189. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees that avail of childcare as a benefit-in-kind from their employer. [45109/18]
119. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the long outpatient waiting times in Galway University Hospital in which 5,772 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an appointment. [43579/18]
309. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be allocated to the area based childhood, ABC, programme in 2019. [43139/18]
308. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of primary and secondary schools students who have participated in the school completion programme in each programme year since 2006, in tabular form. [43138/18]
307. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of primary and secondary schools that have participated in the school completion programme in each programme year since 2006, in tabular form. [43137/18]
306. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full-year cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding. [43136/18]
305. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of programme weeks in the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme by one week to 14 weeks, respectively, in tabular form. [43135/18]
51. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in east County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42413/18]
595. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the position regarding the treatment of booking deposits for childcare providers; the circumstances in which they must return same to parents; if the requirement to return such deposits applies to children availing of ECCE services only or also applies to children in full-time care; if there has been a change of policy in recent months whereby providers are now also required to return deposits to parents of children in full-time care; the basis for such a change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/18]
456. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the adequacy of decision-making support available for parents prior to placing a child in voluntary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40769/18]
380. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of CORU physiotherapist registration processing times; if he is satisfied that processing times are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/18]
379. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the number of physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive who have been downgraded to work as physiotherapy assistants while awaiting CORU registration and the impact it has on patient care will be examined; if this will be considered a break in service for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41242/18]
378. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that physiotherapists within the Health Service Executive who have submitted a section 38 registration application to CORU and are awaiting approval have not been allowed to continue to work as physiotherapists after 30 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41241/18]
321. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the 2017 review of the HSE National Review of Autism Services - Past, Present and Way Forward 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41004/18]
320. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the provision in 2018 in each CHO area for autism assistance dogs for persons who may require one; the provision made in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41003/18]
319. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the level of funding being provided to an autism support organisation in each CHO area in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/18]
318. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the pre-economic crisis budget for the dental treatment services scheme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41001/18]
317. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the qualifications that must be held by assessment-of-needs officers; the number of officer positions nationally; his views on whether this number is adequate in meeting assessment demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/18]
316. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of need of children with disabilities that are carried out per community healthcare organisation annually. [40999/18]
315. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recommendations of the 2017 external report on the National Screening Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/18]
314. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the performance achievement policy of the Health Service Executive; if he is satisfied that full compliance with the policy has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/18]
271. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of implementing the recommendations of the 2017 external report on the national screening service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/18]
270. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the performance achievement policy for the Health Service Executive; if he is satisfied that full compliance with the policy has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40840/18]
269. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the HPV test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40839/18]
268. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the supplementary report into the CervicalCheck screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40838/18]
149. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the statistics are accurate on adult illiteracy; if so, the way in which childhood illiteracy will be addressed; the way in which childhood illiteracy is measured; the number of young children who were supported in this regard by county in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/18]
148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the net target for the national skills strategy has not increased for 2025 based on population in view of the fact that the population has increased since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41237/18]
147. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to follow the European Commission in its promise to have a concrete plan on upskilling pathways for adults with low skills levels or no upper secondary education by 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41236/18]
146. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a plain language Bill will be introduced in order to ensure communication with the general public is in layman’s terms (details supplied). [41235/18]
145. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a target (details supplied) was not achieved within the 2011 to 2017 timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/18]
144. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the age targets (details supplied) achieved from 2011 to 2017 under the national skills strategy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41232/18]
143. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers achieved from 2011 to 2017 under the national skills strategy by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41231/18]
81. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered options to support a paid learning leave programme for employees who have literacy, numeracy and digital needs or who have less than a level 4 qualification, to develop basic literacy and numeracy skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/18]
80. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a paid learning leave programme for employees with literacy, numeracy and digital needs or who have less than a level four qualification, to develop basic literacy and numeracy skills; his further plans for funding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41238/18]
79. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action plan developed for addressing unemployment if caused by adult illiteracy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41234/18]
566. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that early education and childcare providers are experiencing in recruiting staff to provide the access and inclusion model, AIM, scheme; her plans to address this difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39827/18]
565. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the access and inclusion model of ECCE provision under each of the levels 4 to 7 of this scheme annually since its introduction to date; the amounts allocated under these levels; the amounts drawn down for 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively in each of the four levels in tabular form; the number of children in each county that have benefitted from funding under each of these four levels each year to date; the areas of support in which this funding under each of the four headings have been applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39826/18]
451. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the motorised transport grant further to the review committee set up in 2013; when recommended conditions will be attached to the grant; if the primary legislation has been drafted; if the policy proposals have been brought to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40042/18]
450. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children with complex intellectual needs awaiting assessment appointments in CHO 2 by age and length of time waiting (details supplied) in tabular form. [40038/18]
449. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescent mental health intellectual disability teams that have been set up nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40037/18]
207. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the previous occasion on which her Department reviewed guardian payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39204/18]
206. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to remove means-testing for guardian's payments for children who are orphaned and cared for by family members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39203/18]
144. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove means-testing for medical cards for children who are orphaned and cared for by family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/18]
137. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason for the development of a site (details supplied); and the timelines and dates for same. [39169/18]
136. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at a facility (details supplied); the number of service users who are enrolled to attend services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39168/18]
135. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of a facility (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/18]
37. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the roll-out of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37968/18]
32. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children with additional learning needs cannot access an ECCE place and additional specialist preschool support; her views on whether this is appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37971/18]
25. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the considerable shortages that exist within the ECCE system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37969/18]
16. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether family resource centres are in receipt of an appropriate level of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37972/18]