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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: To go back to the issue of child poverty, which we must prioritise, I heard the Minister state that there is a budget of €260 million for early childhood education. What I would say to him is that I do not know what is going on with the talks in regard to the Darndale centre but all we are looking for is €100,000 immediately and €200,000 in the long term. If there is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will actively support the 375,000 children experiencing deprivation in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28130/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: Will the Minister indicate the sensible policies he intends to pursue to address the situation of the 375,000 children in this country who are experiencing extreme poverty? It is not acceptable in 2014 that our society should be so unequal and divided. Given the level of wealth and resources in this country, it is unacceptable that we cannot target those resources to help the hundreds of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: My problem is that we have been talking about this for the past five or six weeks and I have raised it many times before in the Dáil. We are great at tabling motions in this House and talking about inquiries and the past. Here is an opportunity to do something for preschool children in the present. The centre did a cashflow analysis recently, which it submitted to the Minister last...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: I got a call from the centre this morning. The Minister should take it seriously.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: The Minister should support the centre and stop the waffling.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 63. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support a child care service (details supplied) and protect this vital community service from closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: I raise an issue that is not about the past but rather concerns a group of children in Ireland in 2014. Will the Minister support Darndale Belcamp Integrated Childcare Service Limited, also widely known as the Jigsaw centre, in Darndale, Dublin 17? It is under major pressure and if it does not get extra funding, this excellent service will have to close. It provides child care services for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: The Minister indicated all efforts have been made to avoid the closure but I do not accept that. The Minister does not really get what is going on at the centre, which is important. This is a child care centre with 260 young children and 99 jobs. It has been proven, as we know, that early intervention works with many at-risk children. The Minister knows the centre requires approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 91. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support a full and proper inquiry into all former mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27898/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons making tax returns based on being taxi drivers; the number of taxi drivers paying tax and making a living solely on this profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 216. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a company (details supplied) with a local authority contract cutting wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28027/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 217. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding school secretaries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 295. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the inclusion of Alzheimer’s and other related dementias on the list of medical conditions for which water charges will be capped (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 322. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding capping water charges (details supplied). [28195/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 306. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding noise pollution legislation and the issue of noisy neighbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 376. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action apartment residents can take against noisy and disruptive neighbours. [27863/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 396. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an immigration application in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [28003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cycling Policy (1 Jul 2014)

Finian McGrath: 397. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding cyclists cycling on footpaths (details supplied) in Dublin. [28004/14]