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Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government is committed to improving the lives of all children in Ireland under the National Children's Strategy and in order to bring greater coherence to policy making for children, the Government has established the Office of the Minister for Children (OMC). The OMC is an integral part of the Department of Health and Children. The OMC focuses on harmonising policy issues that affect...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP came into effect from 1 January 2006, with an allocation of €575 million for the 5 year period of 2006 to 2010. The NCIP is a key...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to provide the information requested by the Deputy. My Office has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 — 2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The Group in question has recently been approved €10,274 in capital grant assistance under the EOCP. I understand the Childcare...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The implementation of the Pre-School Regulations is a key component in the overall implementation of the related commitments contained in Towards 2016 — Ten Year Framework Social Partnership Agreement 2006-2015. As well as the publication of these new Regulations these commitments include: training of pre-school staff to ensure uniformity of inspection across the HSE establishing improved...

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (31 Jan 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1590, 1591 and 1667 together. The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The general functions...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP came into effect from 1 January 2006, with an allocation of €575 million for the 5 year period of 2006-2010. The NCIP is a key...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Office has received a copy of the report referred to by the Deputy and is considering its recommendations. As the Deputy may be aware the HSE undertook a review of services provided by the HSE to separated children seeking asylum in 2005. A group representative of the key agencies including the HSE, the Office of the Minister for Children and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In 2007, total health funding is €14.6 billion, which represents an underlying increase of 8.6% in revenue spending over 2006. The vast bulk of this funding is provided under the vote of the Health Service Executive which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. This continuing high level of investment by the Government provides...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Tallaght West project, A Place for Children. Tallaght West is a strategy built on strong community engagement, with a focus on improving the health, safety and learning of the children of the area. In 2006 I announced the Government's commitment to co-fund an innovative programme of prevention and early intervention for children. This Prevention and Early Intervention Programme is being...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware, I have asked the Health Services Executive to provide a report to me as soon as possible in relation to this case. I understand that the HSE is preparing a report that will outline all the circumstances concerning Child Care service provision to this young girl and her family.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the potential for distress to the two young children in this particular case...

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (6 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 552 and 555 together. The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The general functions of the...

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government, in accordance with the wishes and votes of the House, has invested almost €15 billion in health services this year. In 1997, we spent €3.6 billion. Normally when we have debates on the business of different Departments, some word of praise is uttered on all sides for those involved in the provision of the service.

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: For the tremendous work that is done within the health services, the social services and the associated primary care services, I have nothing but unqualified admiration. In the tenor of this debate, there is no recognition of that from the Opposition. Instead, there is constant identification and isolation of problems which inevitably arise in any system involving the administration of...

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There may be no good word in the document the Deputy is brandishing, but there is the good word of the many who have a good experience of what happens in our health care service. There is the good word of many who have had their physical and mental infirmities, difficulties and incapacities addressed by our health service and who have had good outcomes because of our outstanding medical...

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This year 1.2 million patients will be admitted to hospital, the HSE proposes to carry out more than 2.75 million procedures in outpatient departments and we expect 1.3 million visitors to accident and emergency departments. We also have care for the 65,000 births that take place in the State.

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am not saying that, but I am saying that if we examine the volume of the statistics, particularly those on activity levels relating to outpatient procedures, we can see an enormous increase in the number of outpatient procedures carried out in the past decade. This increase in volume reflects the amount of assistance medical science now provides for individuals and the corresponding...