Results 441-460 of 2,723 for speaker:Barry Andrews
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (8 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: A total of 14 grants were approved to community based facilities in Co. Roscommon in 2006. Of these, six were for capital funding with projections to create 121 child care places in all. In 2007, 19 grants were approved to community applicants in Co. Roscommon. Three were for capital funding with the remainder for 'current' (operational) funding. The three capital applications approved...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (8 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: Eight grants in total were approved to community based facilities in Co. Leitrim in 2006. Two of these were for capital funding with projections to create a total of 40 child care places. A total of 14 grants were approved to Co. Leitrim community facilities in 2007. Of these, two were for capital funding, the remainder for 'current' (operational) funding. The two 2007 capital grants were...
- Written Answers — Departmental Research: Departmental Research (8 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 24th June 2008. The evaluation of tenders to undertake this study has been completed and a preferred bidder has been identified. This study will commence on agreement of the contract, which is expected to be in July 2008. The tender issued envisaged a project timeframe of approximately 10 months.
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: The House is debating the national development plan and the current health of the Irish economy against the background of a global economic slowdown. I had occasion to watch "Newsnight" on the BBC last night and I was struck by the similarities between the circumstances affecting the UK economy and ours. I refer to reports of construction workers losing their jobs because of a slowdown in...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (9 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: Since 2000, several key developments in child care have taken place. Between 2000 and 2007, the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme was implemented. This programme was created to develop child care to meet the needs of parents in employment, education and training. It provided funding of â¬535 million in the form of capital and staffing grants to the community...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (9 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years. I understand from enquiries made that a miscalculation occurred when calculating the transitional and subvention funding for 2008 for the Group in question under the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme. Pobal, who manage the...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: They will be before the House before the end of July.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-10 (NCIP) under which the Community Child care Subvention Scheme was introduced in January of this year. The scheme replaced the previous staffing support grant scheme which was implemented under the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme 2000-06 and which ended in December...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: It is proposed that the responsibility for the following programmes and services will be transferred to the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: the Youth Services Grant Scheme, the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund (Round 1), the Youth Information Centres, the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme, Gaisce â the President's Award,...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202, 203 and 206 to 208, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-10 (NCIP) under which the Community Child Care Subvention Scheme was introduced in January of this year. The scheme replaced the previous staffing support grant scheme which was implemented under the EU...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-10 (NCIP) under which the Community Child Care Subvention Scheme was introduced in January of this year. The scheme replaced the previous staffing support grant scheme which was implemented under the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-06 (EOCP) and which ended in...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-10 (NCIP) under which the Community Child Care Subvention Scheme was introduced in January of this year. The scheme replaced the previous staffing support grant scheme which was implemented under the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-06 (EOCP) and which ended in...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: The youth work sector has received unprecedented financial support over the past number of years. While this funding has allowed for some expansion in the sector, there has been a growing emphasis on consolidating current provision. The 2008 provision of â¬52.6m for Youth Affairs will enable the high level of provision achieved over recent years to be maintained as well as a continued focus...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: Towards 2016, the Social Partnership Agreement 2006-2015, provides for consideration to be given to the need for a further plan following a review in 2008 of the National Youth Work Development Plan 2003-2007. In addition, the Programme for Government commits to supporting a new Youth Work Development Plan for the period 2008-2012. In that context, as part of its workplan for 2008, the...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Jul 2008)
Barry Andrews: Section 1 of the Youth Work Act, 2001 provides for sections to be commenced at different stages. Sections 2-7, 17, 18 and 24 have been commenced to date. A sub-committee of the National Youth Work Advisory Committee (NYWAC), representative of both statutory and voluntary sectors as well as of my Department, has been progressing the groundwork, including the development of detailed...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Sep 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬154.2 million allocated over a 3 year period to the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS). There are currently 841 Community based childcare facilities approved for funding under the CCSS. This figure includes 51...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (24 Sep 2008)
Barry Andrews: Section 10(c) of the Adoption Act, 1952, as amended by Section 2 of the 1964 Act provides that, in order to be eligible for adoption, a child must be "illegitimate or an orphan" or be a child who has been legitimated, but whose birth has not been re-registered. The Adoption Act, 1988, does permit the adoption of any child (including children of marriage) but only in exceptional and very...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Sep 2008)
Barry Andrews: The Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) was introduced for all children less than 6 years of age in April 2006. The ECS, which is a direct, universal, non-taxable payment, was increased from â¬1,000 to â¬1,100 in 2008. The payment is disbursed on behalf of the OMC by the Department of Social and Family Affairs on a quarterly basis. Total ECS expenditure for the three quarters of 2006 for...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Sep 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy is aware, the Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) was introduced in April 2006. The ECS, which is payable in respect of all children under 6 years of age, is a direct, universal, non-taxable payment. The payment was increased from â¬1,000 to â¬1,100 in 2008. The payment is disbursed on behalf of the Office of the Minister for Children by the Department of Social and Family...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Sep 2008)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. I understand that the service in question has applied for â¬1.2 million in capital funding through its local County Childcare Committee. This application...