289. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons recruited to jobpass in the years 2015 and 2016 (details supplied); the number of persons initially signed up each year; the number of persons who completed year one and went on to complete year two; the number of persons who gained employment in Gort, Loughrea, Athenry, Tuam and Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/17]
175. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the roles and responsibilities of the Kilkenny and Carlow ETB and its members when identifying a school has a low intake of first years and that this is impacting on retaining staff levels to deliver a full curriculum; and the governance for recommending for closure. [22911/17]
174. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the introduction of the new special educational needs model was a detrimental factor in the closure of a school (details supplied); and the number of teachers the school would lose based on the new calculation. [22910/17]
173. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the roles and responsibilities of the ETB school board of management of a school (details supplied) when identifying a school has low intake of first years and is impacting on retaining staff levels to deliver a full curriculum; and the governance for recommending for closure. [22909/17]
172. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the roles, responsibilities and the executive function of an ETB CEO when communicating with parents when their school is at risk of closure. [22908/17]
171. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will continue as an ETB school in the Carlow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/17]
264. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to ensure that a larger number of child minders will be eligible providers under the single affordable child care scheme. [22430/17]
263. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons that will be availing of the targeted level of subsidy under the single affordable child care scheme; and the number of persons that will avail of the universal level of subsidy. [22429/17]
262. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to ensure the financial viability and affordability of the child care sector in addition to the single affordable child care scheme. [22428/17]
261. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has conducted an economic analysis on the potential impact of the single affordable child care scheme on child care prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22427/17]
46. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken in relation to strengthening the Fraud Act 2001 with regard to gambling on sporting events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22541/17]
28. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons under and over 18 years of age that were on a waiting list to access an aftercare worker at the end of 2016 by area, in tabular form; the average length of time a young person spends on the waiting list before gaining access to an aftercare worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22333/17]
24. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases relating to adult retrospective disclosures which have been referred to Tusla since 2011; the number that remain unallocated; and the number of those which are deemed high risk. [22330/17]
20. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to ensure the community crèches remain viable in view of the decision to exclude community employment workers from child-worker ratios; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22332/17]
15. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the Government has not recommissioned the SAVI report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22331/17]
13. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address concerns that up to 9,000 families that were to receive a targeted level of subsidy under the single affordable childcare scheme will now receive the universal level of subsidy instead; and her plans to support childcare affordability for these families, particularly if prices rise under the single affordable childcare scheme, as is anticipated. [22334/17]
5. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases relating to adult retrospective disclosures that have been referred to Tusla since 2011; the number which remain unallocated; and the number of these that are deemed high risk. [22525/17]
3. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on widespread forecasts that child care fees will increase in September 2017 as a result of increased demand under the single affordable childcare scheme, in view of the fact that up to 9,000 households that were initially promised targeted levels of subsidy will now receive the universal level of subsidy. [22523/17]
1. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons under and over 18 years of age that were on a waiting list to access an aftercare worker at the end of 2016 by area, in tabular form; the average length of time a young person spends on the waiting list before gaining access to an aftercare worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22522/17]
664. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to open an adoption programme between Haiti and Ireland; the steps she is taking to advance this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21533/17]
133. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason family maintenance agreed through the court is not seen as a deductible allowance and not taken into consideration for pension assessment criteria (details supplied). [21208/17]
81. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies; the action the HSE is taking to increase the level of breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20754/17]
76. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to assist Portiuncula Hospital improve ambulance turnaround performance, in view of the fact that just 11.5% of ambulance calls at the hospital were cleared in less than 20 minutes during February 2017 [20753/17]
1455. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2016 on an annual basis; and the estimated cost by region and residential care. [20670/17]
1454. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that were in child residential services in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of social care workers and social care leaders that were assigned to their care; and the estimated cost on an annual basis. [20669/17]
1450. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has developed a privacy impact assessment as part of the establishment of the eligibility assessment system for the universal and targeted child care subsidy; if so, if this has been submitted to the Data Protection Commissioner; and if so, the results of this assessment. [20181/17]
1424. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position of Ireland in comparison to other EU countries in each of the sectors in which the IDA exports to EU countries. [20677/17]
1423. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA exports by sector to each of the 27 EU countries. [20676/17]
1389. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason provision for a new footpath on the L4501 has not been awarded funding for upgrade and extensions; the reason a costing could not be provided when requested; the timeframe for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20659/17]
1124. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical board of appeal was unable to issue a primary medical certificate for disabled drivers and passengers to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/17]
1123. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical board of appeal was unable to issue a certificate under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994 to a person (details supplied). [20683/17]
1122. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the overall budget for providing nursing home care and convalescent care in HSE provider settings as opposed to private and voluntary care settings for each of the years 2011 to 2016; the number of beds and the numbers employed each year in each setting, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/17]
1121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the cost of having bed management outsourced as opposed to bed management in-house. [20663/17]
1120. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the management of University Hospital Galway has outsourced bed management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20662/17]
1119. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the underspend in the fair deal scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2016 on the basis of approval versus spending, by county, in tabular form. [20661/17]
1118. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the licence approval of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20655/17]
834. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason for a change of policy by the HSE west (details supplied) to convalescent care discharge from UCHG and Portiuncula hospital; and if the HSE will revert to policy committed to in 2012 which respects a person's right to choose the location they receive care. [19384/17]
682. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to remove cost benefit criteria for applications for funding for minor or major capital works projects in Gort (details supplied). [20682/17]
681. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason run-off water was not included as part of the scope of works in the terms of reference for the Gort CFRAMS study; the cost in each of the years, 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, to have a CFRAM completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/17]
680. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a minor works application been submitted from Galway County Council on behalf of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20654/17]
616. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Seetec and Turas Nua offices that have opened in 2015 and 2016 by county. [20675/17]
615. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to have a person on JobPath for 12 months, as opposed to the estimated cost to have a person on Tús for 12 months. [20674/17]
613. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons signed up to JobPath in east Galway in 2015 and 2016. [20672/17]
612. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of new jobs which have been created by JobPath in east Galway in 2015 and 2016. [20671/17]
611. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who goes out on Tús must do 19 hours work and a person who signs up with a company (details supplied) only has to complete a half day's training a week to satisfy qualification for full social payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/17]
610. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection when his Department will appoint a supervisor for the Portumna and Woodford area of south Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20656/17]
419. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down the amount spent on administration of the €28 million allocated to the BMW region in 2016. [20680/17]
418. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down the amount spent in each sector of the €28 million allocated to the BMW region in 2016. [20679/17]
417. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down by county the amount of the €28 million allocated to the BMW region in 2016 that was drawn down. [20678/17]
395. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps set out by his Department when a school is to cease taking in first years and the recommendations set out by his Department for communicating with board members and parents; if he has satisfied himself that all steps regarding a school (details supplied) were adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20668/17]