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Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I move amendment No. 5:In page 7, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(5) The scheme shall operate on a 52 week basis, such that listed weekly subsidies shall reflect the value of one fifty-second of the overall annual subsidy that is payable.”. The Minister is nodding and knows exactly where I am coming from on this. As opposed to the current 48-week outline, the...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: In the amendment I sought reassurance for child care providers. While I accept what the Minister said, that it was part of the policy review, they seek reassurance that they have guaranteed income for 52 weeks. In other words, any provider that has signed up to the various subsidies will have that income to count on. When they are preparing their budget, it will not vary much. That is the...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for clarifying that issue for me. If a child care provider wishes to have payment made 52 weeks per year, it can have this. However, if there is another way of doing business, which will be best advised by Pobal, which is a part of that conversation, that is its choice. There is the option for payments to be made over a 52 week period if the provider so desires. Am I...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I accept that.

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I move amendment No. 6:In page 9, line 11, after “parent” to insert “or guardian”. This is the simplest amendment of the night, to be honest. I see the need to have the words "or guardian" inserted for the simple reason that it is not always a parent who is looking after a child. It could be a guardian, whether the child is in care or otherwise. A guardian could...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for taking on board what was discussed on Committee Stage. I also thank my colleagues from Sinn Féin who supported the discussion throughout Committee Stage. The Minister has understood where I was coming from on this issue, as has the Department. A large number of representations were made by lone parent families to me regarding that particular amendment. It is...

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion and giving me the opportunity to speak on it. Actions speak louder than words and for many families who come into my clinic, all I can see is their stress, upset, hurt and anger as they try to present cases in relation to their children who they feel are not being treated equally in Irish society. The Minister of State and I have had...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Compulsory Purchase Orders (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a compulsory purchase order overrules a way leave; if so, if the way leave stands as a legal document (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is support either financial or otherwise, for a person that was born in a mother and baby home to attend counselling and or to access taxi services to attend counselling. [13971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Care Beds Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 555. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capacity for special care beds in each of the special care units nationally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Care Beds Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 556. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons currently placed in special care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Care Beds Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 557. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons currently on a list for special care beds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14176/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Care Beds Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the number of beds available in special care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14177/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Care Beds Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 559. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all special care units in operation are in full compliance with the new statutory regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14178/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for limiting the time period that a person can spend on the rural social scheme to six years; her plans to abolish this rule particularly for those aged 55 and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14164/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for the one year limit a person can spend on Tús; her plans to extend this to two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14168/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 606. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost saving to her Department as a result of the revised model of funding agreed for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14163/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which participants for JobPath are selected; if there has been a change in this regard; if it is a random selection or a screening process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 609. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on JobPath, Tús, the rural social scheme and community employment schemes in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14166/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (27 Mar 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: 610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of participants in each year that have entered full-time employment after participating in JobPath since the scheme commenced, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14167/18]