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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Sep 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme 2000- 2006 (EOCP) and the National Child care Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the newly established Office of the Minister for Children. I am pleased to inform you that the Group in question was recently approved €700,000 in capital grant assistance under...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The seven year Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) 2000-2006, which is implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children, has an equal opportunities and social inclusion perspective and facilitates the further development and expansion of childcare facilities to address the needs of parents, in reconciling their childcare needs with their participation in employment, education...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Prevention and Early Intervention Programme for Children was established by Government to support and promote better outcomes for children in disadvantaged areas, through more innovation, effective planning, integration and delivery of services. The purpose of the programme is to support the development of plans for children at local level drawn up by the statutory and relevant...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. Under the programmes data is disaggregated on a county rather than a constituency level. To date, almost €9.4 million has been allocated...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (5 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As I have indicated to the House previously the Government attaches a very high priority to the Report of the Ferns Inquiry and to following up on the Report's recommendations in the context of ensuring that effective child protection and welfare systems are in place to protect children. Before the publication of the Ferns Report I sought the advice of the Attorney General on the Report...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (5 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I commissioned a review of the Catholic Church's child protection guidelines "Our Children Our Church" by Dr Helen Buckley earlier this year. The review is nearing completion and the question of its publication is under consideration.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 1996 and (Amendment) Regulations 1997 give effect to Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 and provide for notification to, and inspection by the Health Service Executive of preschool services. The Regulations apply to pre-schools, playgroups, day nurseries, crèches, childminders looking after more than three children and other similar services...

Written Answers — Detention Schools: Detention Schools (10 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Amendments to the Children Act 2001 contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2006 will result in the transfer of responsibility for four of the children detention schools currently within my remit to the remit of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Responsibility for the fifth school will transfer to the Health Service Executive. It is intended that the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. I am pleased to inform you that two of the community based Groups in question were approved additional capital grant assistance under the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Child Safety: Child Safety (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006 which I signed recently and which will come into effect on 2 January 2007, provide that pre-school service providers must acquire garda vetting in respect of all staff, students and volunteers working in a pre-school service — when An Garda Síochána have set down procedures to make such vetting available. In line with the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Early Childcare Supplement, or ECS, was introduced in Budget 2006. The scheme is under the remit of the Office of the Minister for Children. The administration of the scheme is being undertaken by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, on an agency basis. The commitment referred to in the question is that given in Budget 2006 to pay €1,000 per year Early Childcare Supplement...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (18 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The issue of vaccine damage, including a compensation scheme, is being considered by my Department at present and the examination will conclude shortly. Cases such as the one referred to could be considered in the light of the possible establishment of such a scheme.

Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (18 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (24 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 181 and 192 together. The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) was established under The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework which promotes regular school attendance and tackles the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the newly established Office of the Minister for Children. I understand that the project in question has submitted an application for capital grant assistance under the NCIP. I...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme is funded as part of the two Regional Operational Programmes under the National Development Plan, and is split between two measures: the Childcare Facilities measure (which receives co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund) and the Childcare Measure (which receives co-funding from the European Social Fund and is divided into the...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (24 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. I understand that the Group in question has been approved total capital grant assistance of €417,323 under the EOCP and has also been...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006 provide that "a person carrying on a pre-school service shall ensure that a sufficient number of suitable and competent adults are working directly with the pre-school children in the pre-school service at all times". The changes to the age ranges and the adult-child ratios applying to each age range under the revised Regulations are set...