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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As part of a whole-Government approach to homelessness, my Department is working closely with Tusla to provide supports for families in emergency accommodation in order to mitigate the challenges faced by parents and children in this situation. As the Deputy will know, Tusla has agreed a joint protocol with the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE). This covers child welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (4 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides family support services to children and families at risk when a need is identified. These services can be provided directly by Tusla through its family support services, social work or social care services, or through play therapies, as appropriate. Tusla also provides funding to voluntary organisations offering a range of counselling and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (4 Jul 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: Departmental Staff Data (4 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: With regard to applications for transfers to or from other Departments or State Agency offices, my Department does not operate a transfer list. Staff may have their interest in a transfer listed with other Departments which hold a transfer list, or they may seek a possible transfer by means of a "Head to Head" transfer by directly contacting a person willing to transfer with them. My...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the professionals and advocates. The first big step to changing Irish child care forever is now just eight weeks away. Up to 70,000 children will benefit from extra subsidies and supports. It will be an important moment. This is the first big practical step to changing one of the most expensive child care systems in the world into one of the best. By addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (5 Jul 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. It was introduced in June 2016 and is administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Legislation (5 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The majority of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 came into effect on 30 June 2016. The Regulations provide that each employee working directly with children attending the service must hold at least a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disabilities Data (5 Jul 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. It was introduced in June 2016 and is administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (6 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has a number of targeted schemes available to families where the eligibility would include children aged between six months and three years of age. It is not possible to provide a meaningful hourly estimate given the wide range of eligibility and provision types. To give an indication, a family accessing Community Childcare Service (CCS) on a full-time basis for 25 hours per...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS), once introduced, will include both universal and targeted elements. It is currently estimated that when the scheme is initially introduced approximately 16,000 children aged between 6 months and 3 years of age will benefit from targeted subsidies within the ACS. Of the total number of children who benefit from targeted subsidies within the ACS, it...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy may be aware, responsibility for the National Educational Welfare Board which included the School Completion Programme was transferred to my Department on its establishment in 2011. Upon the establishment of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency on January 1 2014, operational responsibility for the School Completion Programme was transferred to the Agency. The School...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As previously announced, the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS) will not commence this September. This is an extremely complex and ambitious project because of all that is involved – legislation, new business processes, data protection and building a new ICT system. It requires integration of data from the Department of Social Protection and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners so...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Given the considerable increase in subsidies, particularly through the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCS) taking effect from September 2017, it is difficult to provide accurate estimates around uptake of the schemes. However, looking at 16/17 figures may provide a broad indication of likely levels of uptake for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme. From these figures (to date):...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 707 and 712 together. The gross funding allocation to my Department in 2017 amounts to €1.311 billion. Full details of the resource provisions across the individual Subheads in the Vote are set out in the 2017 Revised Estimates for Public Services as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The funds have been fully allocated...

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

Katherine Zappone: The Programme for Government (2016) gives a commitment to develop a National LGBTI+ Youth Strategy. A specific focus on LGBTI+ Youth will aim to ensure that appropriate measures are taken so that young members of the LGBTI+ Community are not in any way prevented from achieving their full potential. Better Outcomes Brighter Futures, The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Mental health services remain under the aegis of the Health Service Executive. Tusla provides a range of counselling and supports for children and families in the community, such as family support, social work services, and the identification of appropriate services through Meitheal. There is cooperation between Tusla and the Health Services Executive on the development and provision of...

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

Katherine Zappone: The Child Protection and Welfare Strategy (CPWS) developed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is a 3-5 year strategic plan that lies at the heart of a significant transformation to improve organisational, cultural and operational matters. As part of the CPWS, Tusla has selected the Signs of Safety as its national approach to practice. The Signs of Safety is an innovative,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Emergency care orders are made by the Courts under Section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991. Section 13 (7) stipulates the directions a judge making an emergency care order may give with respect to whether the address or location of the child is withheld from the parents of the child, the access, if any, that is to be permitted, and the medical or psychiatric examination, treatment or...

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

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence. In 2017, Tusla is allocating €22.1 million to these services, an increase of €1.5 million over 2016. A network of 60 organisations provide services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland, including 20...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Living Wage Implementation (11 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: A suggested living wage of €11.70 per hour would equate to an annual salary threshold of €22,879. This is based on a standard civil service net working week of 37 hours. There are no staff in my Department on a salary under this threshold. As the information requested is not readily available in respect of the agencies under my Department's remit, I have asked the Adoption...

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