an amount of information must be brought to everybody. I am sure city and county childcare bodies will have a large role to play. There is the matter of...