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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (16 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 305. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role Enterprise Ireland has in establishing a community enterprise centre in Loughrea; the financial support scheme available to facilitate the development; the buildings Enterprise Ireland considered or will consider as suitable for the purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (15 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on Tús, the rural social scheme, RSS, and community employment, CE, schemes who carried out duties in community child care facilities for each of the years 2013 to 2016 by county, in tabular form. [7477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 238. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for surgery at St. James's Hospital. [7747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (15 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) under 18 years of age cannot receive a valid student card when travelling on Irish Rail; the reason they must pay the full adult price despite being a student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7555/17]

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: My questions are for the Minister, Deputy Zappone. When was she aware that the "Prime Time" programme was going to take place? When did her officials become aware of the "Prime Time" programme? When did the Minister become aware that Tusla issued a statement of apology to the McCabe family and when did she share that information with her colleagues?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: When was the Minister aware that Tusla issued an apology to the McCabe family?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: What date was that?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: When were the Minister's officials at the Department aware of the apology that was issued?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Staff (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I compliment the child care providers of programmes like the ECCE and the ACP because they feed into the picture with valuable information. There are concerns among community providers and private providers over the sums provided by Early Childhood Ireland. They show that private providers have to pay commercial rates and this makes them different from community providers, who in turn are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Staff (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 44. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on reports that Ireland's child care sector is becoming financially unviable, particularly with regard to working conditions and pay for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7353/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Staff (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: What are the Minister's views on the report that Ireland's child care sector is becoming financially unviable, particularly with regard to the working conditions and pay for staff? She has covered some of it already, but I ask her to expand on what she said in reply to Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Staff (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. It is welcome that she has said she will argue for more funds. All of the child care providers and staff watching will be delighted to hear this. Representativesd of Early Childhood Ireland, ECI, appeared before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs at its most recent meeting, as did Ms Marion Quinn from the Association of Childhood Professionals, ACP, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 42. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to widespread reports that a large number of those children leaving foster care here on their 18th birthday do not receive aftercare support plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7352/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: This is a question I have asked previously and it is to do with the widespread reports that a large number of children leaving foster care on their 18th birthday do not receive aftercare support plans. I ask the Minister to make a statement on that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I heard everything the Minister said, including the figures and so on, but I am meeting the people on the ground. I attended the Empowering People in Care, EPIC, conference before Christmas and the main point from it was the lack of access to aftercare plans and the lack of continuity with social care workers. That they did not have that was their biggest concern. I met with a provider...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foster Care Supports (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. The reason I continue to harp on about this issue is because for the 233 children in full-time residential care, the only people who are responsible for them and charged with their governance - effectively their parents - are this Government. I continue to ask the question because we have a duty of care to those young people who sometimes do not have a voice, do not...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome what the Minister has said. Support for the family resource centres has to be front and centre of what we are looking for from Tusla. From 2011 up to the previous budget, the centres endured a huge number of cuts. That has impacted on the service they deliver at a local level, which affects every family that requests their support, be it from the very young to the most vulnerable...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether family resource centres are provided with adequate funding and supports to carry out their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7351/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge what has happened over the past number of days. I will not dwell on it but it is important for people to understand that these questions were tabled in advance of the programmes and revelations of the past number of days. I hope the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will get the opportunity to come before us to make a statement and answer...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: After listening to the Minister's reply, one would nearly believe that Tusla is whiter than white with the amount of funding it gives to family resource centres. It is not the first time I have put down this question but rather the second. The reason I put down this question is because family resource centres are stretched to capacity. By and large, most family resource centres have...