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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: In 2002, the Health Service Executive (HSE) agreed to fund a Childminding Advisory Officer post in each county, who would work with the 33 City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) funded under the Childcare Programme, implemented by the then Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. While Childminding Advisory Officers were established in most county areas they were not always...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 557 together. My Department does not incur any costs in relation to the provision of landline telephony services to my home. Equally there are no specific hardware or software costs associated with IT services as there are no personal computers, printers, faxes or broadband services provided in my home by the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 and 559 together. A total of €1,926 has been paid by my Department in respect of landline telephone services to my constituency office in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 since my Department was established in June 2011. There are no other direct costs incurred by my Department associated with the running of this office.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: In line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines on ministerial appointments, I employ two civilian drivers on a week on/week off basis to drive my private car on official business. Each driver receives €631.75 per week in respect of these duties and are not entitled to claim overtime. A total of €118,800 has been paid in civilian driver salaries since...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are two corporate credit cards currently in use in my Department for official business purposes only. A Bank of Ireland Visa credit card is issued to my Private Secretary and a second card is issued to a designated officer in my Department's Finance Unit. These cards are typically used to cover a range of costs such as that relating to official entertainment, accommodation, seminar...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As part of Budget 2013, together with my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, I was pleased to announce a new After-School Childcare initiative, to be managed jointly by both Departments, which will be targeted at low-income families and supporting parents availing of employment opportunities. Lack of access to affordable, quality childcare can be a barrier to low income and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 565 and 566 together. Some €53.173m is being provided in 2013 by my Department to support the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and youth services for all young people, including those from disadvantaged communities, by the voluntary youth work sector. Youth work programmes and youth services are delivered to some 400,000 young people by...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Act 2010 provides for inter country adoption between countries that have ratified the Hague Convention or between countries with whom Ireland has a bilateral agreement under Section 73 of the Adoption Act 2010. Section 63 of the Act provides for transitionary arrangements for people who held valid declarations prior to the commencement of the 2010 Act, allowing an adoption to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Youth Affairs Unit of my Department supports the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and services for all young people, including those from disadvantaged communities, by the voluntary youth sector. These schemes include the Youth Service Grant Scheme, the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund Rounds 1 and 2, Local Drug Task...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Pre-school services, which includes childminding services, in Ireland are governed by Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 and by the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006. Section 51 of the Child Care Act 1991 outlines the category of childcare providers that must notify their service to the HSE and that are subject to the Regulations and to inspection. Section 58 of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I presume the Deputy's question relates to applications made to the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) for entry into the Register of Intercounty Adoptions in relation to adoption orders from Mexico, which were made following the commencement of the Adoption Act, 2010. The Adoption Act, 2010, gives force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Youth Affairs Unit of my Department provides a range of funding schemes, programmes and supports to the youth sector. Funding of some €53.173m is available in 2013 to support the provision of youth services and programmes to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (20 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 445 together. I indicated when I published the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group that I welcome the findings and recommendations of this report, and that I accept fully the need for action in the areas identified. Many of the actions and reforms identified by the Review Group are already under way as part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (21 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme provides funding to community childcare not-for-profit services to enable them to charge reduced childcare rates to parents in receipt of social welfare payments or on low to middle incomes. Community childcare services qualify for grant aid on the basis of the level of service they provide and the profile of the parents benefiting from...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (21 Mar 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter relating to an individual case I have asked the Adoption Authority of Ireland to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.