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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla holds the statutory responsibility for child welfare and protection, and is the appropriate body to receive reports relating to the safety and well-being of a child. This applies to children under the age of 18, living in their own home or living in care. Each referral received by Tusla is assessed and dealt with on an individual basis by the relevant social work team. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. The most recent figures provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, indicate that there were 6,309 children in care at the end of February 2017, which is a decrease of 2% compared with the previous year. Foster care is the preferred option for children who have been received into care. This can be as a result of abuse and/or neglect...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, carried out a census of the young people in care with a diagnosed disability described as moderate to severe in September 2016. The census findings indicates that at that time there were 59 children in residential care, and 523 children in foster care, who have been diagnosed by a clinical specialist as having a moderate to severe disability. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Ombudsman for Children and the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. I have referred the question to each of these bodies and asked them to provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am committed to the protection and welfare of children and believe that there is a moral duty on Government and on society to work together to protect children and to ensure their safety. From my Department’s perspective , the Child and Family Agency, has a statutory duty under the to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. Any child who...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cyberbullying Issues (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Ombudsman for Children and the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. I have referred the question to each of these bodies and asked them to provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work involving approximately 1,400 youth work staff working in youth services and communities throughout the country. I am pleased to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 274 together. My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work involving approximately 1,400 youth work staff working in youth services and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Children Act 2001, as amended, provides the statutory basis for dealing with children who come into contact with the criminal justice system. The key principle of the Children Act 2001 is that detention of a child should only be imposed as a last resort. When children come into contact with the criminal justice system there is an emphasis on the promotion of community based options in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Prior to the establishment of my Department in 2011, funding for youth services was provided through a number of disparate funding schemes and administered by several Government Departments. Against this backdrop, my Department has engaged in a reform programme to ensure quality effective, value for money services that are evidence based and designed to secure the best outcomes for young...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Counselling Services Provision (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: In 1994 the Department of Social Welfare opened a grant scheme to provide counselling supports to children who had experienced bereavement or loss. This grant scheme then passed to the Family Support Agency (FSA) when it was established in 2003 and subsequently to Tusla on establishment in January 2014. Up until 2011 applications were invited through an annual public advertisement,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Attendance Data (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla does not collate or analyse school attendance data at the level requested by the Deputy hence it is unable to provide the detail requested. Data at county level is available in the annual attendance returns which may be accessed on the Tusla website. Providing details at county level has been the agreed methodology for presenting school attendance data for over a decade. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Upon receiving the Second Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) I sought the advice of the Attorney General with regard to any legal considerations for the Government in relation to its publication.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Adoption Authority of Ireland has responsibility for implementing the Adoption Act 2010, including Ireland's responsibilities under the Hague Convention in relation to inter-country adoption. As Haiti has ratified the Hague Convention inter country adoption from Haiti is a matter between Central Authorities. The Authority must now determine how to progress this matter Haiti ratified the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: On the matter of “Rules on Exemption”, exceptions to the upper age limit can be granted in circumstances where the child has been assessed by the HSE or a treating consultant as having special needs which should delay their entry into primary school. Such applications are submitted in writing to the DCYA and are assessed on a case by case basis. On the matter of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has no record of having received the FOI request to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I have been informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that at this time all Tusla Children’s Residential Centres in the West are under review to determine how the needs of the young people in the region may be best met. I am advised that consideration is being given to the demands on each service and ensuring that each Centre’s purpose and function fits with the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has not incurred any direct expenditure for the rental of car parking spaces since its establishment in June 2011. The lease for my Department's building and car park is held by the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children are under the aegis of my Department. The Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Oberstown Children Detention Campus have confirmed that they have not incurred any expenditure for renting car parking spaces during the specified time period. With regard to Tusla, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am aware of the closure of The Nest in Drumcondra. Officials from my Department have made contact with the Dublin City Childcare Committee (DCCC) and are currently liaising with the DCCC in sourcing alternative provisions. The owner of this crèche confirmed that the service will remain open in its current manner until the end of June, and that they will be able to fulfil their ECCE...