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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (6 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Since 2011, my Department has been responsible for developing ten pieces of legislation. The titles and dates of enactment for each of these are set out in the table. Name of Act Date of enactment Childcare Support Act 2018 2 July 2018 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 19 July 2017 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 10 December 2015 Children First Act 2015 19 November 2015 Children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Schemes (6 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available as it spans a number of programme, scheme and administrative areas of my Department. The information is currently being collated and will then be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rape Crisis Network Funding (6 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 to 243, inclusive, together. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, whether in the context of the family or otherwise. Tusla has provided funding for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services since its establishment in 2014. This...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rape Crisis Network Funding (6 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides co-ordination, support and funding to 16 services for victims of sexual violence throughout the country. Currently, services for victims of sexual violence in Counties Cavan and Monaghan are provided by: (1) Rape Crisis North East, (2) Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre Sligo, Leitrim, and West Cavan. As part of its commissioning...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (6 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: In Budget 2019 I secured a capital budget of €8.86m for Early Years. Officials in my Department are currently in the process of developing the capital offering for 2019. It is not possible at this stage to provide a detailed breakdown of 2019's capital offering before a final decision has been made. However, it is intended that this funding will be used to support necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 478 together. The cost of childcare in Ireland is a major challenge for families in Ireland. In particular it is a challenge to mothers returning to work and single parent families. Due to decades of underinvestment, we have inherited one of the most expensive models of early learning and care in Europe. But this is changing. Record numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, I am committed to the early enactment of this legislation. I intend to bring the Bill back to the Seanad for Committee Stage in early January 2019.  This important legislation will give adopted people, people who have been the subject of an illegal birth registration, birth parents and relevant guardians a statutory right to an information and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. AIM is a child-centred model, involving seven levels of progressive support, moving from the universal to the targeted, based on the needs of the child and the pre-school setting the child is attending. AIM is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Brexit Issues (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The negotiations on both the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and political declaration on the framework for the EU-UK future relationship, both of which we were endorsed by the European Council on 25 November, were conducted on behalf of the EU27 by the EU's Chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the Commission's Article 50 Taskforce. I have not formally met individually with my UK counterpart...

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

Katherine Zappone: On 6 December 2018, the number of women and men employed in my Department and the agencies under its remit were as follows: Female Male Total DCYA 164 115 279 Adoption Authority of Ireland 19 9 28 Oberstown Detention Campus 129 130 259 Ombudsman for Children's Office 14 7 21 Tusla 3534 742 4276

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

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy, as at 5 December 2018, is set out in tabular format. DCYA Grade Female Male Total Secretary General 0 1 1 Assistant Secretary 2 1 3 Director 1 0 1 Special Advisor 1 1 2 Principal Officer 12 13 25 Assistant Principal Officer 37 21 58 Higher Executive Officer 24 18 42 Administrative Officer 14 14 28 Executive...

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

Katherine Zappone: As at 6 December 2018, the ratios of males to females employed in my Department, and the agencies under its remit, are set out in the following table.  Body Ratio of male to female DCYA 1 :  1.42 Adoption Authority of Ireland 1 :  2.1 Oberstown Detention Campus 1 :  1 Ombudsman for Children’s Office 1 :  2 Tusla 1 :  4.76

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Separated children seeking asylum are defined as “children under eighteen years of age who are outside their country of origin, who have applied for asylum and are separated from their parents or their legal/customary care giver”. All children and young people in this service have an allocated Social Worker. All young people and young adults in the service who are entitled to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 to 488, inclusive, together. Aftercare services build on and support the work that has already been undertaken by many, including foster carers, social workers and residential workers, in preparing young people for adulthood. Therefore the provision of aftercare services should not be seen as an event, but something that builds on the skills and capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (11 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has commenced a process to identify service development needs for 2019 and to finalise the 2019 youth funding allocations. The primary purpose of this process is to ensure that youth services are sufficiently resourced to meet the needs of young people and particularly those who are at risk of drugs or alcohol misuse, early school leaving, homelessness or who are living in...

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

Katherine Zappone: Early years schemes are operated on behalf on my Department by Pobal. Pobal's records show four services that either had Ballincollig in their address or are located in the Ballincollig Electoral Division and had children registered under ECCE. In total, there are 90 children registered on the Programmes Implementation Platform (PIP), under ECCE 2018/2019 (as of 10/12/2018).  ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Parliamentary Questions Data (12 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The number of Parliamentary Questions processed by my Department in the period 2016-2018 is set out in the table below. The numbers for 2018 are to the end of November. The processing of Parliamentary Questions is co-ordinated through the Secretary General's Office, which has a team of two staff. Replies to Parliamentary Questions are prepared at individual Unit level across the Department,...

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

Katherine Zappone: I have been advised by Oberstown that the number of staff employed in administration and care work from 2014- present is as follows: Number of staff (Whole Time Equivalent) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Care 197.5 184.5 197 187 188 Admin 11.5 12.5 15.5 19.5 18 Total 209 197 212.5 206.5 206 I understand that the increase in administration staff is reflective of the Campus developing as...

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

Katherine Zappone: Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 4 December 2018 asked "if all members of the Board of Oberstown Detention Centre had been given an opportunity to read the operational review of the centre before the decision was taken in 2017 to not publish the report." I responded that the Board of Oberstown  had the opportunity to read the report in question. A previous question, number 536...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency Services (13 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I imagine the Deputy will join me in welcoming the children and young people to the Gallery this morning. Action 1.4 of the Tusla corporate plan concerns several commitments to address specific issues for children and families experiencing homelessness or who are in emergency accommodation. The particular initiatives include co-operation in multi-agency responses, linkage of Tusla child...