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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has brought this matter to the attention of the HSE, and asked that it provide the Deputy with the information requested as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (18 Sep 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. There are 107 family resource centres throughout the country funded under the programme. I understand that 12 FRCs have been established in Kerry under the Family Support...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. These reports are published on the HSE website. The latest published report shows that there were 6,248 children in State care in June 2012. 5,772 / 92.4% of these children had an allocated social worker. In February 2011, there were 6,015 children in State...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that I published the Heads of the Children First Bill in April 2012. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that organisations and professionals who work with children have a statutory responsibility to report reasonable concerns about the abuse or neglect of children in their care to the HSE Child and Family Services. I asked the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The HSE compiles a monthly census of employment in the public health and social care sector. The figures indicate that the number of individual social workers employed in the Children and Families Service area of the HSE was 1,325 in February 2011 and 1,411 at the end of July 2012, which is the latest month for which data is available. The National Employment Monitoring Unit within the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The HSE compiles a monthly census of employment in the public health and social care sector. The figures indicate that the number of WTE social workers employed in the Children and Families Service area of the HSE was 1231 in February 2011 and 1,300 at the end of July 2012, which is the latest month for which data is available. The National Employment Monitoring Unit within the HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Act, 2010, which was commenced on 1st November 2010, coincided with Ireland's formal ratification of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Adoption Authority has been proactive in developing relationships with its Hague counterparts around the world and this will continue. The building of such relationships will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government currently supports the provision of early childhood care and education through three support programmes - the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme and the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme. These programmes are administered by my Department. The Early Childhood Care and Education...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was formally established on the 2nd of June 2011 and has not established any quangos. Below are the number of various advisory groups established since coming to office: Established A Working Group to Review the National Educational Welfare Board in the context of the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency. A Working Group to Review the School Completion...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy might note that there are four statutory agencies currently under the operational remit of my Department that are funded by the Exchequer and these include the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Family Support Agency, the National Educational Welfare Board and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. There are no quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations in receipt of funds...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1452 to 1454, inclusive, together. My Department supports the Governments labour-market activation policies through provision of the Childcare Education & Training Support (CETS) programme, which provide significantly-subsidised childcare place for children of parents who are on a qualifying FAS or VEC course. In line with Action 1.40 of the Action...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: A total of €6,100.74 has been spent on the use of taxis for official business since my Department was established in June 2011. While every effort is made to avoid the use of taxis there occasions where their use is warranted. Control procedures are in place and the use and expenditure on taxis is monitored closely.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department currently has one person filling the role of Press Officer and she is employed on the Higher Executive Officer salary scale which runs from €46,081 to €58,294 per annum. I understand that the National Educational Welfare Board employs a Communications Manager which encompasses the role of Press Officer and this is again on the Higher Executive Officer salary...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 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 — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was formally established on the 2nd of June 2011 and to date photographers were booked for the following events Company /Photographer Date Event Amount Report Ltd. 11/07/11 Launch of the report of consultations with young people on Reform of the Junior Cycle in 2nd level schools € 590.20 Report Ltd. 15/07/11 Children First Launch € 493.72 Moya Nolan 18/11/11...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was formally established on 2nd of June 2011 and since coming to office no costs have been incurred by providing entertainment.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is extremely conscious of the need to keep expenditure on items such as food and drink to a minimum. As such, controls are in place to ensure that refreshments are only provided at meetings where there is a valid business reason to do so. This would generally involve provision of in-house tea, coffee and biscuits in situations where external groups or bodies are involved. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: No costs have been incurred by my Department for the provision of hair and make-up services since my appointment as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1462, 1467 and 1490 together. As requested by the Deputy, details of the names and salaries for Special Advisers in my Department are set out in tabular form below. In accordance with Department of Finance instructions on Ministerial appointments, my Advisers were placed on the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale on appointment. The Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1463, 1466 and 1469 together. The information being sought by the Deputy is currently being collated within my Department and a further reply will issue to the Deputy this week.