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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Project Ireland 2040 (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I am unaware of any delay in capital projects under Project Ireland 2040 subject to my Department's remit or of its agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Discipline (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Developing a Code of Behaviour: Guideline for Schools (NEWB, 2008) was published as part of the thenNEWB’s overall strategy to support school attendance and participation. They were designed to provide support for schools in their work with students and their families to ensure that schools can maintain the best possible educational environment. The Guidelines were prepared with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Project Ireland 2040 is the Government’s long-term overarching capital investment strategy and is underpinned by a shared set of ten goals or National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) for every community across the country. My Department’s funding under the National Development Plan (NDP) is captured under NSO 10 – Access to Quality Childcare, Education and Health Services. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Project Ireland 2040 is the Government’s long-term overarching capital investment strategy and is underpinned by a shared set of ten goals or National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) for every community across the country. My Department’s funding under the National Development Plan (NDP) is captured under NSO 10– Access to Quality Childcare, Education and Health Services. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The information the Deputy requires is compiled by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The nature of my Department's capital investment programme is that of multi-annual discreet projects. The construction of the National Children Detention Campus at Oberstown. Co Dublin has been the largest single project advanced by the Department in recent years. My Department has a €32 million in capital funding in 2019. This funding is apportioned across the Department's Vote as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information as requested by the Deputy. I have asked my officials follow up on this to ensure delivery as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Staff (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the State is not the employer, my Department does not pay the wages of staff working in early learning and care or school-age childcare settings, and I cannot set wage levels or determine working conditions for these staff. My Department is not in a position at present to introduce pay guidelines for those working in the sector. I am, however, doing all that is in my power to improve wages...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Guardians Ad Litem (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: In 2017, the Government approved the establishment of a new national Guardian ad litem(GAL) service within an executive office of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, on an interim basis, with a view to longer term arrangements for the Office being dealt with in the context of the proposed transition to a Family Courts system. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019, which I hope to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Programme is only available through participating community not-for-profit childcare services.CCS is determined based on a snap shot of children registered in services contracted under CCS during a particular snapshot period and eligibility for approval of funding is based on the parent and/or child meeting the CCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Communications (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that there were no recurring weekly meetings attended in 2019 by either myself or the Secretary General of my Department at which climate change or a climate action plan for my Department has been an agenda item.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The full-year cost of restoring the SCP to 2010 funding levels would be in the region of €7.3 million per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. In Budget 2019, I secured an increase of €1.5 million in funding for the FRC Programme. This brings the overall financial allocation for the Programme to €18 million. There are no plans to establish new family Resource Centres this year. The additional funding provided in 2019 is being...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Educational Welfare Service of Tusla have informed my Department that 24,749 children received targeted interventions under the School Completion Programme in 2018/19.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1657 and 1718 together. As these are operational matters, I have asked Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Education and Training Support Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: 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 TEC Programme also provides childcare support for families on Family Income Support (ASCC). It comprises three strands: 1. Childcare Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) and Community Childcare Subvention Plus (CCSP) Programmes provide support for parents/guardians on a low income to avail of reduced childcare costs at participating privately owned childcare services and at community not-for-profit childcare services, a list of these services is available through the relevant local County Childcare Committee. Under CCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: It is not possible to appeal the calculation of Programme Support Payment (PSP) or select an alternative snapshot period from which the payment is calculated. For the last programme year 2018/19, the month of December 2018 was selected as the snapshot period to calculate PSP. As with all other terms of PSP, this snapshot applies to all services supplying DCYA childcare programmes without...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Advisers Data (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, I have appointed two Special Advisers in my Department. The appointments have been made in accordance with Instructions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These instructions set specific conditions to be met in respect of such appointments including salaries to be applied. Please see the...