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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 and 533 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: Ombudsman for Children Expenditure (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The estimated full year cost of running the Ombudsman for Children's for 2017 is €2.36 million, which covers both pay and non-pay elements.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Work Advisory Committee (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Sections 17 and 18 of the Youth Work Act 2001 provide for the appointment of a National Youth Work Advisory Committee. The Committee had an advisory and consultative role to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in matters to do with youth work, including the coordination of youth work programmes and services. In line with these provisions, a new National Youth Work Advisory Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My officials have requested the information from Tusla and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I appointed a team of international experts to produce an advisory Report for Government to help inform the decisions which need to be taken in relation to the burial site associated with the former home in Tuam. I want to ensure we that can respond to the issues of concern on the basis of best international practice. In appointing a team led by Consultant Forensic Archaeologist Niamh...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS) will be introduced at the earliest possible date. As I have stated previously, this is an extremely complex and ambitious project because of all that is involved – legislation, new business processes, data protection and building a new IT system. We will need to integrate data from the Department of Social Protection and the Office of the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Data (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised that the State Agencies under the remit of my Department have up to date tax clearance certificates.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has asked Tusla to advise on the frequency of internal management meetings. My Department does not attend such meetings. As the parent Department with responsibility for the oversight of Tusla, formal meetings are held between officials of my Department and Tusla's Senior Management Team. This is done on a monthly basis. The primary purpose of these meetings is to review...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that the numbers of referrals to Child Protection and Welfare Services received during the years 2014 to 2016 are as follows: - 2014 = 43,630 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2015 = 43,596 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2016 = 47,399 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2017 = 12,734 referrals received from January until the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla-Child and Family Agency engages with thousands of children each year across all of its services. The level of engagement involved will be determined for each child and family by the needs identified in each case. It is not possible to provide a complete overview of all of the engagements between Tusla and children as this can be a once off or short term engagement or may involve a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is a public body which operates under the aegis of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I can confirm that Tusla has a designated unit in place which deals with Parliamentary Affairs. The Parliamentary Affairs unit within Tusla provides information to my Department on request to inform responses to Parliamentary Questions and other Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 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: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I have appointed a team of international technical experts to produce an advisory Technical Report for Government to help inform the decisions which need to be taken in relation to the burial site associated with the former home in Tuam. The team is led by Consultant Forensic Archaeologist Niamh McCullagh. Ms McCullagh is an Irish based expert with extensive national and international...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Providing free pre-school for children from the age of 3 was a key recommendation of the Expert Advisory Group on the Early Years Strategy. Expansion of ECCE was also given significant consideration by the Inter-Departmental Group on Future Investment in Childcare which reported in July 2015. Senior officials from the Department of Education and Skills contributed to the discussions on an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am unable to provide the Deputy with the information requested. I am advised that the information referred to is not collated on a national level by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 272, inclusive, together. The Court Service of Ireland outlines on its website the reasons why it might be considered necessary to take a child into wardship. The most common situation is where a minor has been awarded substantial damages by a court and has special housing or care needs. If a house is being purchased from his funds, the house...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. Under the Programme, Tusla provides financial support towards the running costs of Family Resource Centres nationwide. FRCs provide a range of universal and targeted services and development opportunities that address the needs of families. The FRC referred to by the Deputy has been in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (29 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I have requested information from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency in relation to this matter. I will revert to the Deputy once I have been furnished with a response by Tusla.

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