Results 10,101-10,120 of 10,832 for speaker:Anne Rabbitte
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Supports (23 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: 666. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason her Department has not published a national strategy on youth work. [24289/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (23 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: 667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's expenditure on youth service by receiving organisation in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [24290/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (18 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: 305. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that will benefit from the second ECCE year in 2017; the number that have benefitted from it in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23614/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: 306. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that applied for an assessment for the access inclusion model; the average waiting time for an assessment; and the number of children qualifying for each level of support. [23615/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (18 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: 307. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been provided to the ABC schemes on an annual basis since 2011. [23616/17]
- Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for bringing forward the motion and giving us the opportunity to highlight the issue. I listened to the Minister of State intently. In part, the motion was brought forward to enable us as an Opposition party to do our duty by holding the Government to account as the insurance business affects people's lives. The cost of insurance impacts on households,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Freeman for proposing the issue and for affording us the opportunity to have this discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: I am sorry. It was a very open and frank discussion. It is probably one of the most sobering presentations we have had. I have been observing progress accordingly as the reports have been produced and since I became spokesperson on children. The first report of which I became aware was the annual report from June 2016 and that is where I will start. It stated that in the course of 2015...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: My question has not been answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: What immediate action will be taken in a case such as the one I have highlighted where a child was not on site and deemed missing by a HIQA inspection? What was the follow-up in regard to the 72 other cases of significant risk identified in the HIQA annual report 2016?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: Would it be a routine finding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: Is it routine that a child be discovered missing when an inspection is being carried out ? That is absolutely shocking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: I am not satisfied with the answer I have received in regard to the 72 cases. It has not been clarified what was identified in the report as to the action plan in regard to the 72 cases? We are only talking about 12 months ago. The Grace case occurred over 30 years ago. We are not moving forward. My question relates to monitoring, follow-up and the policy governing those issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: With the permission of the Chairman, in regard to the annual report-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: It is in the report and my question has not been answered in this meeting-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: It is not a statement. I am looking for a clarification of facts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: It is 12 months on and the issue should be clearly explained to the committee today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: Will I get a written response to my questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: Ms Dunnion can understand where I am coming from.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank Ms Dunnion.