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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I do not know if we have specific statistics but the Senator's question is excellent. Two things come to mind in responding. One is whether young LGBT homeless people are homeless as a result of their sexual identity. I do not know. Second, if they are part of the homeless population - no doubt they are - is the question of whether there are special supports for them to mitigate the harm...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The issues which the Senator raises and his leadership on this are really important. It would be no big surprise that I absolutely support the idea that conversion therapy by health professionals in Ireland should not take place. On a legislative ban, the process under way is really important. I understand it is now with the justice committee. As the Senator indicated, there is research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I will bring the Senator's comments to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: It is in the wider strategy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: It is going to look great and will be amazing.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding and coordination supports to some 59 organisations that deliver a range of services to clients referred to by the Deputy throughout the country. In 2018, as part of the planning processes to develop services for this particular client group, Tusla began the process of reviewing the provision of specific units in the Dublin region. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The number of Court Orders issued in relation to children is a matter for the Court Service and I understand that the Deputy is being supplied with information on the number of Child Care Orders as recorded by the Court Office. I can advise the Deputy that a child received into care by Tusla as a result of a legal court order or through voluntary parental consent is placed in foster care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Autism Support Services (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Based on the information provided by the Deputy, there may be two grant schemes operated under the auspices of my Department that may be of interest to the local organisation referred to. The first relates to Youth Club grant scheme which supports youth work activities at a local level. The primary focus of this scheme is to assist local, volunteer-led youth clubs/groups that provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The investigation of burial arrangements of persons who died while resident in this institution, and other similar institutions, is a key focus of the terms of reference for the statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. We know from the Commission's Fifth Interim Reports that it has dedicated significant time and effort to advancing its investigations into these...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a universal programme available to all children within the eligible age range. It provides children with their first formal experience of early learning prior to commencing primary school. The programme is provided free of charge in return for the ECCE capitation for three hours per day, five days per week over 38 weeks and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 seeks to respect the rights to identity and privacy, which sometimes conflict with one another. Given the constitutional context, striking the balance between these rights is proving challenging. I have received submissions from a range of diverse stakeholders and lobby groups regarding the Bill and both myself and my officials have met...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I understand that the Deputy's question refers to capacity in the Training and Employment Childcare scheme. Training and Employment Childcare Scheme (TEC) TEC is an overarching childcare programme, specifically designed to support parents on eligible training and education courses as well as certain categories of parents returning to work, by providing subsidised childcare places. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 600 together. Please see the following table which outlines the current Early childhood Care and Education (ECCE) registrations per county: County Approved ECCE registrations Carlow 1,400 Cavan 2,062 Clare 2,684 Cork 14,454 Donegal 3,562 Dublin 29,674 Galway 6,390 Kerry 3,310 Kildare 6,369 Kilkenny 2,395 Laois 2,426 Leitrim 741 Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Some 33 City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) were established in 2001 to advance the provision of childcare facilities in their local areas. They comprise local representatives from the statutory, community and voluntary sectors, childcare providers and parents. There are now 30 CCCs, as Limerick City and Limerick County CCCs have amalgamated, as have Waterford City and Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Recreational Facilities Provision (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a Capital Grant Funding Scheme for new and existing play and recreation facilities for children and young people. The purpose of the play and recreation capital grant is to support refurbishment of play and recreation amenities for children and young people. Since 2013, my Department has contributed to the provision of new equipment, the development of natural play...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the provision of care and protection to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV).  In discharging its statutory responsibility, Tusla supports 59 organisations nationally that deliver a range of services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a programme of supports designed to enable children with a disability to access and meaningfully participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. It was introduced in June 2016 and is administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. AIM is a child-centred model, involving 7 levels of progressive...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has utilised Deloitte’s services on a yearly basis since 2012. Deloitte provided audit services for a number of youth programmes operated by my Department.  Details of the funding provided are listed in the table below. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Deloitte €8,911 €7,488 €7,488 €8,781 €8,781 €8,781...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding and coordination supports to some 59 organisations that deliver a range of services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence throughout the country. In 2019, €25.3 million is being allocated to Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence services, an increase of €1.5 million over 2018. I have requested Tusla...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions (21 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I have been informed that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, does not collate data on the number of pregnancies experienced by young people in residential care.  When a young person in residential care becomes pregnant, a review of their statutory Care Plan is arranged, which aims to assess all of the needs of the young person. The planning process takes into consideration the...