Mitchell, Denise

Child Poverty

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.

Child and Family Agency Staff

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 ...

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

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.

Early Years Sector

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.

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

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.

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy

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.