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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Information and a new website would be very welcome as parents feel a little bit in limbo, as do the crèche providers. Given the new subsidy, does the Minister have any fears about the inflation of fees in crèches? There is a huge concern over this. The child care worker is among the lowest paid in the sector at the moment. They are looking after our most precious and are the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the lack of income progressivity in the universal child care subsidy as announced in budget 2017; and her views on whether the scheme is fair on households the income of which falls just above the income threshold for the targeted child care subsidy. [33783/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Child Care Costs (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Does the Minister have concerns about the lack of income progressivity in the universal child care subsidy as announced in budget 2017? Does she believe the scheme is fair on households the incomes of which fall just above the income threshold for the targeted child care subsidy?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had discussions with Tusla on the need to increase the budget to the school completion programme; her views on whether there is a need to restore funding to this community programme; and if she has satisfied herself that it is well funded. [33342/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to Tusla in budget 2017 which will go towards implementing the provisions on aftercare contained in the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015; and the progress being made by Tusla in ensuring that every child leaving care has an aftercare plan in place. [33341/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 41. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the lack of income progressivity in the universal child care subsidy announced in budget 2017; and her further views on whether the scheme is fair on households whose income falls just above the income threshold for the targeted childcare subsidy. [33338/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 44. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a household's eligibility for the new targeted child care subsidy scheme will be determined; if it is intended that PPS numbers will be employed for this purpose; if she has had discussions with the Data Commissioner in this regard; and the expected administrative costs of the means-testing system. [33340/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 523. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way a household's eligibility for the new targeted child care subsidy scheme will be determined; if PPS numbers will be employed for this purpose; if she has had any discussions with the Data Commissioner in this regard; and the expected administrative costs of the means-testing system. [33797/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Prevention (8 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of ongoing reforms in practices for dealing with adult disclosure of child sexual abuse cases by Tusla; if she or officials in her Department have any concerns over the way in which these cases are being dealt with by Tusla; and her views on whether any regulatory or legislative changes are required in this area. [33339/16]

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Not On Our Watch is a great name for a campaign. Not On Our Watch has highlighted for the people in the Chamber and the greater public what this issue is all about, namely, there are 1,500 unaccompanied children in Calais. Those unaccompanied children do not have parents or relatives. They were left in the camp, but their homes burned down in the past week and they have dispersed. Not On...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the proposed greenway from Dublin to Galway to be completed; his proposals to resolve issues that have arisen among parties along the Athlone to Galway section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in developing the lakelands initiative; if he has committed funding to the project in 2017; and when he expects the project to be completed. [32765/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, by county, that have fewer than six classes per school registered with his Department in tabular form. [32511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is the case under the staffing ratio for small schools that a school can gain a second teacher with 15 students, but only if the single teacher has children across six or more class groups, the so-called six class adjustment; and if a school that has 15 pupils can gain a second teacher if it has less than this number of classes....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be eligible to gain a second teacher in 2017-18, if they have 15 pupils spread across three class groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when his Department will be in a position to support a family (details supplied) with a demountable home. [32828/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (2 Nov 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be legalised here. [32731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (26 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on a decision that six contract meter readers, CMRs were employed under a contract of service, that is that their employment was insurable under the Social Welfare Acts PRSI class A, subject to earnings requirements rather than class S which is the class that has been applied to them since 1994 (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (26 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds that have been granted through his Department for an engineer for south Galway lowlands project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32276/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (26 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds that have been granted through his Department for conducting an EPA for the south Galway lowlands project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/16]