Written answers

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    596. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the updated safety mechanisms in place for those in direct provision regarding Covid-19 and the move to level 5 restrictions; and if he...
  • Budget 2021
    597. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of additional funding to be provided to domestic violence services in Budget 2021 in order to respond adequately to the increase...
  • Direct Provision System
    598. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to abolish direct provision; when this will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36364/20]
  • City and County Child Care Committees
    599. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to implement the Workplace Relations Commission recommendation regarding the pay claim of the county childcare committee...
  • Gender Equality
    600. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress in achieving Action 1.21 of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 to undertake a package of measures to tackle...
  • Direct Provision System
    602. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on a matter regarding direct provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36482/20]
  • EU Directives
    603. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for the transposition of the EU work-life balance directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36931/20]
  • Early Years Sector
    604. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions being made to provide early years education workers with an hourly rate equivalent to the living wage; and if he will make a...
  • Budget 2021
    606. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under Budget 2021 in order that services can...
  • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
    607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which he plans to publish the final report of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation; and if he will make a...
  • Proposed Legislation
    608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date on the drafting of the assisted decision-making (capacity) (amendment) Bill; when the legislation will be completed;...
  • Youth Services
    609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the additional €5 million announced in budget 2021 for youth services will be made available; and the way in which the funding...
  • Child and Family Agency
    611. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases awaiting the allocation of a social worker by county in tabular form. [36333/20]
  • Budget 2021
    612. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional ring-fenced funding to be provided by his Department to domestic violence services in budget 2021 in order that services can...
  • Child and Family Agency
    613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers that have left Tusla; and the number of social workers that have become employed by Tusla in each of the years...
  • Domestic Violence
    614. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) showing a sharp increase in women and children fleeing...
  • Child Protection
    615. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently on the waiting list for initial assessment or for Garda investigative purposes in the St. Louise’s...
  • Parental Leave
    617. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider making changes to new parental leave arrangements announced in budget 2021 in order that the three-week extension would...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    618. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to technical problems with the national childcare scheme, NCS, website which are preventing applications...
  • Departmental Funding
    619. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding his Department allocated to the childminder learner fund; the number of requests for funding received for the fund; the purpose...
  • Childcare Services
    621. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders that have notified their business to his Department but are legally exempt from regulation; and the reason a...
  • Departmental Consultations
    622. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public consultations that were held by his Department in late 2019 on the childminding action plan; and the groups with whom...
  • Equality Issues
    623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the requirements of hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation to supply the use of a wheelchair hoist for guests if required; and if it is...
  • Legislative Programme
    624. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to restore the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Dáil Order Paper; his plans to pursue the legislation...
  • Budget 2021
    625. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the exact amount of ring-fenced funding across all relevant Departments to be provided to domestic violence services in Budget 2021; and...
  • Youth Services
    626. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if inquiries will be made regarding the reason staff at youth projects (details supplied) have been redirected by Tusla leaving a gap in an...
  • Departmental Budgets
    627. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which his Department's annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability;...
  • Asylum Seekers
    628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of disabled asylum seekers in direct provision. [36923/20]
  • Parental Leave
    630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when legislation will be published to extend parental leave from two to five weeks for parents of all children adopted or born on or after...
  • Asylum Seekers
    631. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department is on track to commence a formal vulnerability assessment system for asylum seekers in December 2020; and if he will make...
  • Youth Services
    634. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason funding to youth services is allocated based on social housing need but does not incorporate HAP; his plans to reform same; and...
  • Domestic Violence
    635. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on establishing a national development plan to address the sharp increase in women and children fleeing domestic violence during...

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