Denise Mitchell

Sinn Féin · Dublin Bay North

Activity on Children and Youth Affairs — 147 events (9 lobbying · 138 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
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  Dublin Chamber of Commerce Children and Youth Affairs

  • Chamber Budget Day correspondence
• 2025-10-16
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  Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs

  • Invited two TDs to visit our youth service to discuss funding for youth work in line with national Youth Work Changes Lives campaign
• 2025-09-19
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  National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Youth work funding and Budget 2026
• 2025-09-18
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  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland National Event 2025
• 2025-09-16
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  National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • The Family Resource Centre National Forum held a political engagement event on the 28th of May in Dublin.
• 2025-05-21
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  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland Annual Report 2024 Launch
• 2025-05-21
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  Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Annual briefing for Oireachtas members
• 2025-05-20
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  National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Programme for Government & Youth Policy
• 2025-01-16
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  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Children and Youth Affairs

  • Belong To emailed TDs to congratulate them on their appointment and highlight the priorities of the LGBTQ+ sector General Election manifesto, #VoteWithPride.
• 2020-05-27
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders that have registered quarterly in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [7792/20]
• 2020-05-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of the State who have tested positive for Covid-19. [6845/20]
• 2020-05-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to backdate supports to crèches that were delayed in submitting their application to the employers subsidy scheme. [6846/20]
• 2020-05-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to publish the report into the operation of the Oberstown children’s detention centre in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6847/20]
• 2020-05-20
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and the projected date for the publication of its report. [6848/20]
• 2020-03-05
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a Tusla centre (details supplied) was closed; the alternative arrangements put in place for those in need of its services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3669/20]
• 2019-11-05
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the persons considered to be competent to conduct a fire risk assessment with regard to the fire and planning requirements for early years services reregistration and change of circumstances process (details supplied). [45246/19]
• 2019-07-23
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost per annum of restoring funding to the school completion programme to 2010 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32796/19]
• 2019-07-23
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of recruiting an additional ten aftercare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32797/19]
• 2019-07-23
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional staff required by Tusla to deal with its large caseload; the detail of the roles required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32798/19]
• 2019-07-23
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expected targets of the recent Tusla recruitment drive and open day aimed at recruiting social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32799/19]
• 2019-07-10
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to expand the school completion programme, SCP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29679/19]
• 2019-07-10
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the progress made within Tusla further to the report of the national review panel, NRP, of December 2018 into the abuse of children in care in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29681/19]
• 2019-07-10
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made regarding the recruitment and retention of social workers within Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29682/19]
• 2019-07-10
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national childcare scheme; her plans to ensure low income families availing of targeted supports will not be negatively affected by the roll out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29680/19]
• 2019-07-10
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that residential centres for vulnerable children are adequately staffed and resourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29683/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed by Tusla by region in tabular form. [29779/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of link workers employed by Tusla by region in tabular form. [29780/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children waiting on the appointment of a social worker by region in tabular form; and the average length of time such children have been on a waiting list. [29781/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families waiting on the appointment of a fostering link worker by region in tabular form; and the average length of time such families have been on a waiting list. [29782/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of school completion programmes in operation nationally; the number of children availing of such programmes; and the breakdown of such programmes by county in tabular form. [29783/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made in recruiting social workers for Tusla; the number of social workers that left Tusla in the past year; the number recruited in the past year; the number of social workers that left within one year of being recruited; the number of administrative staff recruited in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29784/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of domestic violence refuges and refuge places nationally; her plans to increase provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29785/19]
• 2019-07-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of school completion programmes operating nationally; the number of staff employed in the scheme on a full-time, part-time and sessional basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29787/19]
• 2019-05-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to ensure safe oversight of child access in situations in which a parent has been accused of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22337/19]
• 2019-05-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the progress of the school completion programme; her views on whether there are an adequate number of education welfare officers in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22202/19]
• 2019-05-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts her Department and others are taking to tackle child poverty; if child specific targets will be met under the national social target for poverty reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22201/19]
• 2019-05-16
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advocacy organisations, survivors groups and stakeholders she has met or plans to meet to discuss draft amendments to revise elements of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21212/19]
• 2019-05-08
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to consult with the broader survivor community in addition to the collaborative forum membership regarding the recommendation of the report of the collaborative forum to fund a series of memorialisation measures to remember and honour the mothers and children incarcerated in mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19006/19]
• 2019-05-08
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to appoint a new chairperson of the collaborative forum; the process by which this appointment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19007/19]
• 2019-04-09
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16539/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects a refuge (details supplied) to reopen; if the refuge will reopen as a domestic violence refuge; if it is to be used by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive as emergency homeless accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15265/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the serious negative impact the Pobal compliance visit report is having on a crèche (details supplied); if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that it has undertaken contracts with parents in good faith but due to direction from Pobal it is being asked to de-register or re-register children; her views on the fact that this is having serious financial implications culminating in a loss of over €10,000; if her attention has been drawn to the needs and social challenges of marginalised families and of staffing obligations; if she has reviewed the Pobal report concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15266/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the proposed new affordable childcare scheme will negatively impact on some crèches, including a crèche (details supplied); her further views on whether the new proposals will negatively impact both on the funding for the crèche in addition to affecting parents and employment practices; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the grant system accounts for 78% of the total grants fund from Pobal but the incoming system will only fund contact hours not full-time or part-time categories as it is at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15267/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the outcome of a community childcare subvention compliance visit to a service (details supplied) has resulted in a reduction of approximately €10,000 in funding for the service after appeals; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this centre provides a flexible service for children from a marginalised community; her views on whether criticism from the service that the forensic approach taken by the inspection regime regarding attendance and absenteeism was unfair and no consideration was given to the particular challenges faced by some of those using the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15268/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the report on the issue of over overage exemptions under the ECCE produced by the National Disability Authority will be published; the actions being considered arising from this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15271/19]
• 2019-04-02
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly by which a child with special needs who wishes to avail of a third year of preschool privately finds themselves left without the ability to secure SNA assistance in view of the fact they are paying privately; the options available to remedy such a situation in which a child that has not reached primary school age but has already availed of the two free ECCE preschool years with AIM supports can continue to avail of SNA supports while paying privately for preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15272/19]
• 2019-03-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase capacity for the number of refuges providing services to victims of domestic violence; the steps being taken to improve geographic access to these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14528/19]
• 2019-03-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the communication she had with an organisation (details supplied) following the issuance of correspondence by Tusla on 18 February 2019 raising concerns regarding child protection procedures within the organisation; her plans to publish a redacted version of the report by the barrister into the handling of a sexual assault allegation by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14339/19]
• 2019-03-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the burial report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; when she plans to publish it; her views on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14338/19]
• 2019-03-12
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of domestic refuge centres here in tabular form; the number of spaces available by centre; the number of persons who availed of the services of each centre in 2018; the periods during 2018 when each of these centres were full to capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11861/19]
• 2019-02-26
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement she has had with Tusla, a refuge (details supplied) and the HSE on the planned transfer of the vacant site from the HSE to the refuge in order to develop step-down accommodation and a children’s centre; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the planned transfer of the site was halted in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/19]
• 2019-02-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that robust systems are in place within Tusla to ensure child protection concerns are dealt with appropriately and suspected abuse is notified to An Garda Síochána in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6784/19]
• 2019-02-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the request by some survivors of the Tuam mother and baby home to collect DNA from survivors and their relatives to ensure that as many human remains as possible can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6780/19]
• 2019-02-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of refuge spaces for abuse victims here; the level of funding for the services; if additional funding or resourcing is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6781/19]
• 2019-02-05
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  Asked Health

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the work being undertaken regarding the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on tackling childhood obesity; if he is satisfied with the recommendations contained in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52296/18]
• 2019-01-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the potential impact of the introduction of the affordable childcare scheme on community services providing the community childcare subvention programme has been assessed; her plans to produce a report on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4183/19]
• 2019-01-22
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of complaints made to Tulsa in respect of social workers by county in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [2783/19]
• 2019-01-15
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the implementation actions as recommended under the implementation plan for Tusla actions arising from an audit (details supplied) that have been completed; the actions outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54332/18]
• 2018-12-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline her views on the Pobal early years sector profile report; her plans to tackle high fees in the childcare sector; her further plans to address low pay in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52502/18]
• 2018-12-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of women and children in domestic violence refuges and step-down accommodation in 2018; the number of places in domestic violence refuges; if these refuges are capable of accommodating the level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52297/18]
• 2018-12-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the home school liaison programme will be expanded to non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52298/18]
• 2018-12-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a value for money review will be undertaken of the national childcare investment programme which operated from 2006 to 2010 with a particular focus on the private sector capital funding element of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52295/18]
• 2018-11-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of private sector childcare facilities that benefitted from capital grants under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 to 2010; the number of these childcare facilities which are still operating in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49940/18]
• 2018-11-07
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional resources are being provided to Tusla to provide aftercare supports, including housing and education supports, for young persons leaving State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/18]
• 2018-11-07
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeline for the beginning of excavation works at the site of the former mother and baby home at Tuam; the draft legislation required to advance this project; the offers of financial contributions that have been made by religious orders and institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45725/18]
• 2018-11-07
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the most recent HIQA report into Oberstown child detention campus and the progress made at the centre; her views on whether additional resources are required in order for the centre to meet HIQA compliance standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45723/18]
• 2018-11-07
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress that has been made in terms of recruitment and retention of staff at Tusla over the past year; if steps have been taken to ensure adequate resources are in place in order to provide counselling supports for victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45724/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reduce the cost of childcare in the coming years; her views on the Economic and Social Research Institute’s recent report which has found that high childcare costs are a major obstacle to many women re-entering the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38070/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made in tackling childhood poverty; her views on whether this progress is on track to reach the 2020 targets outlined in the national policy framework for children and young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38071/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she plans to broaden her Department's scoping exercise into the illegal adoptions scandal; the progress of the scoping exercise to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37916/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to update or extend legal safeguards and redress mechanisms available to homeless children here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37918/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received a response from Pope Francis or his officials to her letter to him regarding abuses carried out in mother and baby homes. [37919/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the progress made by Tusla with regard to failings identified in the 14 June 2018, HIQA report which included issues such as record keeping, the development of safety plans for children and the handling of allegations, including those made by adults regarding abuse suffered as a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37917/18]
• 2018-09-20
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to publish the operational review of the children’s detention centre at Oberstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37915/18]
• 2018-09-07
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent social work posts per Tusla region; the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36444/18]
• 2018-07-24
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated additional cost in 2019 of increasing the universal minimum subsidy across the proposed affordable childcare scheme assuming the minimum target subsidy is increased in tandem, in 50 cent intervals up to an additional €4.50 reaching €5.00, assuming a start date of September; the estimated cost for a full year; and the number of children that would benefit. [34544/18]
• 2018-07-10
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants under the ECCE scheme by €5, €10, €15 and €20, respectively; and the further estimated cost of extending its duration by 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks, respectively in tabular form. [30696/18]
• 2018-07-04
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of other roles and board memberships a person (details supplied) has; and her views on whether the person will have the ability to dedicate enough energy to ensuring the implementation of the report's recommendations in view of the person's workload. [29544/18]
• 2018-06-28
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he has discussed with the Ministers for Children and Youth Affairs and Communications, Climate Action and the Environment the issue of establishing a monitoring body to monitor the voluntary codes of practice on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25558/18]
• 2018-06-19
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to conduct a geophysical survey at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26262/18]
• 2018-06-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made by Tusla in contacting those who are known to have been affected by an adoption scandal (details supplied); and the scope of the targeted sampling exercise announced by her. [25738/18]
• 2018-06-13
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the funding for a refuge (details supplied) is to be increased due to the significant increase in demand for the service in view of the fact that the funding for the counselling service was cut in the past. [25556/18]
• 2018-06-12
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated additional cost in 2018 of increasing the universal minimum subsidy across the affordable childcare scheme, assuming the minimum targeted subsidy is increased in tandem in 50 cent intervals up to an additional €4.50 reaching €5 per hour, assuming a start date of September; the estimated cost for a full year; and the number of children that would benefit. [24417/18]
• 2018-06-12
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a second entry point for the ECCE scheme in order to ensure that children that turn two years of age at the beginning of a year and are therefore too young for the September entry point do not have to wait until the following year to avail of the free preschool year. [24435/18]
• 2018-06-12
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to roll out the routine delivery of Aistear across the childminding sector including those childminders not registered with Tusla. [25166/18]
• 2018-06-12
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if non-contact time payments will be available in 2018; and if so, when services can apply for same. [25167/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost per child of introducing a baby box scheme similar to that operating in Scotland. [23659/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when her Department’s independent cost review of the childcare sector which was scheduled to go to tender in September 2017 will be published. [23656/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of establishing ten new family resource centres; and the estimated full year cost of running these centres. [23657/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of employing an aftercare worker. [23658/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants under the ECCE scheme by €5, €10, €15 and €20 per child, per week in tabular form. [23662/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of reinstating the childminding advisory service. [23663/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost under the affordable childcare scheme of increasing the monthly universal subsidy in €20 intervals up to €600 for all eligible parents. [23664/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspectors employed by Tusla to inspect all services in the early years sector; and the total pay and non-pay costs of this service. [23666/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to the Learner fund in 2017 and 2018; the number of practitioners who availed of places; and if all the funding allocated to the fund was availed of. [23667/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 100 new professionally qualified social workers. [23668/18]
• 2018-05-29
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing and supporting the aftercare plans held by persons who are 18 to 21 years of age by allocating 15 hours per week for a support worker in each case. [23669/18]
• 2018-05-01
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the progress made by Tusla in allocating social workers to the 4,892 cases as of December 2017 in which no social worker had been allocated; if she is satisfied with the progress being made in hiring additional social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19019/18]
• 2018-05-01
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if survivors of a home (details supplied) will be facilitated in gaining access to redress in advance of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. [18725/18]
• 2018-05-01
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has spoken to the Minister for Health about delays in access to mental health and well-being supports for survivors who have engaged with the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18726/18]
• 2018-05-01
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the issue of public liability insurance cover for foster carers will be rectified; the progress made in resolving the issue to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18724/18]
• 2018-05-01
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  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of survivors who have given evidence to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to date; the number who were referred to counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18881/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an invitation has been issued to a person (details supplied) to visit Ireland to assist in issues related to former mother and baby homes; if so, when he is expected to arrive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18883/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the indemnity scheme under the State Claims Agency will be extended to foster carers; the progress that has been made to ensure there is accidental injury cover for children who are in the care of the State and who are fostered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17790/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a person has been deemed to have met the criteria for counselling with regard to counselling being provided to survivors of mother and baby institutions; the average waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16952/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria for being eligible to receive counselling services with regard to counselling being provided to survivors of mother and baby institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16953/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions made for those who have, previous to the granting of cover under the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, been attending attend their own counsellor with regard to counselling being provided to survivors of mother and baby institutions; and if there is provision for that person to continue on the counsellor-client relationship that is already in existence. [16954/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital allocation for her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the areas in which this will be spent in each of these years; and the details of particular projects and areas of investment. [13786/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that was provided to each family resource centre in each of the years 2015 to 2017, and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [12037/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that Tusla is implementing the recommendations aimed at rectifying shortcomings identified in the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts periodic report of September to October 2017; the correspondence she has had with Tusla on the issues raised in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the publication of a formal new school completion strategy is to be expected; the reforms she is considering on foot of the report from the expert group in the summer of 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the response she received from Tusla in relation to the failure of an organisation to acknowledge child protection complaints from the designated liaison person at Oberstown youth detention campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8927/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on care orders; and the types of care orders, in tabular form. [3575/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on voluntary care orders; and the length of time these children have spent on voluntary care orders, in tabular form. [3576/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have spent more than one, three, five and eight years respectively on voluntary care orders, in tabular form. [3577/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in foster care, residential care, relative foster care and other care placements, in tabular form; and the number of these children with an allocated social worker. [3578/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child protection referrals made to Tusla in 2017. [3579/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether Tusla has adequate resources to deal with the expected increase in workload due to the new regulations requiring the mandatory reporting of child protection concerns. [3580/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process undertaken by her Department to advertise outside of the State for witnesses to come forward to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3581/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with a group (details supplied); and her plans to meet the group regarding the expert technical report on Tuam. [3582/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to failures by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to correspond or reply to survivors living abroad that had contacted the Commission. [3583/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there has been progress on her proposal to examine a transitional justice approach to deal with the legacy of mother and baby homes. [3585/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason persons that have testified to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes have not been permitted access to that testimony along with their own personal records. [3586/18]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the ECCE overage exemption is not being kept in place alongside the additional ECCE year for the small number of children that may need to avail of it. [52993/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consultations that were undertaken with parents, teachers, early years providers and representative groups in advance of the announcement of the removal of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, overage exemption. [52994/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assessments that have been carried out in respect of the impact the removal of the ECCE overage exemption will have on children with special needs. [52995/17]
• 2017-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to conduct an archaeological survey at the site of the former mother and baby home at St. Patrick's on the Navan Road, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52393/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the national early years strategy; when it will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50171/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a legal framework governing the use of single separation at Oberstown children detention campus. [50169/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated for the school completion programme; if the funding is sufficient to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50170/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to ensure young persons' cyber safety and her plans to publish a national strategy on children’s cyber safety. [50172/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Children

  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]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding arrangements for a group (details supplied) post July 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13570/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding status for a project (details supplied). [3208/17]
• 2016-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the changes she has made to the schemes applied by her Department whereby from August 2016 a group (details supplied) will not be able to accept infants under two years of age. [18916/16]