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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 929. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has any concerns about reports from practitioners of long waiting periods for section 20 reports requested by District Courts and carried out by Tusla; and further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 19 January 2016, if the information is available. [13203/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (31 May 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 930. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the closure of the central section 20 office that previously covered the Dublin and mid-Leinster region. [13204/16]

Adjournment Debate: Industrial Disputes (1 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for taking the time at this late hour to address my question and look forward to working with her and putting children at the centre of our briefs. I come to her with an issue that is live and very real for the people who work in and the patients who are inmates or service users of the Oberstown centre. Just before I came into the House, I heard of another crisis. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women BreastCheck screened in quarter 4 of 2015 and quarter 1 of 2016, by age 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69, by local authority, in tabular form. [13843/16]

Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: One would think all of the new Deputies were on one side of the floor, but there are some new Deputies on this side of the House, too. It is with great honour that I support my colleague, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher, in his nomination to be Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I wish all those who have put their names forward the best of luck, but I support my gentleman, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 48. To ask the Minister for Health when he will appoint a paediatric diabetes specialist at University Hospital Galway in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of difficulties with many children being unable to access essential medical and dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Data (2 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a list of all student entry visas, including a brief description of their purpose, and a list of the legislation and regulations which give effect to each visa. [14050/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 1. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs about her Department's responsibility for children who are placed in emergency homeless accommodation; if she will address concerns that neither her Department nor Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for putting into place special care plans for children experiencing homelessness; and the level of monitoring Tusla is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am delighted that she referenced the role of the local authorities because on reading my brief, I could not believe that there was no role for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in respect of homelessness and local authorities. This is a major concern throughout the country, not just Dublin. We must look at taking Tusla into that because...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Unfortunately, I feel Tusla has a reactive role in respect of homelessness. I welcome any intervention the Minister can make in terms of giving it an active role to play in respect of children in emergency accommodation. According to an article inThe Irish Timeson 24 May 2016, more than 1,000 children are in emergency accommodation. I hope the Minister agrees that we can push this forward...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Area Based Childhood Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure that the area based childhood programme remains fully resourced and funded for the upcoming number of years. [14946/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Area Based Childhood Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Before I introduce the question as spokesperson for children and youth affairs, I welcome students from Scoil Bhríde in Roscommon who are sitting here watching us have our questions this afternoon. I ask the Minister to outline the Department's plan to ensure that the area based childhood, ABC, programme remains fully resourced and funded for the upcoming years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Area Based Childhood Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I am glad the Minister brought up the issue of the €400,000 for the three different projects. One of them I am aware of is Young Ballymun but, needless to say, I have concerns. The €400,000 being released is for another 12 months but I am concerned as to whether that is enough for what we intend to do. This started in 2007 when the philanthropists got involved and funding of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Area Based Childhood Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The only response I can give to the Minister is that I am glad to hear her embrace what I am suggesting. I believe the Minister and I are on a similar page when it comes to early intervention from the cradle to getting them to the leaving certificate and then to college or on to the jobs market. That is what we need to consider, and that is where we need to deliver. There is common...

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: What plans is the Department of Children and Youth Affairs working on at present to address the shortfall of active on-duty social workers in child protection services and to reduce the large number of at-risk children who are not allocated a social worker in a timely manner after the initial assessment?

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (9 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister and I welcome her response. However, from talking to some Tusla staff members in Dublin I am concerned that they have a problem with holding on to staff because the workload is so heavy. I would like to know what is Tusla's level of staff retention. I do not remember the exact figure, the Minister said some 100 were recruited in the year to date. Are these positions...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: This morning the Access and Inclusion Model was launched as part of the programme for a partnership Government and I have some questions for the Taoiseach on that. Will preschool nurses be recruited to support the child care settings? Will capital funding be provided as part of it? Will consideration be given to the clustering of occupational therapists and specialists with the national...

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish the Minister all the best in his role. To continue from where the Minister's colleague finished, I had three lots of speeches and I was deciding where to start. I am addressing the revised edition but I think I will start with the capitation programme for the future. I plead with the Minister to reconsider this and, for the period 2017 to 2019, to consider front-loading the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jun 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland declined an application for a grant by a person (details supplied). [16584/16]