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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: It has always been my intention that the guardian ad litemoffice would produce an annual report of its activities. There is a lamentable absence of comprehensive, quantifiable data about childcare proceedings in Ireland. The childcare law reporting project's valuable work has provided a window into those proceedings but we are still lacking reliable quantifiable data on childcare cases. It...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Unlike the Deputy in the context of one of the previous issues, I am going to give a response because I have respect. First of all, I am just providing information on what I intend to do. We can discuss it then. The Deputy has said he has "only just received this information". I am offering information that can be reflected on later. I hope that is a good thing. On the particular issue...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As I have said, we will debate that when we bring forward the amendment.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I am just mentioning that we are going to bring forward an amendment.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy. I also appreciate that.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: How about that?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: We can have reflections subsequent to Second Stage speeches.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Of course we can.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Of course we can.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Of course.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I thank all members for their contributions. To be perfectly clear, some of the primary concerns and disagreements we have had in the room this morning concern decisions that were made by the Bills Office rather than my Department or myself. Neither I nor officials had any hand in making those decisions, as members will be aware. We are all engaged in making law from our own perspectives to...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Sure. I would be happy to-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Exactly. I am happy to leave it at that on that amendment. We will reflect on all the conversations and deliberations and come back on the next Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 to 265, inclusive, and 267 together. The total annual cost of providing income-assessed subsidies for children between the ages of 3 and 15 years in receipt of the National Childcare Scheme is estimated at €95.9m. The costs are arrived at by: - establishing the number of families with children under 15 years by income bracket (data supplied by CSO)...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the matters to which the Deputy refers are operational matter for Tusla, I have requested Tusla to respond to the Deputy directly within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Number of children in childcare: My Department collates figures on the total number of children in early learning and care and school age childcare who are availing of one of my Department's programmes, which include the  universally available programmes Community Childcare Subvention Universal (CCSU) and  Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) . The number of children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Data (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Each year Pobal conducts research on behalf of my Department to examine a number of factors related to childcare services in Ireland, including the monitoring of capacity. The Early Years Sector Profile report, which was published in November 2018 and relates to the 2017/2018 programme year, indicates that existing childcare provision nationally meets current needs nationwide...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), which was launched in June 2016, is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme.  Its goal is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience, ensuring that every eligible child can meaningfully participate in the ECCE programme...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the deputy is aware, 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. Its goal is to empower preschool providers to deliver an inclusive preschool experience, ensuring that every eligible child can meaningfully participate in the ECCE Programme and reap the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Living Wage (24 Oct 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy may be aware, any adjustments to the salaries of public and civil servants are set out in the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) 2018-2020. A suggested living wage of €12.30 per hour would equate to an annual salary of €23,747, based on a standard civil service net working week of 37 hours. DPER Circular 17/2019 sets out the adjustments to the pay of civil...