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Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Minister and members of the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs for conducting their work in a very professional manner in the past few months. I must make special mention of the staff of the Department of Children and Youth affairs who worked on the Bill and were very helpful when discussing amendments and other issues. We are happy to see amendment No. 13 included....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (27 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the contact he has had with the independent Garda youth diversion project service providers in relation to the proposed new service delivery model which is based on Garda divisions; the implications this new model will have on the ability of independent and smaller organisations to tender for these projects; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 546. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital allocation for her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the areas in which this will be spent in each of these years; and the details of particular projects and areas of investment. [13786/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have a few brief questions. Where do the referrals come from and is there a geographical spread across the country? If a child attends the team's clinic and he or she is discharged, is there any community support for him or her afterwards? Another question concerns the programme itself. Can the witnesses tell us a little bit about what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Will the witnesses give a breakdown? The number of homeless families with young children is rising. How many children from a homeless background come to the clinic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Does Tusla refer patients to the team?

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Like many other Deputies in this Chamber, I am very concerned by the use of millions of euro of taxpayers' money to fund what appears to be little more than a Fine Gael propaganda department. In October, the Taoiseach promised that this unit would not be involved in promoting political parties or in producing political adverts. That was clearly fake news. A month later the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (20 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 469. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 27 February 2018, the technical and legal issues which require clarification to allow Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to be commenced. [12038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (20 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 892. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that was provided to each family resource centre in each of the years 2015 to 2017, and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [12037/18]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I apologise for being late. I refer to the recruitment of social workers. The Minister spoke passionately about the recruitment and retention of staff. I would appreciate if she could update the committee on the numbers who have been recruited and how we can retain current staff. I ask the Minister to bear with me because I will probably get this wrong. Under the context and impact...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Could the Minister give us a timeframe between when contact is first made and when a child is allocated a social worker? How long a period are we looking at? What is the timeframe?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I agree with the Chairman because my understanding is that Scouting Ireland itself is undertaking a review-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: -----and it will take a few months. Therefore, it would probably be best, if we were to call them in, to do so afterwards-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: -----because they may come in and not be able to answer anything.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I move amendment No. 27:In page 18, line 3, to delete “at all reasonable times” and substitute “during reasonable working hours”. Section 19 refers to the powers of authorised officers to conduct inspections. We all know that child care centres operate at different hours from the regular workplace. This minor amendment to the section proposes that authorised...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I move amendment No. 31: In page 25, to delete lines 17 to 22 and substitute the following: “ Child and Family Agency To enable participation in a childcare service as part of the provision of child care and family support services by the Child and Family Agency to promote the welfare of children who are in need of additional care or protection. "...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (27 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 470. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Child and Families Relationship Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9832/18]

Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the Bill introduced by my colleague Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and I welcome that the Government will not oppose the Bill. Digital safety, and in particular the safety of young people online, has been a major news story in recent weeks. Many parents feel out of their depth when it comes to the use of technology. Meanwhile, children are growing up with it and are far more...

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (22 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: We all agree that the school completion programme was a very important part of Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools, DEIS, funding. It provided supports for children who had issues in school and particularly children who were likely to leave school early. We have to acknowledge what it did. It included supports in school, after-school programmes and summer camps. It does...