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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I would like to bring it to the Deputy's attention that there is no professional registry for early years professionals. Data on the number of staff working in the childcare sector is gathered annually through the Early Years Sector Profile. This is a survey which is administered by Pobal in conjunction with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with the aim of providing a national...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes that enable services to be provided on behalf of my Department. The following information provides an account of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million in 2017. - Pobal’s service costs for the implementation of my Department’s Early Years’ Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The following amounts were paid to private providers for the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE), the Community Childcare Subvention Programmes (CCS/P) and the Training and Education Childcare Programmes (TEC) - €13,788,619 in 2015 (not including ECCE – see note below) - €100,051,282 in 2016 - €137,277,614 in 2017 to date. These sums cover payments...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I would like to inform the Deputy that the maximum parental contributions, under the TEC schemes, have not changed from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018. The rates are as follows: Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) After-School Childcare (ASCC) Community Employment Childcare Pre-School (CEC PS) Community Employment Childcare After-school (CEC AS) Full Day €25pw ASCC €15pw...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Foster Care Allowance is currently €325 per week per child under 12 years of age and €352 per week per child aged 12 and over. It is an allowance in respect of the child and is provided in order to allow foster carers to meet all of the child's daily living needs including food, clothing, basic travel, education costs and hobbies and sporting activities. The allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (26 Jul 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. This typically covers the employment of two to three members of staff and some overhead costs. FRCs provide a range of universal and targeted services and development opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I appreciate the distress involved in situations such as the one referred to by the Deputy, however it is not appropriate for me to comment on an individual case. This is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy will be aware that there are other independent statutory mechanisms through which the management of cases such as this can be reviewed. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The gross funding allocation for my Department in 2017 amounts to €1.311 billion. Expenditure outlays at the end of June were under profile by €47m or 7% of profile. The current resource provision is under profile by €39m or 6% of profile. The variation in principally due to the variable nature of expenditure across programmes and the timing of the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I believe that the first report on Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI 1) made a valuable contribution to our understanding of the area. As I stated in my PQ response of 11th May, I am supportive, in principle, of an appropriate follow-up study, and I will pursue this further with the Minister for Justice and Equality, who leads on this area.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: None of the staff in my Department are suspended from work on full pay.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The gross funding allocation for my Department in 2017 amounts to €1.311 billion. Expenditure outlays at the end of June were under profile by €47m or 7% of profile. The current resource provision is under profile by €39m or 6% of profile. The variation in principally due to the variable nature of expenditure across programmes and the timing of the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Protected Disclosures Data (26 Jul 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department is committed to fostering an appropriate environment for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act. In this regard, my Department has adopted the guidelines provided by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in processing any protected disclosure received. My Department has developed a draft set of guidelines for guidance in these matters and staff are...

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

Katherine Zappone: I have been advised by Tusla that the full year funding allocated in the current year (2017) to the School Completion Programme is €24.7 million.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: In 2017, funding of €57.4 million has been provided to my Department for various youth schemes, an increase of €5.5 million over 2016. The additional funding is being used for programmes that target disadvantaged young people and to assist national youth organisations in their work to support local voluntary youth services. My Department administers a range of funding schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I take the part of the Deputy's question on seconded staff to refer to seconded staff specifically working in the Minister's office or constituency office. There were no civil or public service staff seconded by my Department to work in the Minister's office or constituency office in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017. In respect of political staff employed in this Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to support the work of a large number of Family Resource Centres throughout the country. This funding is provided under an annual Service Level Agreement, and is by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres. Family Resource Centres are independent companies limited by guarantee and are managed by a Voluntary Board...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: There are over 100 Family Resource Centres currently in receipt of funding from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla provides funding to the centres under an annual Service Level Agreement. This funding is provided by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres. The 2017 Tusla allocation to Family Resource Centres is €13.512 million. Family Resource...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (11 Sep 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. In 2017, €57.4...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to support the work of a large number of Family Resource Centres throughout the country. This funding is provided under an annual Service Level Agreement, and is by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres. Family Resource Centres are independent companies limited by guarantee and are managed by a Voluntary Board...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Katherine Zappone: At 31 August 2017, the following staff numbers (headcount) by gender in my Department were as set out in the following table: Women Men 142 85