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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...

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

Denise Mitchell: 622. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the reintroduction of the Irish hare to the North Bull Island special area of conservation, from which Dublin City Council reports they are all but extinct; the additional measures that will be taken to protect the species on the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15270/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase capacity for the number of refuges providing services to victims of domestic violence; the steps being taken to improve geographic access to these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14528/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: What are the Minister for Children and Youth Affair's plans to increase capacity for the number of refuges providing services to victims of domestic violence? Will she outline the steps being taken the steps be taken to improve geographic access to these services and will she make a statement on this matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Minister for her reply. There has been no increase in the number of spaces available in recent years. On 22 February 2018, the Minister told the House that Ireland was exceeding the recommendations for the minimum refuge provision for domestic violence spaces, because there were 155 family units comprising 147 emergency refuge family units and eight emergency non-refuge family...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: These Council of Europe recommendations were made in 1998. It is 20 years on and we are still not reaching the targets. I have asked before and it seems very difficult to get answers as to how full these centres are. This information is very important to us to understand the demand that exists. In responses I received recently to questions, I was told Cork as a whole has only five...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Communications (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the communication she had with an organisation (details supplied) following the issuance of correspondence by Tusla on 18 February 2019 raising concerns regarding child protection procedures within the organisation; her plans to publish a redacted version of the report by the barrister into the handling of a sexual assault allegation by...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the burial report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; when she plans to publish it; her views on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14338/19]