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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I presume it is down to the budget allocated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I will only take a minute. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I will go straight into my few questions. It was mentioned that the board received €1.6 million to help implement the legislation. I note that the witnesses stated the legislation also provided for a mandatory competence assurance scheme, which has not been commenced yet. We are nearly three years on. Why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank each witness for their detailed and useful presentations. They outlined that in 25 years’ time, the number of people living with dementia will have tripled. It makes sense that people should be supported to live at home for as long as possible. There are waiting lists for the fair deal scheme, and with 20,000 people going over the age of 65 each year for the next number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants employed on the JobBridge scheme for child care provision placements. [30382/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 413. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers working with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and the financial budget for the agency for 2015-16. [30383/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 457. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/15]

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 10, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(3) The Court shall not impose a period of detention in excess of three years. Where a court imposes any period of detention on a child it shall give its reasons for doing so in writing.”.”.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I, too, thank the Minister and his staff and recognise that it is good legislation.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Somebody under the age of 18 years should be given a chance. He or she should be assessed regularly according to his or her age and should not be thrown in prison for in excess of three years. Many such children have learning difficulties, special needs and mental health issues. We must work on the basis that a young child can be rehabilitated. With regard to amendment No. 6, in cases...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 9, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(3) Where an inquiry is held under subsection (1) the child shall be provided with an opportunity to be heard and to respond to any allegation of disciplinary breach orally or in writing.”.Although the Bill makes provision for the director of the Oberstown campus to hold an inquiry into an...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is very important that a child be given a fair hearing, especially if he or she is in breach of discipline. He or she must be afforded an opportunity to respond orally or in writing. We must also understand some of the children in question have very poor communication skills and literacy problems. The are entitled to a right to reply - verbally or in...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Rehabilitation should be the first option when addressing minors with issues. The State has a duty to protect and facilitate children who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. We need to treat these children as minors, not as adults or criminals. They must be afforded all of the supports they need for rehabilitation. That should be the State's first priority. While the Bill gives...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I support the amendment. Even three months in a detention centre on remand can be a very long time for a young person. If at all possible, children on remand should be kept separate from those who have been convicted of a crime. For a child, being placed on remand for the first time can be very traumatic and scary. The Minister should reconsider the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to increase the capitation fee from €62.50 per child to €64.50 for 38 weeks and 52 weeks. respectively. [29445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Irish children of early childhood care and education scheme age who currently reside in this State. [29446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of free preschool places that are available under the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2015 for the next 38-week period. [29447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free after-school child care scheme. [29448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places that will be available under the free after-school child care scheme for the 38-week period of 2015-16, commencing in September 2015. [29449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the system in place for transporting children from school to after-school child care provided through the free after-school child care scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the counties availing of the scheme and by the number of participants. [29450/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations, which were comprehensive and contained many good recommendations. We have had a number of meetings over a long period so my questions will be relevant to the presentations and will not rehash questions we have been raising repeatedly. The city and county child care committees offer a wide variety of services locally to early...