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- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Family Support Agency, under my Department, operates the Family Resource Centre Programme. The aim of the Family Resource Centre Programme is to combat disadvantage and improve the functioning of the family unit. The programme funds 107 family resource centres throughout the country. It emphasises involving local communities in tackling the problems they face, and creating successful...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I have no responsibility in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools as provided...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Pre-school services, including childminding services, are currently regulated under the Child Care (Preschool Services) (No. 2) Regulations 2006, as provided for under Part VII of the Child Care Act,1991. Under the regulations, the National Children and Family Office of the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible generally for inspecting preschool services with the objective of securing...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools as provided...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools (CDS) as...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The only retired public servants employed by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs are two civilian drivers whose positions are coterminous with my position as Minister.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely gathered by my Department. I have requested my officials to collect and collate the information required and furnish it directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (18 Jul 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy from the HSE. I will provide the Deputy with the information when it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that Children First has operated on the basis of voluntary compliance since it was first published by the then Department of Health and Children in 1999. Indeed, a number of submissions to the Joint Committee on Health and Children as part of its recent examination of the draft Heads of the Children First Bill emphasised the progress which has already been made in...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Expenditure: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The question is not applicable to my Department as it was only established on 2nd June 2011. Matters relating to the former Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs should be referred to the Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme provides funding to community child care not-for-profit services to enable them to charge reduced child care rates to low income and disadvantaged families. Community child care services qualify for grant aid on the basis of the level of service they provide and the profile of the parents benefiting from their service. Because of the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Particulars relating to the annual spend, including grant payments, since 2011 on the structures of local Government are currently being compiled by my Department and the relevant information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I understand from the HSE that the Roscommon audit commenced in September, 2010, the Waterford audit commenced in February, 2011, and the Dublin audit commenced in May, 2011. All have end-April, 2012 as the completion date. The HSE intends to publish a composite report of the findings of the audits. This report is not yet finalised but a final draft is with the Office of the National Director...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has issued detailed guidelines on the staffing of Ministerial Offices which include salary limits for persons appointed to the position of Special Adviser, Personal Assistant, Personal Secretary and Civilian Driver. All Ministerial appointments in my Department are in line with these guidelines. There are three special advisors in my Department,...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (18 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The question is not applicable to my Department as it was only established on 2nd June 2011. Matters relating to the former Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs should be referred to the Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (19 Jul 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 (19 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The HSE has advised me that 249 children were placed in private foster care at a cost of â¬6,727,698 in 2009, 304 children were placed in private foster care at a cost of â¬9,581,360 in 2010 and 360 children were placed in private foster care at a cost of â¬12,893,243 in 2011. The information requested for the period 2002 to 2008 is not available at this time.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Jul 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The maximum grant available was â¬50,000 (including VAT). The aim of the funding is to provide support to childcare settings to address remedial, maintenance and renovation work, or to purchase equipment. Following a robust appraisal of all applications received, 290 applications were approved for funding with the average amount approved being â¬21,000. Of the total number of...