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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 577. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 100 new professionally qualified social workers. [23668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 578. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing and supporting the aftercare plans held by persons that are 18 to 21 years of age by allocating 15 hours per week for a support worker in each case. [23669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity, paternity and adoptive benefit by €10, €25 and €50 per week in tabular form; and the cost of extending maternity benefit by 26 weeks. [23660/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of introducing six weeks of parental benefit at €240 per week, which could be taken by either parent at the end of the 26 weeks of maternity benefit. [23661/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The witnesses have answered the questions I was going to ask. Could the other speakers who did not give an opinion give me their opinion about measuring and weighing children in school? I have my own opinion on that but I will keep it to myself for the time being. Mr. Browne spoke about expanding the idea of informative parents' evenings to educate parents on sugar intake and problem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I read a report recently that argued that of children entering secondary school, boys were 32% fitter than girls. The figure rose to 41%. Do we need to look at the curriculum to encourage girls? Is there a problem with girls taking part in PE? Is it that the curriculum is not attractive to girls - possibly because it involves contact sport? Can any of the witnesses tell me about their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will ask some questions on primary school and then perhaps the deputations can address a question on secondary schools. I am a parent who has three children in primary school and I am keen to say that fantastic work is being done. We have the Food Dudes and Super Troopers programmes and Walk to School Week. The children and I have participated in these regularly. Great things are going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: What experience do schools have when they try to access grants for such facilities? What do schools find when they go to the Department?

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The motion is about ensuring that every healthcare service in the State is open and truthful when it comes to dealing with patients and the public. I could not believe what I was reading in recent reports that CervicalCheck issued a circular to consultants saying it was up to individual doctors to tell patients about their misdiagnosis. I refer to the Medical Council's guidelines on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I have a few brief questions if you can bear with me for a moment, Chairman. Could Dr. Lawlor explain the process undertaken by Scouting Ireland when it is advised by the Garda to vet somebody? How long does the vetting process take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: So there was no case of anybody that was still not vetted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Dr. Lawlor previously told the committee in respect of cases where a complaint was made that the person who made the complainant was supported and that he or she would be provided with counselling while the complaint was being investigated. Will he outline to the committee what supports are in place in Scouting Ireland for someone who makes a complaint and for the person who is the subject...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Have people taken Scouting Ireland up on the offer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Mr. Elliot said in his opening statement that he identified serious weaknesses in the structure, and pointed particularly to the vulnerability of volunteers to lobbying. Were there cases of lobbying within the organisation? If so, was the onus on the team to report it to the management board? If so, what action was taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Are we straying into the unknown?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will withdraw that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: If I do so again, I ask the Chairman to let me know. I will finish with this question. We were talking about the historic cases. Can Scouting Ireland members request information that Scouting Ireland is holding on them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: If I am a member, can I request information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: On that note, have there been many cases of people requesting information and have they access to the information?