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

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. As the Deputy has not stipulated the period of time for which this information is required, I have taken 2017 as the year in question and I can confirm that the number of persons employed in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs through external recruitment agencies in 2017 is 'Nil'. With regard to the four agencies under the aegis...

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

Katherine Zappone: In relation to my Department, I can confirm that the costs for work contracted out to external agencies and/or consultancy in 2017 is as follows: Company Name Subject Cost in 2017 Carr Communications Staff Development and Training €1,450.00 Institute of Public Administration Staff Development and Training €4,349.99 TF Coaching, Training & Development Solutions Staff...

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am delighted to be in the Seanad to bring forward the Second Stage of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. Some of my colleagues in this Chamber from former times are particularly aware of the importance of this Bill to the Seanad, especially in light of the work done by Senator Bacik, former Senators Jillian van Turnhout and Averil Power and others in respect of the...

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Senator for staying this long. I will only say a few things now as we will have a lot of time to cover this ground in the following Stages. It is great that we are completing the Stage now. That is wonderful and I thank the Senators for staying along with me to do that. As I began my remarks by saying I have a sense of urgency in regard to this legislation, I would like to...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the opportunity for statements on the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters. I welcome all our guests in the Chamber. Following a short first interim report last July, the commission submitted its second interim report to me in September 2016. This second report focuses on a number of issues which had come...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: We are past the time.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Nobody told me.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Did somebody ask me?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: This is a different time schedule.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I will respond, but from a procedural perspective I do not remember being asked if I was available beyond 4.15 p.m., which is challenging for me, but I will do my best.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I very much appreciate the depth of the analysis and the questions posed by Senators. That is why I would like to have a little more time to respond but I will do my best in eight minutes. We can continue the conversation at another point.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am happy to come back because I do not know whether I will be able to answer all the questions that have been raised. If that is so, perhaps there is another way to do that. In response to some of the questions Senator Clifford-Lee posed, in particular about the coroner, as she may know, the coroner is independent in the discharge of his statutory responsibilities but, to date, he has...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I will.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Schemes (18 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: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (18 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Entry to the ECCE programme is based on a programme year that runs between September and August, so for the purpose of this PQ we propose to answer your query based on 2016 - 2017 and then 2017- 2018 programme years. To date, approximately 14,000 children have registered for both 2015 - 2016 and 2016 - 2017 cycles and based on current registrations we would estimate that a similar number of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: AIM is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Its goal is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience, ensuring that every eligible child can fully participate in the ECCE programme and reap the benefits of quality early years care and education. AIM is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (18 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The ABC Programme is a joint prevention and early intervention initiative, led by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) in conjunction with The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic). The ABC Programme commenced in 2013 and was designed as a time-bound, co-funding agreement in the amount of €29.7m to 2017. In late 2016, my Department secured additional funding to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (18 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that this is an operational matter for Tusla and my officials have requested that they reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (18 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Information on the number of referrals received by child and family social work services is not collated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in the format requested by the Deputy. The latest referral figures published by Tusla are for each administrative area, and indicate that a total of 2,509 referrals had been received in the Louth/Meath area in the first three quarters of 2016. ...