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- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: Under EU telecoms rules agreed in 2009, the 116000 number is reserved in all EU member states for a missing children hotline. In a recent debate on this issue in Seanad Ãireann, on 12th October last, I gave a commitment to work with relevant Departments and agencies to establish this Hotline in Ireland in 2012. I also announced my intention to establish a cross-sectoral Project Team to...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: A proposal for an outright ban in the home setting has not been brought forward to date. The matter has been under continuous review by my own Department and previously by the then Department of Health and Children over recent years. As part of the review the situation pertaining in other jurisdictions has been examined. In terms of reports received, I am aware of the views expressed by the...
- Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, it is intended that responsibility for Children Detention Schools (Part 10 of the Children Act 2001) and for remand places (under section 88 of that Act) will transfer from the Minister for Justice and Equality to me as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. It is intended to transfer these responsibilities by a Transfer of Functions Order with effect from 1...
- Written Answers — Young Carers: Young Carers (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population, published by my Department in 2010, highlights the importance of creating a better understanding of children as carers in Ireland. It found that it is very difficult to identify young carers in the population. In order to learn more about children that undertake caring roles, my Department requested the Central Statistics Office to include a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy might wish to note that the resource allocations made available to my Department under Vote 43, which was established in June of this year, are contained in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2011 as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on 21 July 2011. This gross funding allocation in 2011 amounts to â¬230 million and this includes a current...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was formally established on the 3rd of June 2011. Please find below the amount paid to date, to external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations since that date. Name of External Public Relations & Consultancy Persons / Organisations Amount Paid for work / Service Provided Deloitte â¬7,617 â 2011External audit on Youth in Action Programme in Ireland for...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was formally established on the 3rd of June 2011 and to date an inter-departmental Committee on the Implementation of the Children First National Guidance and a Task Force on the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency have been established.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together. The Health Service Executive has a statutory responsibility under the Child Care Act, 1991 for child protection and welfare matters. It carries out this remit through its Children and Family Services directorate, under Mr. Gordon data National Director. The HSE has a national and regional structure in place, with services provided across...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 293 together. My Department provides a range of funding schemes, programmes and supports to the youth sector. These include the Youth Service Grant Scheme, the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund and certain other provisions including the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme, Youth Information Centres, European...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is committed to a series of measures designed to significantly strengthen the existing legislative, policy and practice framework in the area of child protection. The intention is to ensure that child abuse in Ireland is strongly and decisively tackled and that children are properly safeguarded. A number of significant structural and legislative changes are being progressed in...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.
- Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (15 Dec 2011)
Frances Fitzgerald: Tackling poverty, social and economic derivation and exclusion is a priority for Government and a goal of the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007 â 2016, coordinated by the Department of Social Protection.That Department is working closely with the Departments of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation and Education and Skills to deliver a range of measures aimed at getting people back...
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (11 Jan 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The HSE has responsibility for the implementation of the recommendations from the report on the inspection by HIQA that was undertaken last October. I have been informed by the HSE that a range of measures and actions have been taken to address the issues of concern highlighted, to ensure the immediate safety and wellbeing of the young people and to effect improved governance of the centre....
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (11 Jan 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.