1101. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that were eligible for the ECCE scheme in September 2017 by county. [45934/17]
1100. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of ECCE places available in each county as of September 2017 in tabular form. [45933/17]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to allow data centres and other key IT infrastructure to be included in the criteria for access to the Strategic Development planning procedure
253. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children enrolled under band D of the more affordable child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45202/17]
252. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that was provided to the three existing out-of-hours social work services in 2017 by service. [45201/17]
251. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be provided to the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45200/17]
250. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to open nine additional family resource centres in 2018; and the proposed location and opening date of each. [45199/17]
249. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be provided to each of the existing 109 family resource centres in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45198/17]
223. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 10 October 2017, the position regarding cancelled surgery for persons resulting from repairs being carried out at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; the location to which staff are being deployed; the location to which the ten orthopaedic consultants are being deployed; and the timeframe, locations and waiting lists for priority surgery. [45295/17]
372. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department and Tusla plan to use the publication of Tusla's policy concerning adult disclosures of abuse as an opportunity to proactively integrate the EU victims directive in order to have a policy that is victim centred and to promote the support of victims through the process of disclosure, assessment and beyond. [44824/17]
371. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of Tusla’s draft policy concerning adult disclosures of abuse (details supplied) in view of the fact that the Ombudsman called upon Tusla to publish the policy by October 2017. [44823/17]
234. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children enrolled in the ECCE programme in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [44516/17]
513. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will allocate increased funding to foster care services in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43784/17]
512. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of ECCE places around the country, particularly in rural areas; and the steps she will be taking to address this. [43783/17]
511. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether an increase in capitation payments for early childhood care and education, ECCE providers of 7% will be sufficient in view of the chronic issues regarding pay and the viability of the sector. [43782/17]
510. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the ABC programme in 2019; the date by which she anticipates publishing the review of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43781/17]
509. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties in regard to affordability and sustainability in the non-ECCE early years sector; and the reason her Department has not increased the amount of subsidies payable to parents under the single affordable child care scheme in view of these issues. [43780/17]
506. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if flexibility will be given in circumstances in which a family has a child in a crèche and it has signed up to the affordable childcare scheme and the parent works three days one week and two days the second week but the provider does not allow flexible options and will only allow the child register for the scheme for only two days each week, hence the family loses out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43725/17]
483. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be allocated to a road (details supplied) in east County Galway. [43820/17]
63. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties in regard to affordability and sustainability in the non-ECCE early years sector; and the reason her Department has not increased the amount of subsidies payable to parents under the single affordable child care scheme in view of these issues. [43769/17]
58. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of ECCE places around the country, particularly in rural areas; and the steps she will be taking to address this. [43772/17]
57. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will allocate increased funding to foster care services in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43773/17]
52. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the ABC programme in 2019; the date by which she anticipates publishing the review of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43770/17]
37. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether an increase in capitation payments for early childhood care and education, ECCE, providers of 7% will be sufficient in view of the chronic issues regarding pay and the viability of the sector. [43771/17]
31. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be ring-fenced for the roll-out of mandatory reporting in 2018; her views on whether this will be sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/17]
29. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the subsidy levels under the single affordable childcare scheme are sufficient to account for the absence of increases to these levels in budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44019/17]
159. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision which has been put in place to address resurfacing, signage, reducing open space, reducing of the speed limit and downgrading of the old Athenry Road, Annagh Cross, Ballyglunnin, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43261/17]
158. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision which has been put in place to address resurfacing, signage, reducing open space, reducing of the speed limit and downgrading of the old N63 of Annagh Hill, Ballyglunnin, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43260/17]
157. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application to extend the speed limit at the entrances to Abbeyknockmoy along the N63 has been submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/17]
99. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive an allocation of a second SNA in view of concerns that parents have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/17]
689. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in cases in which rural developments have not taken up their full allocation of places, whether they can be transferred to companies that are looking for additional persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42961/17]
642. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the charitable status of an organisation (details supplied); and the timeframe for the number to be issued. [42199/17]
619. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the extension of a care order is in the best interest of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42884/17]
618. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has received correspondence from concerned parents at a national school (details supplied); if so, the status and outcome of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42883/17]
617. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of ETBs that have an integrated youth services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42882/17]
616. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Youth Advisory Council last met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42881/17]
599. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if adequate lighting will be put in place at the Monastery Brooklodge Church Junction as part of new infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/17]
598. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if lighting will be put in place at the Finns Cross, Ballyglunnin Junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42450/17]
597. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if TII has communicated recent difficulties regarding flooding along the N63 at Abbey Road, Abbeyknockmoy; and his views on whether the design is robust against pluvial flooding and is future proofed. [42449/17]
596. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding compensation in respect of the N63 upgrade at Abbey Road, Abbeyknockmoy; the reason for delays regarding same; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of consultation between TII and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/17]
578. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the public support that exists in east County Galway for the development of a greenway on the closed railway from Athenry to Tuam and on to Milltown (details supplied). [42328/17]
577. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason traffic calming measures on the N18 and N17 at Annagh Cross, Ballyglunnin, such as signage along with footpaths for ease of access for local national school and residents have not materialised in view of the fact comprehensive presentation was made as requested by the council liaison engineer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42327/17]
457. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the position regarding cancelled surgery for persons resulting form repairs being carried out at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; the location to which staff are being deployed; the location to which the ten orthopaedic consultants are being deployed; and the timeframe, locations and waiting lists for priority surgery [42446/17]
412. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a case (details supplied) will be fully assessed in view of the fact it has been awaiting assessment since 8 September 2017. [42220/17]
395. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the CEO of West-North West Hospital Group Saolta has responded to persons (details supplied) on the loss of their baby; if these persons can view their file; when the persons will have the details of the completed review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42950/17]
381. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the qualifications required for a person to deliver psychological counselling and therapeutic services to young and elderly persons suffering from mental health issues in the private or public sectors. [42888/17]
380. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the processes and services available for children with intestinal failure transitioning from the national paediatric unit at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42887/17]
379. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to fast-track children in care to access CAMHS in a speedier manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/17]