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Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: With respect-----

Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: -----what I am trying to say is the Bill that the Deputies have brought before the House is a positive step in the right direction of addressing hate crime. It is not a perfect Bill but I hope it will be by the time we all work together on it at Committee Stage. I hope Deputy Jonathan O'Brien and his party will come along with us to bring it through to Committee Stage. We owe it to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Mr. Bergin and Professor Kilkelly for coming in here this morning. It was my request that they attend this meeting. The background to that request is that I am not long in this position but since taking on the role of spokesperson for children and youth affairs for the Fianna Fáil Party I have been inundated, week in and week out with commentary on Oberstown. This repeats...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: There may not be full management on duty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: There is access to management at all times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The HIQA report which was done this time last year identified two areas of significant risk. One was standard six, staffing management, and one was standard nine, premises, safety and security. I would like to know what aspects have been addressed since that recent HIQA report. I have one final question. Does the witness believe there is capacity at Oberstown for a further intake of older...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: What programme is being put in place for the staff? Mr. Bergin speaks about management. It has to be a bottom-up approach here to solve-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: And health and safety.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: It is on cost. Given the number of units closed down and everything else, what is it costing to do the units under discussion? Is it delaying the entire process? It cost a great deal to get Oberstown to the position it occupies today. What has been impact of what happened in the past three months on the four units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for joining us. It is always very good for the Minister to read her statement because she encompasses it all and touches on every aspect of why we are members of these committees. I applaud her for that because she brings energy to it and I love to hear her read her statements. I will repeat what I continually repeat and harp on about. Minus the ICT, are we on target...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: That is where I was coming from. I thought we had a target for the end of the year. I thought we were aiming to achieve 248 or 250.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I want to know whether we are on target to achieve that number.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The lead-in to my question was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: My question related to the need to get increased funding for counselling through the 109 family resource centres that are dotted throughout the country. My question was coming from that angle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister referred to subsidised care for children aged nine to 36 months. How is she seeking to deliver that? Has she submitted it as one of her requirements in the budget discussions? In regard to the provision of a second year under the early childhood care and education scheme, I am receiving many calls from parents of children with disabilities who have queries in this regard....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Can I ask a further question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The figure for the CCS programme is 3,200. Is that the number of places available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: What is the exact number? Is it 8,000 or 8,000 plus 3,200?

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I concur with everything Deputy Marc MacSharry said. Coming from east Galway, I can only but echo to the House everything he said. This evening, I wish to discuss the elements of child care provision alluded to in the House yesterday. My party and I welcome what has happened with regard to child care, although some aspects need to be improved. I welcome the fact that child care has been...