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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 564 and 566 together. As my Department was established on 2nd June 2011, it is not possible to supply the Deputy with the information requested in respect of the period June 2010 to June 2011. The amount of revenue that could be collected in any 12 month period would depend on a number of varying factors, such as retiring salary and qualifying service. As...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. Pension Range € Public Civil Up to 30,000 17 0 30,000-50,000 1 0 50,000-70,000 0 0 70,000-90,000 0 0 90,000-100,000 0 0 120,000-140,000 0 0 140,000-160,000 0 0 160,000+ 0 0 Note: There have been no retirements from my Department since it was established on 2nd June 2011. There are 18 former employees of agencies that fall...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the HSE that a reply issued to the Deputy on 18 April 2011.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated within my Department and will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The gross annual salary of the staff currently allocated to my Constituency Office is €103,807. This figure is exclusive of employers PRSI, employers superannuation contributions or any payments in respect of overtime. This would equate to approximately €28,500 for the first 100 days.

Written Answers — Child Deaths: Child Deaths (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Independent Review Group on Child Deaths (IRGCD) was established in response to a series of deaths of young people either in the care of the HSE or known to the HSE. The Group was established in March 2010. The Group is composed of Ms Norah Gibbons and Mr. Geoffrey Shannon. The Group commenced its work in March 2010 and it is intended that the Group's Report will be presented to the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2011 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. The Deputy might note that this is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department and I will keep him informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have responsibility for the implementation of the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) which included a capital grant programme to develop childcare facilities. Under the NCIP capital funding was made available to community and commercial childcare providers for the development and refurbishment of childcare facilities. The group referred to by the Deputy applied for capital...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (4 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Youth Affairs Unit of my Department provides funding to Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service under a number of funding schemes. These are the Special Projects for Youth Scheme (SPY), Young People's Facilities and Services Fund Rounds 1 and 2 (YPFSF) and the Local Drug Task Force (LDTF). Having visited the Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service last month I am very much aware of the valuable...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (5 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2011 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. The Deputy might note that this is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department and I will keep him informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (5 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (5 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2011 budget allocation for the Youth Affairs Unit of my Department is €60.154m on current expenditure and €800,000 on capital expenditure. This funding supports the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and services for all young people, including those from disadvantaged communities through grants in aid. Foróige is currently in receipt of €6.037m from Youth Affairs Unit...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (6 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2011 budget allocation for the Youth Affairs Unit of my Department is €60.154m on current expenditure and €800,000 on capital expenditure. This funding supports the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and services for all young people, including those from disadvantaged communities through grants-in-aid. Foróige is currently in receipt of €6.037m from Youth Affairs Unit...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (6 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has allocated €1.862 m in 2011 to support Youth Information Centres around the country. The programme funds 31 centres which are used by some 175,000 young people. The majority of the centres also act as relays for a European Information Service, Eurodesk. To date, three of the four annual instalments have been made to these centres through the grant administering...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (6 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following the commencement of the Adoption Act, 2010, which took place on 1 November 2010, adoption in Ireland is now regulated by the Adoption Authority of Ireland which is an independent quasi-judicial statutory body appointed by Government. The functions of the Authority are set out in Section 96 of the Adoption Act, 2010. These include functions of an operational, judicial and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. The Ryan Report Implementation Plan committed to the recruitment of an additional 270 social workers. 200 of these new posts were in place by the end of 2010 in addition to the backfilling of other vacancies which occurred. An additional 60 social workers are due to be recruited by the HSE in 2011. These posts are at various stages of...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (6 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department expects to spend approximately €24,000 on consultancy fees in 2011.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The EU Commission in its communication "A budget for Europe 2020" has proposed a single programme for education, training and youth – "Education Europe" – under the multi-annual financial framework (2014-2020). The proposed programme will focus on providing targeted transnational learning opportunities, matching skills and labour market demand, strengthening volunteering as well as...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Oct 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.