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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met; and when it will meet again. [23089/17]

Manchester Arena Bombing: Expressions of Sympathy (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat a Cheann Comhairle. Ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón ó chroí a dhéanamh le clanna na ndaoine a maraíodh san eachtra uafásach i Manchester aréir. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha dílse. Chuir sé déistin orm nuair a chuala mé faoin imeacht. Caithfidh achan duine againn seasamh go láidir in aghaidh an ionsaithe...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: I will repeat what I said, namely, that there is no child or adolescent mental health provision and no psychiatry of old age in north Louth. Is that acceptable? It cannot be acceptable. There is no adequate facility. There is a decrepit building which cannot even accommodate the extra staff that were brought into the area. The Taoiseach mentioned A Vision for Change. It contained a...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Tá mé críochnaithe anois. As I am sure the Taoiseach knows, there are areas in Dundalk that are highly deprived. I ask the Taoiseach to intervene on two counts. Will he intervene to ensure that citizens in north Louth get the facilities they deserve? Will he intervene to prevent the closure of the 11 child and adolescent mental health beds at the Linn Dara facility?

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: The imminent closure of 11 child and adolescent mental health service beds at Linn Dara brings acute mental health provision for those under 18 years to 52 beds, which is just over half of what A Vision for Change recommended over ten years ago. Incidentally, Fianna Fáil abstained on a Sinn Féin motion to provide 24-7 mental health provision. On Friday, along with my colleague, an...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau, on 3 May 2017. [21953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding which was available to Louth County Council to develop Traveller accommodation in 2016; the amount of the available funding which was drawn down in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 420. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 10 May 2017, the details for each of the 90 designated centres due to comply with 2021 regulations; the proposed scheduling of works in respect of each centre; and the stage each of the designated centres is at in respect of the works in question. [23987/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 10 May 2017, the issues which were identified as poor practises in the recently published HIQA 2016 overview which led to services being placed on his Department's regulatory risk register; the services placed on the register; the number of these services that required regulatory action; the immediate and longer...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 644. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 9 May 2017, when the HIQA governance review of Tusla commenced; when the review will be completed; and her plans to publish its findings. [23995/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 645. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 9 May 2017, the number and location of special care units here; and the number of children or young persons each centre caters for. [24104/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 646. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 9 May 2017, if she will elaborate on the difficulties identified by the Office of the Attorney General in progressing the necessary legislation; if she anticipates further delays in the ongoing legal scrutiny of the legislation; and when the legislation necessary to commence registration of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 647. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the 5,720 open child cases waiting to be allocated a social worker by county in tabular form; the length of time these cases have been waiting to be allocated a social worker; and the number of these cases that are still waiting to be allocated a social worker. [24106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 648. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the number of whole-time equivalent social workers in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; the whole-time equivalent social worker target for these years; and the funding that was allocated for the provision of these posts for the years in question....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 649. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, if she will elaborate on the meaning of supporting Tusla in the employment of additional social care workers and administrative staff to assist social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 650. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the cost of providing an allocated social worker to the open cases in question. [24109/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 651. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the steps she has taken to address the recruitment issue identified in her response; the funding which is in place; and her plans to address the defects within the recruitment process. [24110/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 652. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 9 May 2017, if she will provide a breakdown of the 841 historical or retrospective cases awaiting allocation of a social worker by county in tabular form; the length of time these cases have been waiting to be allocated social workers; and the number of these cases which are still waiting to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 653. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 9 May 2017, the number of the 841 historical or retrospective cases awaiting allocation of a social worker that have been identified as a high priority; the number of these cases which have been referred to An Garda Síochána; and the number of these cases which have been assisted in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 654. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 9 May 2017, if she will clarify the necessary reforms required to address the waiting times for allocation of social workers in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24113/17]