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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Cathal Crowe: And the whole idea of a second dinner in the day? What about the preparation of the foods and those cherry tomatoes being passed around in classrooms of junior infant children?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Cathal Crowe: As the Minister of State said, there are overlapping Departments here but I think there should also be some concerns about the length of the school lunch break. Small break is typically ten minutes in the morning and big break is half an hour in the afternoon. In that half an hour, it is typically ten minutes in the classroom to eat and 20 minutes to play in the playground. Part of eating...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Cathal Crowe: I want to ask the Minister of State about how, three years ago across the water, Marcus Rashford, who is known to most of us as a famous footballer, led a very impressive campaign that was in fact misunderstood by the British Government at the time. He was seeking that during the off-school period, there would also be meals provided to children. The idea was superb but I would say as a...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: With all due respect, the Minister of State's response grossly understates the underperformance of Tusla in meeting its statutory obligation to protect the country's most vulnerable children in State care. Tusla's dysfunction is hiding in plain sight, as was pointed out to those present on 13 June in the Dáil public petitions committee meeting by the Alliance of Birth Mothers...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Colm Burke: If I may just respond to the Deputy, in relation to 33 children missing, the whereabouts are unknown in relation to the 33. However, ten of them have actually been in contact. Ten out of the 33 have been in contact but their whereabouts are still not known, just to put it into perspective. There is close co-operation between the Garda and Tusla. Operation Cosnaím was set up and,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy is not here for the second matter. I am moving on to the third, in ainm an Teachta David Stanton.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (10 Jul 2024)
Public Transport
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (10 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. It is great to see a Minister from the Department here. I congratulate him on his promotion and wish him the very best in the weeks, months and hopefully years ahead. This is an issue I have been raising for quite some time. I am lucky enough to represent a constituency that is growing rapidly. A lot of houses are being built...
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.10 a.m.
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Jul 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Mattie McGrath - To discuss the functions and operations of Tusla. Deputy David Cullinane - To discuss the national review of specialist cardiac services. Deputy Pearse Doherty - To discuss the presence of defective concrete...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (10 Jul 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Child and Family Agency
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Last week, we learned from a reply to a parliamentary question put by Deputy Tóibín that 40 children who were taken into State care by Tusla are currently missing. It is understood that 22 of those missing are separated children seeking international protection and unaccompanied minors. On 29 February, Deputy Tóibín raised in this House for the second time with the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy will get a chance to come back in.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: -----because of the in camera rule.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Colm Burke: I thank Deputy McGrath for raising this very important issue. Children reported missing from care are recognised as being among the most vulnerable in society. It is always concerning where a child appears to be missing or has absconded from care, even for a short period of time. Tusla has a statutory responsibility under the Child Care Act 1991 for children in care, and the agency...