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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 88. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the terms of reference for the inquiry into mother and baby homes will include an investigation into the Bethany Home in County Dublin, Westbank Orphanage in County Wicklow and the Church of Ireland Magdalen home in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44577/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Staff Responsibilities (20 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 89. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 12 June 2014 if he will provide the expenses claimed by members of staff attending Health Service Executive child care conferences; his views on the number of staff attending these conferences; and to which section of the HSE they are affiliated. [44644/14]

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I am dealing with the issue in the context of homelessness and of the reduction in the rent allowance and in the context that the Department of Social Protection has a direct influence in this regard. This is the reason I raised the issue. The Minister should be aware of the situation, because we cannot tackle the issue of homelessness in a silo. It must be dealt with in a holistic manner...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: A previous speaker commented on the issue of reviews of previous claims. Currently, there appears to be a concentrated effort on reviews of previous claims and on questioning people's entitlement to avail of various schemes, such as invalidity or disability schemes. These people are being put through rigorous scrutiny to see whether they are still entitled to their benefit. I believe an...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: There has been an uptake of less than 3% of a scheme that was meant to tackle the issue of affordable child care. Where was the balance of the money invested? It was not invested in tackling the issue of the affordability of child care. The former Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, now Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, announced at the launch of the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare Bill. It must be acknowledged that the legislation contains a number of positive elements, including an increase of €5 per month in child benefit, a 25% Christmas bonus for long-term welfare recipients, an increase in the living alone allowance to €9 per week and the introduction of a back-to-work...

Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how he proposes to address the crisis in the number of persons offering themselves for foster parenting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/14]

Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: How does the Minister propose to address the crisis in the number of people offering themselves for foster parenting, particularly in the north Dublin city area?

Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge that the care provided through fostering is at a high level, which is only right and proper. However, one third of the children put forward for fostering in the north Dublin city area to date in 2014 have had to be housed outside their area. That means they were removed from their own communities, taken out of the schools they were attending and taken away from friends. That...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the continuing pressures being voiced by the early childhood sector regarding threats to the financial sustainability of services the plans in place to address the current sustainability crisis faced by the sector; if his Department has brought the issue of charging early childhood services commercial rates to the attention of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: In view of the continuing pressures being articulated by the early childhood sector regarding threats to the financial sustainability of services, what plans does the Minister have in place to address this issue in the future? As for commercial rates being levied on the early childhood services sector, has the Minister had discussions with the relevant Minister on amending this practice in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: The simple fact is that the cost of child care is crippling young families. This week Members learned from the media what the Minister would not do, but they have yet to hear what he intends to do to address this phenomenon. At the same time, these exorbitant child care costs are being incurred and the future sustainability of the services is under threat. The Minister referred to a couple...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: That is what I said.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: No, I referred to the CCS scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Care Services Provision (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I am aware that there are 4,200 service providers under the ECCE scheme. I was talking about the community childcare subvention scheme. Is the Minister aware of the difference between the two schemes because only 30% of service providers can administer and operate the community childcare subvention? I welcome his commitment that the early years strategy will deal with the affordability of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the lessons that need to be learned by State agencies following the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44218/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I offer my deepest sympathy to the family and those who are bereaved by the horrific and tragic death of Hassan Khan, and I wish to ask the Minister his views on the lessons that must be learned by State agencies following the child's death.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: The Minister is correct that the case in question is extremely sensitive and we must be very careful in what we say. A young life, unlived, was lost in appalling circumstances. It is a requirement under section 3 of the Child Care Act that the Child and Family Agency must intervene when it suspects a child is at risk. By virtue of this child's having been subject to a Garda rescue alert on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: I agree with the Minister that we must be extremely sensitive in what we say, but the fact of the matter is that a young life was lost - a young life that was known to the agency charged by the State with responsibility for the protection of vulnerable children. We require answers for the family concerned in the case outlined, and for the wider public, who want to have faith and confidence...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (19 Nov 2014)

Robert Troy: 16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the continuing pressures being voiced by the early childhood sector regarding threats to the financial sustainability of services, the plans in place to address the current sustainability crisis faced by the sector; if his Department has brought the issue of charging early childhood services commercial rates to the attention of...