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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (28 Sep 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the €16 million provided in budget 2016 to create an additional 3,200 full-time equivalent community childcare subvention, CCS, and community childcare subvention private, CCSP, child care places that has been recouped from the Department or Pobal from providers to date in 2016; and the number of...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Offside.

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the inadequate central referral system used by social worker services and the absence of a central ICT system. [23056/16]

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister to outline her views on the inadequate central referral system used by social work services in the absence of central IT. I take on board that the Minister has answered many of my questions on the absence of a central IT system, but I would like to hear her views on how that is impacting on social workers who are trying to make referrals through a central system.

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister has hit on the kernel of the issue, namely, the lack of communication among social workers. If a child in Galway moves to Dublin, social workers cannot access the relevant data. That is where things are falling down. I welcome what the Minister said earlier. If we have the correct IT system in place in 2017 and money is ring-fenced from capital funding, that will go a long...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 7. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is providing inadequate levels of resources to family resource centres throughout the country and does not property support their vital community role. [23060/16]

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Will the Minister address concerns that Tusla is providing inadequate levels of funding of resources to the family resource centres throughout the country and does not properly support their vital community role? I will give the Minister a chance to gather herself.

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Will I give way to Deputy Jan O'Sullivan?

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: There is no rush.

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Does the Minister want to take Deputy O'Sullivan's question first?

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: It is no hassle.

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that okay?

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I heard all that the Minister has said but, every year over the past number of years, and particularly since 2011, there has been a budgetary cut of 5% and this has had an impact on family resource centres. Last year a family resource centre in Duagh in County Kerry got €108 from Tusla. I could not believe it when I read it. That is one of those in the statistics; that is one of our...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I agree with the Minister, which is why I found this very hard. My understanding is that Tusla was focusing on early intervention. Believe it or not, the particular one I spoke about has 97 children in it and receives €108. However, I do not wish to dwell on that. Have we a vision in Tusla to bring in a counsellor to each of the family resource centres so that there is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns over inadequate case management by social worker services of adult disclosure cases and the lack of an overarching strategy for dealing with adult disclosure cases by Tusla. [23514/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I ask the Minister to address concerns over inadequate case management by social care workers of adult disclosure cases and the lack of an overarching strategy for dealing with adult disclosure. There are a number of concerns regarding adult disclosure cases voiced by social workers and I would welcome a response from the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome that the Minister is meeting representatives of Tusla next week. Contrary to what the Minister stated, it is my understanding that there is no policy or strategy from Tusla on how to deal with adult disclosure cases or so-called section 3 referrals. While, as the Minister mentioned, a September 2014 draft policy exists, this policy is not published and it is my belief it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: It is a draft.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: There is also an impression that these referrals are categorised as low priority cases. However, as is well known, often survivors of the most extreme child sexual abuse do not summon up the courage to come forward until they are in adulthood. The research has well-established that a large proportion of people who experience child sexual abuse delay disclosure. What is more, the cases...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: In light of the report that has come out this morning from the Health Information and Quality Authority on the midlands region, it was significant to discover there are significant risks in the use of information. This goes back to the kernel of my question. I also find it alarming that in 2014 and 2015 there was an underspend in the capital budget. Hearing the amount from the Minister, I...