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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Area Based Childhood Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Before I introduce the question as spokesperson for children and youth affairs, I welcome students from Scoil Bhríde in Roscommon who are sitting here watching us have our questions this afternoon. I ask the Minister to outline the Department's plan to ensure that the area based childhood, ABC, programme remains fully resourced and funded for the upcoming years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs about her Department's responsibility for children who are placed in emergency homeless accommodation; if she will address concerns that neither her Department nor Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for putting into place special care plans for children experiencing homelessness; and the level of monitoring Tusla is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am delighted that she referenced the role of the local authorities because on reading my brief, I could not believe that there was no role for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in respect of homelessness and local authorities. This is a major concern throughout the country, not just Dublin. We must look at taking Tusla into that because...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Unfortunately, I feel Tusla has a reactive role in respect of homelessness. I welcome any intervention the Minister can make in terms of giving it an active role to play in respect of children in emergency accommodation. According to an article inThe Irish Timeson 24 May 2016, more than 1,000 children are in emergency accommodation. I hope the Minister agrees that we can push this forward...

Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: One would think all of the new Deputies were on one side of the floor, but there are some new Deputies on this side of the House, too. It is with great honour that I support my colleague, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher, in his nomination to be Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I wish all those who have put their names forward the best of luck, but I support my gentleman, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 48. To ask the Minister for Health when he will appoint a paediatric diabetes specialist at University Hospital Galway in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of difficulties with many children being unable to access essential medical and dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Data (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a list of all student entry visas, including a brief description of their purpose, and a list of the legislation and regulations which give effect to each visa. [14050/16]

Adjournment Debate: Industrial Disputes (1 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for taking the time at this late hour to address my question and look forward to working with her and putting children at the centre of our briefs. I come to her with an issue that is live and very real for the people who work in and the patients who are inmates or service users of the Oberstown centre. Just before I came into the House, I heard of another crisis. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women BreastCheck screened in quarter 4 of 2015 and quarter 1 of 2016, by age 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69, by local authority, in tabular form. [13843/16]

Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, all the best in the future. I will continue on from where Deputy Fleming left off. It is a journey. When we speak of mental health, it has many connotations. It is a broad ranging and far-reaching concept and crosses every boundary, including age, gender and status. It defies adequate coverage by me in my two minutes and 49 seconds...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills who is providing insurance for buildings, specifically for schools that are State owned (details supplied) and built on land bought by the State. [13153/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Procurement Unit (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that national schools are failing to receive more than one insurance quotation for cover on building/contents/liability, and principals are failing in their duties of proper procedures to adhere to three quotes, due to the lack of competition in the market. [13155/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 730. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug ibrutinib, Imbruvica, produced by a company (details supplied) will be available on the market for patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, CLL. [13455/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 929. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has any concerns about reports from practitioners of long waiting periods for section 20 reports requested by District Courts and carried out by Tusla; and further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 19 January 2016, if the information is available. [13203/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 930. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the closure of the central section 20 office that previously covered the Dublin and mid-Leinster region. [13204/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (25 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for tax relief under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme. [11978/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the net increase in the number of gardaí in the Garda Síochána districts of Gort, Loughrea, Tuam and Ballinasloe in County Galway that will accrue from the recruitment campaign in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9995/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vehicles (17 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda Síochána districts in east County Galway will receive the full allocation of vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9994/16]

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: We did not sleight our hands.