Results 6,701-6,720 of 7,359 for speaker:Katherine Zappone
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: My Department is currently compiling the information requested and will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) opened on the 20th November 2019. The National Childcare Scheme is designed to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality childcare for families in Ireland. Through the National Childcare Scheme and a range of other measures, I am committed to changing Ireland’s childcare system from one of the most expensive in the world to one of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Administration (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: As the matters to which the Deputy refers are an 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: Child Custody and Access (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise the Deputy that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases. I have referred the matter to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency and asked them to reply directly to the Deputy, outlining the policies and procedures used by Tusla in the situation as described.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Administration (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: As the matters to which the Deputy refers are an 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 Administration (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: As the matters to which the Deputy refers are an 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 Administration (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: As the matters to which the Deputy refers are an 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: Departmental Funding (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: The information requested by the Deputy is quite specific and not normally held at that level in my Department. I have requested the relevant organisations involved to collate the information and I will revert again to the Deputy in due course.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Thank you for your query regarding AIM support funding awarded to an early learning and care setting. As you are aware, the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with a disability can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) (free pre-school) programme. The key objective of AIM is to support early learning and care providers to...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (3 Dec 2019)
Katherine Zappone: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has responsibility for 8 Acts that have been enacted since November 2013. These are listed in tabular form below. Number Act Name Enacted on No. 11 of 2018 Childcare Support Act 2018 02-Jul-18 No. 19 of 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 19-Jul-17 ...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for making time available to consider our Supplementary Estimate for subhead A.3 of the Vote which provides funding to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The agency provides both universal and targeted services across a range of areas for children's protection, welfare and educational welfare as well as alternative care arrangements for...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: I appreciate the question regarding the cost and understand why the Deputy might ask it. I do not have the breakdown he asked for in terms of insurance and staffing costs. It may be possible to get those data. What we do have is just the average cost, as I have already described. With regard to the cost of renting private facilities, but not so much the cost of insurance, I understand...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: Again, I understand the Deputy's question. I do not have the more specific breakdown the Deputy requested but we can provide it later. I have mentioned already some of the differences in a private facility. A private facility can react more quickly to make space available. I already indicated the numbers of private centres versus Tusla-run or voluntarily run centres. The figure I gave...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: The information is that Tusla services can be more expensive. It is not necessarily-----
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: -----because of profit but because of the diversity of the context.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: I have said that we would provide that to the Deputy.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: I am not sure why the Deputy said he would need transparency.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: And I said I would provide it.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: That is correct. I have also said I completely understand the request. I have indicated that sometimes the Tusla service is more expensive. My information is that is because sometimes the people who are working in those settings are effectively on a higher pay scale. That is information I can provide to the committee. A further breakdown has been sought, which is reasonable. It will be...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (3 Dec 2019) Katherine Zappone: My information is that, in some cases, children need to be cared for in individual settings in light of the requirements of their circumstances and who they are. In my opening statement I referred to nine children who are currently being cared for in individual settings. That is because professional practice, regulations and quality provision are being followed. Unfortunately, that is the...