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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This issue has been a priority for me for a long time because 35% of the income of families is spent on childcare. With the ever increasing cost of electricity and the cost of running a household, that 35% is absolutely astronomical. I am glad to hear about the launch of the awareness campaign, which will let people know what is expected when they want to sign up to this scheme. That is to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: How successful has the pilot of the project been to date? The ICT has been rolled out, and I assume we are trying it in a number of different areas around the country. How is the broadband issue feeding into that? Is it a factor? It is a concern for people in rural areas. How are the checks and balances and key performance indicators, KPIs, of the pilot working out? Is the project on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme. [7239/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: Will the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs outline the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the implications the new after-school care regulations will have for schools and childcare providers; and her views on whether sufficient consultation was conducted with the affected groups. [7238/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister about the status of the affordable childcare scheme and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I am sorry; my apologies.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister if her attention has been drawn to the implications the new after-school care regulations will have for schools and childcare providers; and her views on whether sufficient consultation was conducted with the affected groups.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. I am starting from the position that I am not opposed to the measures to increase the quality of childcare. I have been speaking for a long time about the lack of legislation and regulation in respect of the after-school sector. I am hesitant about the quick delivery of the ratio of 1:12 because some of the services may not have been working within the terms of that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Regulation (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I also wish to query the role of the city and county childcare committees in the delivery of these regulations. Are they getting extra resources to ensure that all of those who decide to register and become compliant with the required policies and procedures will be able to do so? Will a standard template be rolled out to all after-school services to support them and to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 60. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the considerable implications that the new afterschool care regulations will have for schools and childcare providers; and her views on whether sufficient consultation was conducted with the affected groups. [7066/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (13 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 64. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (12 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date by which the 2018 Bord Bia annual report will be published; and if the report will be of the same format and contain the same type of information as the 2017 report. [6425/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (12 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding carcase measurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (12 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 670. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the serious incident review that she and the Minister for Justice and Equality commissioned in 2018 into the handling of alleged incidences of child sexual abuse in the Munster area. [6449/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (12 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: 680. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the serious incident review that she commissioned in 2018 into the handling of alleged incidences of child sexual abuse in the Munster area. [6768/19]

Report of Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Motion (7 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: They exist in Galway city.

Report of Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Motion (7 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I also want to be associated with the positive commentary this evening. I compliment Deputy Farrell on chairing the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs for the weeks and months it took to do its work. I also compliment all the committee members, who really put their hearts and souls into this report, along with the people who came before us week in and week out. Some days, we had...

Fourth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: This is my third time to stand here as the Minister seeks an extension regarding the commission of investigation. On the two turns before this I was favourable to, approving of and co-operative with the request. Today, I am disappointed. The Minister will understand why I am disappointed to see yet another extension to the commission of investigation timelines. That is particularly the...

Children's Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Feb 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “ensure a fair start for every child,” and substitute the following: “affirms that: — it is the first duty of Government to provide for the wellbeing, education and development of children, regardless of their origins, and to provide them all with an equal opportunity to contribute, to the extent of their...