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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: I have been conscious for some time of the difficulty experienced by some children with a disability in accessing and benefitting fully from the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. With this in mind, an Inter-Departmental Group, led by this Department, was established with a brief to bring forward recommendations to address this issue. The Group concluded its work and its...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: Capital funding of more than €420 million was provided by the State to support the development of childcare infrastructure in the period up until 2008. The greater proportion of this funding was allocated for the development of community childcare services throughout the country. Since the economic downturn the limited funding available to this Department has been targeted to support...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence. A network of 60 organisations provides services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland, including 20 services providing emergency refuge accommodation to women and children and 24 community-based domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: Pre-school services are currently subject to the Child Care (Pre-school Services)(No 2) Regulations 2006. To provide for the implementation of the legislative changes to the Child Care Act 1991 which were enacted through the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, it was necessary to carry out a root and branch re-examination of the 2006 Regulations, including a re-structuring of the Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: I am aware of the situation described and I understand the difficulty that the closure of a Community Childcare Service poses to a local community. It is important to understand the background to the situation described: My Department implements a number of childcare support programmes including the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (22 Mar 2016)

James Reilly: My Department is currently filling two positions for which competency in the Irish language is required. Both positions are awaiting allocation of resources via the Public Appointments Service recruitment process.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The JobsPlus scheme is administered by the Department of Social Protection and my Department has no role or function in determining the eligibility criteria for this; however it is clear that childcare is a cross-cutting issue and I have worked continuously with my colleagues in Government to ensure alignment of policy and strategy. The Inter-Departmental Working Group on Future Investment...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 to 403, inclusive, together. Special care is intended as a short term secure care placement in a therapeutic environment with the intention of returning the child to a community or family based setting as soon as possible. Special care is used to address the risk of harm that may be caused to a child's life, health, safety, development or welfare by their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services Provision (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404 to 406, inclusive, together. Special Care units differ from general residential care in a number of ways: the units are secure, the child is detained, they offer higher staff ratios, education is on-site and there is specialised input such as psychology services. The child is not detained as a result of criminal offences, but for their own safety and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: In Budget 2016 it was announced that, from September 2016, children will be eligible to start free pre-school when they turn age 3, and can continue in free pre-school until they start primary school (once the child is not older than 5½ years at the end of the pre-school year i.e. end June). The age range for eligibility for children enrolling for the Early Childhood Care and Education...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The latest figures I have to hand from the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, indicates that, on 31st December 2015, there were 6,388 children in care. Almost 93% of children in care were in a foster care setting. Of all children in care, over 93% (5,937) had an allocated social worker. Tusla's policy is that all children coming into care and those in high risk placements have an allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education Standards (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The new Child Care Regulations, which are expected to be published shortly, will include a requirement that every person working directly with children in pre-school services must hold at least a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework, or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. This requirement will come into effect on the date...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimhreacha 410 agus 411 le chéile. Tá 174 oifigeach fostaithe i mo Roinn. Táimid ag iarraidh beirt oifigeach nua a fháil a bhfuil acmhainn acu chun cabhrú leis an Roinn seirbhís a sholáthar trí mheán na Gaeilge d'aon duine a lorgaíonn í. Níl aon phost áirithe sa Roinn a bhfuil riachtanas...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy has been requested from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services by the voluntary youth sector, to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people. The voluntary youth sector involves approximately 1,400 paid...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (6 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The proposal for a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI 2) research project envisages a significant level of expenditure over a three year period by my Department and the Departments of Justice and Equality, Health, and Education and Skills. The overall expectation of expenditure is estimated to be approximately € 1,000,000. Consideration of ongoing financial...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (14 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: To improve the access for parents to the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, I announced in Budget 2016 my decision to provide the opportunity for private childcare providers to participate in the programme for the first time. A number of private childcare providers are now contracting with my Department and will be participating in the Community Childcare Subvention (Private)...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (14 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: As is Deputy is aware Arc Adoption ceased operating in November 2015. Arc Adoption called a creditors meeting on the 9th February 2016 for the purposes of voluntarily winding up the company and appointing a Liquidator. If former clients are owed money from Arc Adoption they should contact the appointed liquidator. I am aware that there is an issue regarding the repayment to clients of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Guidelines (14 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The Children First Act 2015 has recently been signed into law. The introduction of this legislation is in line with a key Programme for Government commitment, and it represents an important addition to the child welfare and protection system as it will help to ensure that child protection concerns are brought to the attention of the Child and Family Agency without delay. The Act provides...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: I signed the Children Act 2001 (Section 160 Designation) Order 2016 (S.I. Number 28 of 2016) on 21 January 2016 and it came into operation on 22 January 2016. As regards State Board appointments, I appointed Mr. Paul A. White to the Board of Tusla on 3 February 2016 following the advertisement and selection process by the Public Appointments Service. All tendering and procurement processes...