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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, my Department does not directly provide childcare - rather we fund the provision of childcare through individuals, companies and community/not-for-profit groups. Therefore, following the closure of the existing childcare provider in this location, I requested that Pobal and Longford CCC work with local bodies and potential partners in relation to the re-establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (13 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre Programme. As part of Budget 2018, I was pleased to announce that additional funding of approximately €5.0m is being allocated to existing centres and to support the expansion of the programme, with the inclusion of an additional 11 centres in 2018. The closing date for receipt of applications, by Tusla, was...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Gender Recognition (14 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department does not have specific written guidelines for staff and public in relation to dealing with transgender matters. My Department operates the Dignity At Work policy - an anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy for the Irish Civil Service - which aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace for all employees. My Department is represented as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre Programme. As part of Budget 2018, I was pleased to announce that additional funding of approximately €5.0 million is being allocated to existing centres and to support the expansion of the programme, with the inclusion of an additional 11 centres in 2018. The closing date for receipt of applications, by Tusla,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (14 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) very significantly increases the obligations and responsibilities for organisations and businesses in how they collect, use and protect personal data. At the centre of the new law is the requirement for organisations and businesses to be fully transparent about how they are using and safeguarding personal data, and to be able to demonstrate...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (15 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the family resource centre programme.  I was pleased to announce that, under Budget 2018, additional resources of €3 million were secured to support the work of existing family resource centres, and to facilitate the expansion of the family resource centre programme. Over €2 million was also provided to existing family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (15 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work involving approximately 1,400 youth work staff working in youth services and communities throughout the country. I am pleased to confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (15 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The information required by the Deputy is not readily available. My officials have requested the information from Tusla and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Regarding the question my Department's responsibility covers the Educational Welfare Service in Tusla who have funding responsibility for the School Completion Programme. The Deeside School Completion Programme receives funding of €219,536.17 Tusla Educational Welfare Service has informed my Department that this programme is fully funded on the basis of its 2017/2018 retention plan...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy for the query regarding capital funding made available by my Department for the expansion of childcare facilities. I can inform you that two strands of funding exist for the expansion of childcare facilities under my Department's capital programmes for 2018. Early years and school age childcare services may apply for funding to create new childcare places under...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Department is comprised of my Office, the Management Board and four Divisions:- - Corporate and Business Support; - Early Years Care and Education Division; - Child Policy and Tusla Governance Division; - Youth Justice, Adoption, Youth and Participation Division. Each of the Divisions have a number of units headed by Principal Officers.  The Framework of Assignments document...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work involving approximately 1,400 youth work staff working in youth services and communities throughout the country.   In 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: There is no redress scheme in place in relation to the matters currently being examined within the scope of the statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. As the Deputy will be aware the Commission has made no findings to date in relation to abuse or neglect in these institutions.  The Commission's final reports are due in February 2019, at which time its...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Psychological Services (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The working group to examine the provision of community-based psychological provision for children held its first inaugural meeting on 19 January 2018. The working group is co-chaired by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Health. The group is made up of senior officials from both Departments with representatives from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department does not own, nor have in its direct control, any vacant habitable dwelling units or vacant derelict residential dwelling units. The situation regarding agencies under the remit of my Department is an operational matter for each agency and I asked the agencies concerned to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 514 together. My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work involving approximately 1,400 youth work staff  working in youth services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Guardians Ad Litem (21 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am working to reform the current Guardian ad litem arrangements for children in child care proceedings. The objectives of these reforms are to extend the Guardian ad litem system to benefit the greatest number of children and young people, and to provide a service that is high quality and sustainable into the future. In response to the Joint Committee for Children and Youth Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As I advised the House last week, I am in the process of setting up the Selection Panel to oversee the independent selection of representatives to a Collaborative Forum of former residents of mother and baby homes and related institutions. The establishment of the Collaborative Forum is a new approach in the State’s response to the theme of “nothing about us without...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters is independent in the conduct of its investigations. The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the Commission and I have no further information or role in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (21 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together as they relate to 2017's Capital funding programmes for childcare, both nationally and in relation to Counties Cavan and Monaghan. In 2017, €12.4m in total was made available for the 2017 Early Years and School Age Capital programmes, with a view to improving the quality and capacity of childcare services in Ireland....