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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla Family Support Centres engage with parents and children with a range of difficulties and either provide direct services or signpost them to relevant services for advice, intervention, support and training, as appropriate to their needs. Examples include parenting training, addiction services, and domestic violence services. Tusla do not have a role where adult children are proving a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Substance Misuse (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. However, clarification is required from the Deputy as to whether the supports in question relate to parental or child addiction. In addition, clarity is also required as to whether the child, the subject matter of the question, is residing within his/her birth family or elsewhere. Once clarification is received, either this Department or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Substance Misuse (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the relevant policy document “Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery” is the responsibility of the Department of Health, the matter is more appropriate for my colleague, the Minister for Health to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Substance Misuse (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: This matter does not fall under the remit of my Department. It is more appropriate for my colleague the Minister for Health to reply in this instance.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Counselling Services Provision (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides family support and child welfare and protection services to families and children identified as needing such services. Tusla provides some tailored programmes to children and families but in general does not provide counselling, educational assessment or clinical psychological assessments. Arrangements can be made for a family member or a child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has recently received from Tusla, the Child And Family Agency a copy of correspondence referring to data breach notifications which it reported to the Data Protection Commission since the introduction of GDPR in May, this year. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) very significantly increases the obligations and responsibilities for organisations and businesses in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Payments (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can confirm that I have not had any engagement with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency in regard to funding of the organisation referred to by the Deputy over the past two years. Tusla ceased funding the organisation referred to in 2015 and has taken on direct responsibility for the development and maintenance of a database of information recorded on behalf of relevant services.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, my Department does not directly provide childcare services - rather we administer a number of schemes and initiatives to support families access affordable and high quality childcare. These schemes are available via regulated childcare providers. Providers include individuals, companies and community/not-for-profit groups. Pobal and 30 City and County Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware my Department was established in 2011. My Department, along with all government departments, was required to deliver substantial savings on all funding programmes in line with the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure 2012-2014. My Department sought to ensure front line youth services, particularly those for the most vulnerable young people, were protected as far as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Protected Disclosures (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I currently have no plans to audit or investigate the matter referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Protected Disclosures (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I currently have no plans to audit or investigate the matter referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Chairperson of the Board of Oberstown Children's Detention Centre has advised that a specially convened meeting of the Board was held on 22 May 2017 to consider the Operational Review in light of legal advice received as to concerns about its publication. Board members were provided with the opportunity to read the report at this meeting. However the Chairperson cannot verify that all...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cúram Leanaí (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: D'fhorbair Tusla an clár ríomhfhoghlama do Thús Áite do Leanaí chun tacú le cur i bhfeidhm Thús Áite do Leanaí. Modúl oiliúna 90 nóiméad is ea é atá ann, saor in aisce, do dhuine ar bith ar mhaith leo leas a bhaint as. Cé nach clár oiliúna éigeantach é seo, molann RLGÓ agus Tusla araon an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Chairman and members of the joint committee for inviting me to discuss the operational review of the Oberstown facility. When I last spoke to the committee about the Oberstown facility on 24 January, I was pleased to note the positive changes which were becoming evident at the time. I am pleased to say there appears to be continuing improvement in the operation of the campus. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I ask the Chairman to repeat his question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I will take that first part, if I may. The Chairman is asking me if the board asked the reviewers to provide a report in line with the terms of reference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I do not know the answer to that question but I can find out for the Chairman. The terms of reference were agreed and it is usually the case that, when terms of reference are agreed, a report is written in accordance with those terms. However, I do not explicitly know the answer to the question posed by the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Does the Chairman mean the costs of publishing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Again, I do not have the specific answer to that question to hand, but I am sure that information is available in the Department, if the Chairman would like to have it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I understand that we did answer it through a parliamentary question recently.