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Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (16 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the policy paper regarding options to seal the breach of the data protection legislation regarding Guthrie cards retained without consent and for the future retention, storage and potential secondary uses of the cards; the timeframe for the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17678/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (16 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider adding the SPSV licence to the NDLS list of acceptable forms of identification which can be used when a person is renewing or replacing an existing driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17840/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: What I am taking from this is that this committee has to go to the relevant people and tell them that a body or forum has to be set up, bringing all of the agencies together, to find a policy or a direction. Is it correct to say that is one of the recommendations to emerge from this meeting? How can placements be found for these students? It is a major issue. I do not know how anyone is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Where are they going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: If a student gets a placement, what would be involved? Would students be given caseloads? Who would look after a student's well-being? Some cases may be pretty horrific for somebody on a placement. What supports are such people getting on placements?

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle.

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: Ceart go leor. Irish neutrality has been an important principle since the founding of the State but, unfortunately, in the past few decades it has been eroded by successive Governments. The beginning of that can be traced back to 1997 when Fianna Fáil signed this State up to NATO's so-called Partnership for Peace and the deployment of Irish troops on NATO-led missions. Since then,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: It is every day.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in place for the refurbishment and-or extension of Coolock Garda station; if a request has been made for upgrading, extension or refurbishment of the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Waste Disposal (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines for breaches of the Waste Management Act 1996 issued to persons for the use of non-registered waste disposal services in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (9 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 568. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16539/19]

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I wish to thank my colleagues, Deputies Funchion and Ó Caoláin, for bringing forward this very important motion. It is appropriate for it to be discussed in the House on World Autism Awareness Day. It raises an issue that has come to the fore in recent years. The reality is that we are behind the curve in Europe on this issue. Many states have an autism strategy in place. Such...

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I want to express my very serious concern over this proposal to seal the records from the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse for 75 years. The Ryan report very clearly called for this valuable information to be preserved and not destroyed and that is correct. On the back of that, there should have been widespread consultation with survivors and their families to reach some sort of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 480. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects a refuge (details supplied) to reopen; if the refuge will reopen as a domestic violence refuge; if it is to be used by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive as emergency homeless accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Regulation (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 481. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the serious negative impact the Pobal compliance visit report is having on a crèche (details supplied); if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that it has undertaken contracts with parents in good faith but due to direction from Pobal it is being asked to de-register or re-register...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Regulation (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 483. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the outcome of a community childcare subvention compliance visit to a service (details supplied) has resulted in a reduction of approximately €100,00 in funding for the service after appeals; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this centre provides a flexible...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 482. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the proposed new affordable childcare scheme will negatively impact on some crèches, including a crèche (details supplied); her further views on whether the new proposals will negatively impact both on the funding for the crèche in addition to affecting parents and employment practices; if her...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 484. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the report on the issue of over overage exemptions under the ECCE produced by the National Disability Authority will be published; the actions being considered arising from this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 485. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly by which a child with special needs who wishes to avail of a third year of preschool privately finds themselves left without the ability to secure SNA assistance in view of the fact they are paying privately; the options available to remedy such a situation in which a child that has not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (2 Apr 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 621. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the proposed plan for the Clonshaugh sewage plant for the greater Dublin drainage project, which will see an outfall pipe located off the coast of Portmarnock near Ireland's Eye bird sanctuary and special area of conservation in north County Dublin; her views on whether the pumping of this wastewater into feeding...