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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I support the petition. The fact that 23,000 people signed it demonstrates considerable public concern about this issue. Deputies from all political parties and none have also raised the issue on the floor of the House. The fact that the Israeli arms industry may tender for contracts in the European Union does not mean we should accept such tenders. As a small state, Ireland can take a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: It is an interesting petition. Not being disrespectful to anybody or the statue, I did not even know where it was located. I walked down and looked at it. It is hidden in the corner of the car park and there is hedge growing up on its sides. It is not visible to the public passing by. The text of the petition is slightly tongue-in-cheek. I want to see a united Ireland and part of that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: To add to Senator Buttimer's comment, I believe it should be in a better location so that it can be accessible to the public. Perhaps we could conduct a consultation in respect of the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (6 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing an additional 12 weeks of paid maternity leave and an additional 12 weeks of paid paternity leave. [5741/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Feb 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which taxi drivers were informed of the need to recalibrate and seal their meters for the new fare regime which will come into force from 1 February 2018; when taxi drivers were informed of these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5057/18]

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this important Bill which has been a long time coming. It is welcome to see a Minister finally making serious efforts to deal with the crisis in the child care sector. Unfortunately, the neglect of the sector for such a long time and the failure of successive Governments to invest in it have left Ireland miles behind the rest of Europe when it comes to...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Labour Party for this good Bill. When it comes to the matter of harmful communications and digital safety, we are falling far behind. In recent weeks, numerous cases have been before the courts involving young children who have been exploited online by predators. We have seen many other cases in which people have been blackmailed with the threat of intimate images being...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: We all know we are in the middle of a housing crisis. There is a shortage in the supply of homes, yet prices continue to rise at an incredible rate. An entire generation now sees homeownership as something that is totally out of their grasp. An entire generation does not believe they will be to live in the towns or cities where their families have lived for generations. While some wait...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (30 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement scheme for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system will be extended to adults with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: We agree.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I commend the Citizens' Assembly and the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution for the incredible amount of work they did. I remember marching in the 1990s about the X case when a 14-year-old girl became pregnant as a result of rape and was prevented from travelling to England to have an abortion. It was an appalling case which highlighted for many women the reality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the Minister and thank her for her opening statement. As she said, since the end of March 2017, no child has been held in an adult prison. This is very significant and has been a long time coming. Well done to the Minister in that regard. Let me touch on single separation. At the last meeting, I made a point to the director of Oberstown that I had really serious concerns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: Page 23 of the HIQA report refers to the reporting of child protection incidents and complaints. Three complaints were made to Tusla, and it did not even acknowledge them. I am very concerned that there was no receipt of an acknowledgement. Has the Minister raised this with Tusla? If so, could she let us know its response?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent school buildings which are planned to replace the existing semi-permanent buildings of schools (details supplied); when it is expected that construction will begin; when it is expected construction will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based at stations (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3570/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district of the Dublin Metropolitan Region north division in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [3571/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles provided to the R district of the Dublin Metropolitan Region north division for each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; the number of new vehicles allocated in the same period; and the number of vehicles decommissioned in the same period, in tabular form. [3572/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the metro north project; when it is expected the final plan will be published; the level of funding allocated; when it is expected construction work will commence and be completed respectively; and when it is expected passenger services will begin. [3569/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on care orders; and the types of care orders, in tabular form. [3575/18]

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

Denise Mitchell: 153. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on voluntary care orders; and the length of time these children have spent on voluntary care orders, in tabular form. [3576/18]