37. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications for full care orders that have been made in respect of children already on voluntary care orders in the past three years; her plans to review the maximum amount of time a child can spend on a voluntary care agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50309/17]
551. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is provision for the building of a new community centre in Kilbarrack in north Dublin; the sites that have been identified for the proposed new community centre; the funding that has been made available for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49031/17]
132. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to increasing Garda numbers at Coolock Garda station. [48347/17]
120. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) will be completed and ready for use. [48348/17]
119. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has yet to receive textbooks from his Department for the new politics and society course for the leaving certificate curriculum despite being previously informed that these books would be available from 1 September 2017; and when these textbooks will be provided to the school. [48346/17]
496. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the eligibility criteria for postal voting to persons who suffer from mental illnesses or disorders, such as agoraphobia or severe social anxiety or other mental illnesses or disorders, which make attending a polling station in person difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47634/17]
1097. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2017 in tabular form. [45843/17]
490. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report submitted by a person (details supplied) into evidence compiled by a committee on the Stardust tragedy of 1981 will be published. [45842/17]
362. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under voluntary care orders with Tusla; and the number of these that have supervised and unsupervised access, respectively, with their birth families. [44613/17]
361. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under full care orders and interim care orders with Tusla; and the number of these that have supervised and unsupervised access, respectively, with their birth families. [44612/17]
91. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when marking schemes and marking guidelines for the new leaving certificate art examinations and course work projects will be made available to schools in order to allow teachers to adequately prepare students for examinations. [44351/17]
90. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of art teachers who have attended meetings and training for the new junior cycle visual art course; the number of teachers still in need of the training; and his plans to ensure all teachers have completed this training. [44350/17]
89. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the junior certificate examination papers, submission envelopes and submission labels for junior certificate visual art will be distributed to schools; and the measures his Department is taking to ensure schools have all of these materials in advance of submission deadlines. [44349/17]
17. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda youth diversion project; the number of children admitted to the Garda youth diversion programme in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43691/17]
75. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; and when she expects to report to Dáil Éireann on the strategy. [43692/17]
74. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the process of engagement initiated as part of the Government's response to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [43693/17]
51. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking in order to ensure wages in the early years sector are increased to a rate to which it is considered a viable long-term employment option for qualified workers. [43695/17]
34. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the measures being taken to ensure childcare services have the capacity to cope with the expansion of the free preschool year scheme as announced in budget 2018. [43694/17]
32. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures or initiatives being undertaken to ensure the retention of highly skilled social workers within the Child and Family Agency; and the extra resources which will be allocated to recruit more social workers. [43810/17]
30. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extra efforts being taken to tackle youth poverty and child homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43809/17]
546. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders who have registered with Tusla from September 2016 to date in 2017. [41294/17]
545. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the transitional justice element of the investigation into mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/17]
1484. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the agreements regarding personal data in place between her Department and the private operators of JobPath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35120/17]
1483. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who have been unemployed for only a very short period of time are being regularly referred to JobPath despite it being a scheme for long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35119/17]
1482. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons over 62 years of age and who are therefore exempt from job activation schemes are being referred to JobPath on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35118/17]
1481. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the process by which persons are selected to take part in the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35117/17]
1480. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has set the criteria, training programmes or guidelines for staff that deliver the JobPath scheme via private operators; if so, the criteria for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35116/17]
1431. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to release capital funding for a community crèche (details supplied). [35127/17]
271. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding can be resumed for a literacy programme (details supplied). [35128/17]
740. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the unallocated spend within her Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within her Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services or changes to costs within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32220/17]
723. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been placed on the JobPath scheme since its inception in July 2015 and to date in 2017; the number of non-engagement cases which have arisen in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32205/17]
254. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the upcoming review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; the members of the review group; if she will guarantee members of the transgender community and non-binary community will form part of that review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31860/17]
258. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the decision to reduce the Ballymun social regeneration fund in view of recent increased anti-social behaviour in the area. [31624/17]
136. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Santry station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [31623/17]
135. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in each of the stations at Clontarf, Raheny, Ballymun, Santry, Howth and Coolock in north County Dublin in each of the years 2011 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [31622/17]
134. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the Ballymun station in 1997, 2007 and 2017, respectively, in tabular form. [31621/17]
133. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to provide additional garda resources to Ballymun in view of increased anti-social activity in the area. [31620/17]
576. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of job sustainment fees paid to the private companies operating the JobPath programme over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30029/17]
575. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if a mechanism can be introduced that would allow a person on a JobPath programme to transfer to a community employment scheme if he or she is of the view that it is more suitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30028/17]
297. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [30027/17]
296. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to Coolock, Raheny, Clontarf and Howth Garda stations in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/17]
295. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for Howth Garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30025/17]
294. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for Clontarf Garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30024/17]
293. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for Raheny Garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/17]
292. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for Coolock Garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30022/17]
1872. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason project FUTSAL for Ballymun and Finglas has ceased; and if he will reconsider this decision. [28077/17]
81. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the report into the effects of the cuts to jobseekers' payments on those aged under 26 years of age; when he expects the report to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/17]
80. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the increase in processing times for payments in his Department, including maternity benefit, carer's allowance, illness benefit, invalidity pension, occupational injuries benefit and domiciliary care allowance; his plans to improve performance in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/17]
245. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost to lease the proposed family hub to accommodate homeless families at a site (details supplied) in Coolock, Dublin 17; the estimated costs to refurbish the site. [25787/17]
244. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homeless families that are expected to be accommodated at the proposed family hub at a site (details supplied) in Coolock, Dublin 17; the date the family hub is expected to be ready. [25786/17]