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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Any person whose personal data has been or is being processed by my Department is entitled to lodge a subject access request with the Department. My Department recognises that the response timeframe under the GDPR has been reduced to one month, following validation of the identity of the person making the access request. The bodies under the aegis of the Department are data controllers in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has assigned a person at the grade of Assistant Principal Officer to act as the Department's Data Protection Officer. The Data Protection Officer has been assigned a Higher Executive Officer to assist in their function. An Executive Officer is also due to be assigned when the opportunity arises.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: One data protection impact assessment has been undertaken by my Department since 15 May 2018. This relates to the application process for the forthcoming Affordable Childcare Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 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: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 is still under consideration by Government, my Department is not in a position to prepare or implement plans until the final outcome of the Bill is known. It is my understanding that this Bill in its current format will provide the legal basis for sharing data, including personal data, among certain public sector bodies and will assist in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) was introduced in January 2010. The objective of the Programme is to make early learning in a formal setting available to eligible children in the year (s) before they commence primary school.  On introduction, ECCE covered one academic year or 38 weeks. From September 2016, ECCE was expanded so that children were eligible to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The ratio of men to women at each service grade within my Department is outlined in the following table. The data has been calculated by reference to headcount and is correct as of June 30th2018. Grade Women Men Total % Women % Men Secretary General 0 1 1 0% 100% Assistant Secretary 2 1 3 67% 33% Principal Officer 14 13 27 52% 48% Assistant Principal 33 21 54 61% 39% Administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Data Protection Regulation (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 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: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the funds provided by my Department to support capital development projects in Meath and Louth since 2016 are set out in the tables in thefollowing link:

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Local Authority Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the schemes through which funding was provided by my Department to Meath and Louth County Councils are set out in the following tables: 2016 Programme Location Funding National Play Day Louth County Council €650 National Recreation Week Louth County Council €1,700 Comhairle na nÓg Development Fund Louth County Council €20,000 Comhairle na...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres Data (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised by the Director of Oberstown Children Detention Campus (OCDC) that no young person was transferred from campus to another service location, due to a lack of on-site psychiatric and mental health service provision in 2018. Care to children in OCDC is provided under the  CEHOP (Care, Education, Health, Offending Behaviour and Preparation for Leaving) framework. All...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Deputy's question refers to the number of children who were granted Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) overage exemptions for the programme year 2017/18.   482 children were granted an overage exemption during that time period. (The peak number of children registered during this programme year was over 120,000.)  The Secretary Generals of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Appointments (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am aware of concerns expressed by some interested parties and I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to clarify my reasoning and motivation for the appointment of Mr Kearney as Chair of the newly established Collaborative Forum.   The Deputy’s question suggests that the Collaborative Forum has a role in investigating or making determinations on alleged human rights abuses....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Living Wage (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: A suggested living wage of €11.90 per hour would equate to an annual salary threshold of €22,975, based on a standard civil service net working week of 37 hours. There are no staff in my Department on an annualised salary under this threshold. As the information requested is not readily available in respect of the agencies under my Department's remit, I have asked the Adoption...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not currently available in the format requested.  Officials in my Department are compiling this information, which will be supplied to the Deputy in no later than 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department offers a range of supports to childcare services.  Primarily we provide capitation and subsidy payments that cover or contribute towards the cost of services under individual schemes. These are paid based on the numbers of children and their attendance levels. My Department now also makes €18m available annually in Programme Support Payments to providers which...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (7 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), is a programme of supports to enable children with a disability to access and fully participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. It was introduced in June 2016 and is administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. AIM supports children with disabilities to attend mainstream pre-school where they can learn and socialise with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: From September 2018, all children meeting the minimum age requirement of 2 years and 8 months will be eligible for a full two programme years on the Early Childhood Care and Education programme (ECCE). This measure adds to previous enhancement of the programme and increases the duration of each registered child on ECCE from the original 38 weeks to a potential duration of 76 weeks (two...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that the Unit to which the Deputy refers was closed a number of years ago, and the buildings are currently in use by Tusla community services. Tusla have advised that there are no plans to reopen the Unit.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (7 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Over the last three budgets (2016, 2017 and 2018), Government has increased investment in childcare by approximately 80%. It is critical that the Government continues to invest in the early years sector to benefit all children and family types and I am very much committed to continuing to push for this investment. The Affordable Childcare Scheme we are developing will provide us with a...