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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teaching numbers at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the proposed change; if the matter will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23087/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of Garda sergeants in a station (details supplied) has been halved since 2010; the steps he is taking to address this situation in view of the ongoing gangland feud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (24 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his commitment to bring student residences in under the rules of the Residential Tenancies Board in respect of rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23043/18]

Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: It is some considerable time since the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection promised to introduce legislation to prevent companies which are solvent, such as Independent News and Media, INM, from closing down their defined benefit pension schemes but we have not seen that legislation yet. Can we expect it before the summer recess and what is the reason for the delay?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Digital Strategy Implementation (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 104. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the national digital strategy; if he plans to include a digital safety commissioner as part of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of a national oral health policy. [22544/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds for children under 18 years of age by location; and the way in which this capacity compares with demand. [22565/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children under 18 years of age who were admitted to adult inpatient units in each of the past five years [22566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Internet Safety (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the promised digital safety commissioner; his plans to make the appointment by the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22386/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the enforcement of Part IV of the Housing Act 1966; the number of notices served under section 65 in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 172. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps he is taking to meet Ireland's pledge to eliminate hepatitis C as part of the World Health Organization programme; the progress that has been made to date; the reason a new national strategy has not been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21788/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be made available as part of the hepatitis C elimination programme to allow for schemes to reach high-risk populations to be put on a secure financial footing beyond pilot studies to continue their work; his plans for a scoping exercise to ascertain the service needs within existing programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Chairman for arranging the time to consider Committee Stage of this Bill. I will keep my comments short. The purpose of this Bill is to extend the existing entitlement to unpaid leave from 18 weeks to 26 weeks. We, in this country, are in a situation where our parental leave entitlements are among the lowest in Europe. In total, there is an entitlement to about 60 weeks. The...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:"(b) in subsection (2)(a) by substituting "attains the age of 12 years” for “attains the age of 8 years", (c) in subsection (2)(b)(ii) by substituting "attained the age of 10 years but not 12 years" for "attained the age of 6 years but not 8 years",". The purpose of this amendment is to reflect...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I note what the Minister of State is saying. I defer to his advice and I note that we may revisit this on Report Stage with a Government amendment or one of our own.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I wonder why the Minister of State did not table a Committee Stage amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I am wondering about the advice on that. What this amounts to is the committee deleting that section and reinstating it, with the necessary corrections made, on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: All right.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: If I may say, it is a pity this was not brought to anybody's attention beforehand. I am at a disadvantage, insofar as I do not have a copy of the principal Act here. For clarity, will the Minister of State repeat the response that he gave earlier?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I defer to the Minister of State. It did go through a couple of checks, including in the Houses, but I defer to the Minister's advice on this. I suggest we proceed along the lines suggested by the Chairman, that we do not adopt the section if it is inaccurate, bearing in mind what the Minister of State has said, that it is open to members to submit amendments on Report Stage to reinstate...