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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 186 together. My Department is not routinely informed of the neglect or abuse of children, and where such reports are made this information is passed immediately to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla is the statutory body responsible for supporting and promoting the development, welfare and protection of children, and for providing or arranging...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Data (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180, 181 and 184 together. I am pleased to confirm that an extra €1.5m has been allocated in current funding to support the provision of youth services in 2018. This will bring the total current youth funding available to my Department to €58.9m. The additional funding is being used for programmes that target disadvantaged young people. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department maintains close contact with the national youth organisations and I and officials from my Department meet formally with these organisations twice a year to share knowledge and information on developments in the youth sector. A separate meeting is held on that day with national organisations in receipt of targeted youth funding to keep them updated on the ongoing work on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Youth Officers of the Education and Training Boards, including Kildare Wicklow ETB, provide an important support role to my Department in the co-ordination and administration of youth services at local level across the country. In order to keep my Department informed of their ongoing work, officials hold quarterly meetings attended by all Youth Officers from across the country. These meetings...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that according to Tusla’s most recent data (February 2018), there are a total of 6,161 children in care. Of these cases, 4,037 (65.5%) are in are in general foster care; 1,646 (26.7%) are in foster care with a relative; 357 (6%) are in residential care; and 121 (2%) are in other care facilities, e.g. special care. The following table will provide an insight into...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla is the statutory body with responsibility for child protection and welfare in the State. I have written to Tusla to request the information to which the Deputy refers, and will revert once I have received a response.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illegal Adoptions (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: While there have been suspicions about the practice of illegal registrations for many years, it has been extremely difficult to uncover clear evidence of the practice because of the deliberate failure by those involved to keep records.   Clear evidence has now been uncovered by Tusla in 126 cases of the former adoption society St Patrick’s Guild, and on 29th May...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: On the 28th February 2018 my Department received correspondence relating to a complaint of systematic bullying at a sports club. The correspondence was forwarded to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The complainant has been informed that the matter is being dealt with by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: We are here today to speak about the identification by Tusla of the fact that the births of 126 individuals from St. Patrick's Guild were registered illegally. A cruel and inhuman past rises up again with a vengeance in Ireland. It is about the shaming of women. It is about the shaming of mothers. It is about how this shaming has been inherited by their children. I am truly sorry that...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am very appreciative of the contributions of all the Deputies. They help me and my officials as we continue to work on issues that have been of such profound significance to so many people for such a long time, as Deputy Connolly just indicated. I am aware of this and of the various circumstances and research findings the Deputy has just shared in the Chamber. They are exceedingly...

Cyber Security for Children and Young Adults: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak to the House today on the important subject of cybersafety. At the outset, I welcome the excellent work done by the joint committee in preparing its report on cybersafety. It was timely when it was done and it is timely now. I appreciate and was aware of the great commitment, dynamism and passion of members of the committee and the ways in which...

Cyber Security for Children and Young Adults: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the three Deputies for their very powerful and eloquent contributions on this challenging issue. It is appropriate and impressive that we have two members of the committee who put the report together and also a Deputy who is not a member of the committee. They have all demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the issues, and a genuine on the ground engagement with their constituents and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The question of redress for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes is one which I have addressed on a number of occasions and I am happy to restate the Government's position for the Deputy. Mother and Baby Homes have not been central to any previous statutory inquiry so the current Commission of Investigation must be given the opportunity to conclude its investigation and to establish the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the provision of care and protection to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. In 2018, Tusla is providing €23.8 million in funding to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services, an increase of €1.7m over 2017 funding. I understand that the Deputy's question relates to proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Data (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The information requested by the Deputy for 2018 is set out in the following table. Total Received 65 Fees 0.00 Refused (Of which Appealed/Part Appealed) 14 (1) Granted 13 Part Granted 15 Transferred 3 Withdrawn  6 Pending 14

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Reports (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I have been advised by Tusla that it is expected that the 2016 Review of Adequacy will be published by mid-July 2018. It is hoped that the publication will be slightly earlier than the 2015 Review of Adequacy, which was published on the 21st July 2017. Tusla have further advised that the data used in the compilation of the Review of Adequacy does not become available for up to 10 months after...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for the Adoption Authority of Ireland, I have referred the matter to it for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The latest figures from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, indicate that, at the end of February 2018, there were 6,161 children in care. Of these, 5,581 (91%) had a written care plan. The placement of children in care is governed by the Child Care Regulations 1995 which provide for the welfare of the child, the care practices, care plans, accommodation and safety precautions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Information about unallocated cases is published monthly on the Tusla website. There has been a 46% (4,458) reduction in cases awaiting allocation to a social worker since Tusla was established. All cases are screened at point of referral and any case requiring immediate follow up receives same and all other unallocated cases are reviewed by a Team Leader on an on-going basis. Using the most...