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Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and will be discussed together.

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: From the Seanad (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: All credit and congratulations are due to all of the people who have participated in this very much sought after and needed legislation.

Message from Select Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 and has made no amendments thereto.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the degree to which the Minister's Department or bodies under its aegis continue to have a dialogue with various youth organisations throughout the country - I will have a separate question covering County Kildare, as one does - in order that she and her organisation might be better able to respond to needs as determined by those working on a one-to-one basis...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her reply and its quality. To what degree has it been possible to identify, including as part of the dialogue, any shortcoming in the system that can be, or is being, addressed? I congratulate the Minister on the extent of that dialogue, given that it is a fundamental part of the services. How successful have the interactions between the Department and the various...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Will the organisations be in a position to expand their services and increase the degree to which they interact with their respective communities to ensure youth receives sufficient support, protection and recognition at a time many challenges are appearing on a regular basis?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Abuse Prevention (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Can I further inquire regarding the cases of psychological abuse, for example child sexual abuse, the degree to which the Department is satisfied that everything that could be done is being done and has been done over the three-year period in all of the cases that have been reported? I am not trying to trap the Minister into giving a guarantee that is impossible to give. Is it possible, in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she or bodies under her aegis remain in contact with various youth groups nationally in the context of meeting their needs for various forms of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30028/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Abuse Prevention (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which all cases of suspected child abuse over the past three years have been fully investigated and cleared to the extent that no remaining threat to the children involved remains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30027/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Abuse Prevention (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the extent to which all cases of suspected child abuse have been fully investigated and closed to the satisfaction of the Minister's Department, thereby eliminating any further threat to those children or others.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Abuse Prevention (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. Given the large number of referrals and the possibility of someone falling through the net, as it were, is the Minister satisfied that all cases have been fully and thoroughly investigated to the satisfaction of her Department? Can cases which were referred to An Garda Síochána be followed up on in order to find out whether...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of support services for children and teenagers identified as having a tendency to self-harm; the number of instances of such vulnerable young persons his attention has been drawn to in the past two years; the extent to which it has been possible to make a positive intervention; if particular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed throughout the public health sector; the number of vacancies that exist; the number recruited to date in 2019; the number required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30465/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 365. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which incidents of various forms of bullying including cyberbullying were reported to her Department or bodies under her remit in the past three years; the degree to which the various responsible authorities were in a position to offer positive intervention; the outcome of such interventions; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 371. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department remains alert to the various forms of bullying affecting children and families; the degree to which she can proactively intervene in cases in which there may be suspicion of a form of bullying with a view to ensuring the victims realise that help is available; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 372. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidents of various forms of bullying of children that have been reported to her Department in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which a positive and lasting intervention was possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30457/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 373. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to tackle the issue of the bullying of children by peers or adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30458/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she continues to interact with youth organisations nationally and in County Kildare with a view to providing financial support as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 367. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to liaise with groups involved in providing support for young persons nationally on an ongoing basis; the extent of such activity and award of financial support to date in 2019 in this regard nationally and in County Kildare in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30452/19]