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Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Tonight I will be speaking about the people who have been impacted and my endorsement of this Bill. The Gallery is packed for a reason. Many of the people have had defence systems put in place. The OPW has done a fine job. We commended the work of those involved earlier this evening. However, there is no point in doing a fine job if a person goes into the local bank or company to get...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the eligibility criteria for the rural social scheme, including the length of time a person is allowed to be on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37440/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (29 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatricians currently employed in approved posts. [37201/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 785. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of hours of formal child care per week and the number of weeks per year a child will have to undertake for their parents to be eligible for the universal child care subsidy. [37498/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (24 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Deputy Griffin need not worry. I will carry on from where he left off. What we are asking is how can we put a price on a child's life. How will we get the HSE to engage? What is the timeframe? Those are the questions. What gives us, as a political establishment, the right to put a price on a child's life? I know we have to mind the purse strings of Government and everything else in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (24 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Griffin for sharing time. Like Deputies Griffin and Neville, many people in Cork have contacted Deputy Moynihan. Deputy Griffin has set the backdrop and I will now read a letter from a dad who wrote to me. He is a representative of the newly formed parents group of Kalydeco. It was established to try to obtain reimbursement for the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco for children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (24 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a new Gambling Control Bill will be published, in view of the fact that heads of a Bill were published in 2013. [36629/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (23 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason voluntary day centres for elderly persons have no entitlement to the free TV licence which is part of the household benefits package (details supplied). [36506/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (23 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for private health insurance; and his views on whether the opacity of pricing in the sector has a negative impact on the cost of health insurance for households. [36490/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (23 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the introduction of the new affordable child care scheme will necessitate any changes to legislation; and if an amendment will be required to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to add her Department or another body to Schedule 5. [36479/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (23 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the proposed system of administering the new affordable child care scheme will determine eligibility via the online system for persons that do not opt for joint assessment of income; her views on whether persons, for example, unmarried and-or cohabiting that have not opted for joint assessment of income could be considered...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (23 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 221. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for child care fees in centre based child care providers; and her views on whether the opacity of pricing in the sector has a negative impact on the cost of child care for parents. [36499/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Last night a constituent of mine, Mr. Davy Glennon, appeared on the "Claire Byrne Live" show and made a powerful presentation on gambling. In 2013 a commitment was made by the Government to draft legislation to deal with the matter. Some 40 months on I wonder when the Bill will be brought before the House.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason surgery is not being sanctioned in UCHG due to hospital pressure; and when a person (details supplied) will receive a reliable date for surgery [36139/16]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I would also like to hear the Minister's response.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I concur with the two previous speakers. The point is very well made by Deputy Ó Laoghaire. I cannot see where we are keeping the child and child's voice at the centre because they are being overruled by the adoptive parent. Am I correct in saying that? I acknowledge the Minister's statement that this will be dealt with in the adoption (information and tracing) Bill. Could we leave...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 256. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections and the number of visitations of each child care provider and the number of providers inspected, in each Tusla service area in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [35283/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 257. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches or other centre based child care facilities that had more than one inspection by Tusla in 2015 or in 2016; the location of these facilities; and if reasons are provided for a second or subsequent inspection. [35380/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 258. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches or other centre based child care facilities that were found not to be compliant with child care staff to child ratios in each year since the introduction of these regulations. [35381/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (16 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 259. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unannounced visitations to child care facilities that took place in 2015 and 2016 in each Tusla service region; her views on whether the centre based child care facilities should receive at least one unannounced visit by Tusla inspectors per year; and her Department's and Tusla guidelines on the number of unannounced...