Results 2,961-2,980 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought the information from the HSE requested by the Deputy and I will provide the Deputy with this information when it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought the information from the HSE requested by the Deputy and I will provide the Deputy with this information when it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The complex issue of school attendance is systematically addressed through the provisions of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000. This act established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) in 2002 â mandating it with supervising and implementing the provisions of the Act to effectively ensure that 'each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum...
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Under EU telecoms rules agreed in 2009, the 116000 number is reserved in all EU member states for a missing children hotline. My Department established and led a cross-sectoral Project Team, including representatives of my own Department, the Department of Justice and Equality, ComReg and An Garda SÃochána to advance this matter. The position is that ComReg, who have responsibility for...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Authority of Ireland was established on 1 November 2010. It is an independent statutory body charged with implementing the Adoption Act, 2010. The Authority has responsibility for the direct operational implementation of legislation and Government policy. The Adoption Authority is being funded in 2012 from within the Department of Children and Youth Affairs vote. Funding of...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Authority has advised that the direct payroll cost to the Agency for providing information and tracing services is in the region of â¬300,000 per annum. I have been informed by the HSE that the overall cost to provide information and tracing services nationally by the HSE is in the region of â¬3 million. This includes salary, travel, office and administration costs.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Authority of Ireland is an independent statutory body charged with implementing the Adoption Act, 2010. The Authority has responsibility for the direct operational implementation of legislation and Government policy. The AAI has advised that it is proposing to send a delegation to India to discuss administrative matters relating to intercountry adoption between our two countries.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: No payments as described by the Deputy have been made, or are planned to be made, to any retired or retiring official from my Department.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 612 and 613 together. When we talk about child abuse it is important to remember that in reviewing the number of cases referred to the HSE's Children and Family Services, child neglect has been identified as the most common form of abuse. There are in fact more cases of neglect than sexual abuse and maltreatment in child protection. I am aware that national...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (14 Feb 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.
- Written Answers — Child Support Services: Child Support Services (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department publishes a biennial State of the Nation's Children report which benchmarks progress on services and supports as well as children's outcomes. My Department has also recently published a National Research and Data Strategy which sets out a strategic direction and comprehensive action plan for research and data on children's lives in Ireland for the next five years. One of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 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.
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (14 Feb 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.
- Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 621 and 622 together. I do not have responsibility for offences relating to the trafficking of children. Under the Child Care Act, 1991, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the care and protection of separated children seeking asylum until they reach 18 years of age. Their immediate and ongoing needs as well as their application for refugee...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (14 Feb 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.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2011, one member of staff has retired with an associated lump sum and pension cost of â¬95,504 and â¬29,820 respectively. It is not possible to identify the number of staff retiring and associated costs between now and 2015 for a number of reasons: (a) the decision to retire is a personal matter for individual staff to make and (b) different...
- Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (15 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department participates in the Inter-Departmental Committee for Coordinating the Presidency and the Inter-Departmental Administrative Planning Group, both of which are chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. No specific expenditure has been incurred on EU Council Presidency related activities to date in 2012 and I do not foresee such expenditure up to December 2012. I do...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs was only established on the 2 June 2011. There were no costs directly incurred by my Department in respect of the provision of legal advice and legal services.
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (16 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the HSE, that on 26 January last there were 10 children in specialised units overseas, detained on High Court Detention Orders. These placements were mainly in the UK and allow for access to therapeutic services not available in this country or where a special care placement is urgently needed and one is not available here. I have asked the Health Service Executive to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Feb 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Numbers quoted refer to head count. Pay Band â¬,000 Department Adoption Authority of Ireland Office of the Children's Ombudsman Family Support Agency National Education and Welfare Board Centres for Young Offenders >150 2 125-150 1 115-125 2 100-115 5 1 1 1 90-100 2 1 80-90 4 1 2 3 70-80 14 1 1 1 6 3 60-70 2 12 1...