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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (8 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Efforts are ongoing in my Department in relation to a bilateral agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation. Following a meeting with a delegation of Russian officials in October 2013 my Department prepared revised draft wording on a number of specific points. This was forwarded to the Russian Authorities in February 2014. In transmitting these revisions it...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (8 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme provides funding to community childcare services to enable them to provide quality childcare at reduced rates to disadvantaged and low income working parents. The CCS programme, which provides support for sessional pre-school, full time, part time and after school places, is targeted at disadvantaged or low income families and eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 479 together. I would like to inform the Deputy at the outset that it is the policy of my Department to minimise to the greatest extent possible, professional fees. For the purposes of this response I have taken professional fees to refer to accountable persons from whom Professional Services Withholding Tax has been deducted in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below. Training Courses Total Generic T&D for Civil Service Work €7,222 Customer Service Workshop €345 Excel €1,644 Freedom of Information training €2,060 Minute Taking for Meetings €390 Powerpoint €249 Speech Writing €1,470 Team & People Management...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Costs associated with staff learning & development across my Department during 2013 were €100,000. This represents just over 1% of total costs associated with the administration and running of my Department in that year. As a relatively small Department with a significant body of work to carry out in the coming years, I am very much aware of the key role that learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: With a funding allocation of €138,000 in the Administrative Budget of my Department to meet travelling and subsistence costs in 2014, the annual savings accruing to the Exchequer from the reductions set out by the Deputy are as follows: Reduction Saving 1.5% €2,070 7% €9,660 10% €13,800 12% €16,560 15% €20,700 17% €23,460 20% €27,600

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 485 together. In accordance with Public Financial Procedures it is normal practice that any unspent balance in relation to current funding provisions be surrendered to the Exchequer at the end of the year. It is not envisaged at this time that savings will arise in the Vote of my Department for 2014 but the situation will continue to be closely...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: It is not envisaged at this time that a carryover of capital resources provisions in the Vote for my Department for 2014 will be required. However, expenditure on capital programmes will continue to be closely monitored over the remainder of the year.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Investigations (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: It is a matter of record that this Centre has been experiencing cash flow difficulties. The Centre incurred expenditure of €2.022m in 2013 and received funding amounting to €1.96m, resulting in a deficit of €62,000. Projections by the Centre show that income of approximately €1.8m is anticipated during 2014. With such a level of financial support available it...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: There are seventeen staff on temporary or other non-permanent contracts in my Department. Five of these relate to personal appointments I am making and each contract is coterminous with my appointment as Minister. In addition to these, my Department has engaged twelve temporary clerical officers for project work over the summer months. The average duration of each of these temporary clerical...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: There are no commercial State companies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: There are two non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the remit of my Department which have Chief Executive Officer positions. These are the Child and Family Agency and the Adoption Authority of Ireland. While there are no CEO positions in the Children Detention Schools, there are two Director positions which I have included in the table below. Furthermore the Ombudsman for Children, as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm to the Deputy that I have made no appointments to State Boards under the Aegis of this Department since taking Office on May 8th 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (10 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a free and universal programme which provides a free preschool year to all eligible children. The programme includes a number of additional provisions which provide for an exemption from the upper age limit for qualification under the programme in certain circumstances, and permits certain children to have the preschool year split...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm to the Deputy that I have not signed any Statutory Instrument since taking Office on May 8th 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (15 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, together. The escalation of events in Northern Ireland over the past two weeks is a matter of serious concern to the Government. The decision of the unionist parties to withdraw from the party leaders talks was disappointing. Ensuring that Northern Ireland's institutions deliver for its people is a challenge that requires leadership...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Marching Season (15 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Officials in the British Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat closely monitor the situation on the ground in Belfast and across Northern Ireland. They maintain regular contacts with political and community leaders, including representatives of the residents of Ardoyne, who work to manage and to resolve parade related difficulties and associated sectarian tensions at this time of year. Thanks...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (15 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Government remains deeply concerned by instances where innocent civilians, including children, have been killed by drone attacks. In line with the UN Global Strategy on Counter Terrorism, we believe that effective counter terrorism and the protection and promotion of human rights are mutually reinforcing and not competing goals. Ireland has consistently taken the view that combating...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (15 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 156 together. Following the dreadful murders of four young people in June and July, Israeli security forces detained six Israeli citizens in connection with the murder of the Palestinian youth; three of these are still in custody and are expected to be charged shortly. Israel stated that a Hamas unit in Hebron had abducted and murdered the three...