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Committee on Public Petitions: Discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Schemes: Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Minister of State for attending and for his presentation. We all know how important transport is to people with physical disabilities. It helps with their independence, holding down a job and socialising. However, I am very disappointed listening to the response. It is four and a half years since the original scheme was abolished, the Minister of State is saying we discussed...

Committee on Public Petitions: Discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Schemes: Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: Will the Minister of State address the term "need" for us?

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: Here we are, once again discussing the matter of water charges. It could have been easily avoided but in 2010 Fianna Fáil had the great idea to sign this State up for water charges, even though it was well aware of the public outcry it would cause. Since then, Fine Gael has done Fianna Fáil's work for it. Unfortunately for them, the public could see what was going to happen from...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: This is a very important piece of legislation. I always give credit where credit is due so I will start by welcoming some aspects of the Bill. One section deals with making sure that the guardian of an orphan is not adversely affected due to payments made to them in that capacity. This has to be welcomed. The same goes for section 9(2), which deals with the rights of people with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 545. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the transitional justice element of the investigation into mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 546. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders that have registered with Tusla from September 2016 to date in 2017. [41294/17]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: This housing crisis has been coming down the tracks for decades yet the response of the Government has been dismal. We have 90,000 people on council waiting lists and 3,000 homeless children living in emergency accommodation. Let us think about that for a minute: kids growing up in family hubs and hotel rooms. These children have no certainty when it comes to going to school or being near...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: I agree with these recommendations. We all know the importance of keeping this service open. I acknowledge that Donegal County Council is anxious this service is sustained and it is providing a substantial subvention towards it. Unfortunately, the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has little or no interest in funding this, bar allowing the use of the slip and the facilities. It is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: It is important we monitor this to see what progress is made.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: May I can come in on that Chairman?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: The actions of the Spanish Government in attempting to block the right of the people of Catalonia to decide their own future is disgraceful. There has been a concerted campaign by the Spanish Government to conflate what is democratic and legal. The Spanish Constitution forbids any region from breaking away to form its own state. As a State which broke away from its largest neighbour, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Denise Mitchell: I will be brief as a lot of issues has been covered. Education of parents is a major factor. In respect of a parent who is not very good on the Internet, I am bit concerned that everything that seems to be done involves Internet safety workshops online. Much of this stuff is all online and there are parents who still get a shock when they see a computer and are afraid to use it. What...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding can be resumed for a literacy programme (details supplied). [35128/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1431. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to release capital funding for a community crèche (details supplied). [35127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has set the criteria, training programmes or guidelines for staff that deliver the JobPath scheme via private operators; if so, the criteria for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process by which persons are selected to take part in the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons over 62 years of age and who are therefore exempt from job activation schemes are being referred to JobPath on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons who have been unemployed for only a very short period of time are being regularly referred to JobPath despite it being a scheme for long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 1484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the agreements regarding personal data in place between her Department and the private operators of JobPath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35120/17]