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Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I do not doubt that the Minister feels for the survivors, but they have been listening to that response for decades. Other Deputies and I believe that is not right as it is denying the survivors justice and redress. Why has the commission not made a finding? Is there something deliberate going on? The Minister has met the survivors; she knows them and knows that they have been campaigning...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has spoken to the Minister for Health about delays in access to mental health and well-being supports for survivors who have engaged with the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18726/18]

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: The Minister and we all know that the women are reliving traumatic events when they appear before the commission of investigation and should not be left for over a year before they gain access to counselling. Will the Minister discuss this with the HSE and the Minister for Health to reassure anyone who wants to gain access to a counselling service that she will not have to wait for one year...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will forward some names to the Minister. Many women have been attending counselling services during the years at a cost to themselves. When they make their initial appointment, they find they must move from that counsellor. Many women who have developed a relationship with the counsellor they have attended for years have to move to a different one. Can some mechanism be put in place to...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if survivors of a home (details supplied) will be facilitated in gaining access to redress in advance of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [18725/18]

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Will survivors of the Bethany Home be facilitated in gaining access to redress ahead of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes?

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I cannot understand the attitude of the State to this small group of survivors. There are fewer than ten survivors. They are getting on in years and they fear the State is using this as a stall and hoping they will pass away. The second interim report by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes clearly stated its view that the survivors of the Bethany Home had a strong...

Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the progress made by Tusla in allocating social workers to the 4,892 cases as of December 2017 in which no social worker had been allocated; if she is satisfied with the progress being made in hiring additional social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19019/18]

Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Will the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs outline the progress being made by Tusla in allocating social workers to 4,892 cases where a social worker has not been allocated? Is she satisfied with the progress being made in hiring additional staff? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Minister for her response, but I imagine she would agree with me that the fact almost 4,700 children are waiting on the allocation of a social worker is unacceptable. I recognise that the Minister secured extra funding in the budget to deal with staff shortages but I do not believe funding is the issue. We had an €11 million underspend in Tusla when it came to staff...

Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I acknowledge the steps being taken to deal with this issue but I find it alarming that we had 346 children deemed high priority who have been waiting more than three months. Worse again, Tusla could not tell us how long 87 children were waiting for social workers. I am not coming here to bash Tusla. I am well aware of the vast workload faced by its staff but I seriously believe...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 54. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the issue of public liability insurance cover for foster carers will be rectified; the progress made in resolving the issue to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18724/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if guidelines or restrictions exist on the use of electronic anti-loitering devices, commonly referred to as mosquito alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons referred to HSE counselling services after being deemed eligible following their appearance before the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 385. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an invitation has been issued to a person (details supplied) to visit Ireland to assist in issues related to former Mother and Baby Homes; if so, when he is expected to arrive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18883/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 384. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of survivors that have given evidence to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to date; the number in this regard that were referred to counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18881/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (26 Apr 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to facilitate postal voting in the upcoming referendum on the eighth amendment of the Constitution for Irish citizens ordinarily resident in the State but who are abroad on the day of the referendum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Where is Deputy Healy-Rae?

Nurses' and Midwives' Pay and Recruitment: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I support this motion, and I extend my thanks to the nurses and the midwives across this State who are working so hard to keep our health service afloat, despite being under such enormous pressure. If it was not for the dedication of these front-line staff, we would be in a much worse situation. However, words of thanks and appreciation for these staff are simply not enough. Many feel they...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (24 Apr 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 545. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the indemnity scheme under the State Claims Agency will be extended to foster carers; the progress that has been made to ensure there is accidental injury cover for children who are in the care of the State and who are fostered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17790/18]