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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Tusla Education Support Service has provided the information requested in tabular form. Current SCP Budget Plus 10% Plus 20% Plus 30% Plus 40% Plus 50% €24.7 million €27.17 million €29.64 million €32.11 million €34.58 million €37.05 million

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Regulation (10 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 Data (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The National Childcare Scheme opened on November 20th for online applications. To date, 3,646 service providers nationwide have contracted to participate in the NCS, a sign-up rate I am very happy with at this juncture. This includes all private providers, including for-profit and not-for-profit services. I am delighted that there has been a very high volume of applications from parents so...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Draft Childminding Action Plan (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Draft Childminding Action Plan sets out a phased approach to achieving Government commitments in First 5,the Whole-of-Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and Families. The Draft Childminding Action Plan is firmly based on the 2018 report of the Working Group on Reforms and Supports for the Childminding Sector ('Pathway to a Quality Support and Assurance System for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department maintains close contact with the 30 national youth organisations we fund and I, and officials from my Department, meet formally with these organisations twice a year to share knowledge and information on developments in the youth sector. Most recently I met with the National Youth Organisations on 2ndDecember 2019. An additional meeting was held on that day with the National...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ombudsman for Children Expenditure (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The estimated full-year running cost of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children for 2019 is €2.75 million.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: There are currently three areas in my Department with planned campaigns in the first six months of 2020. These relate to the Children First Awareness week, Oberstown Children Detention Campus, and the National Childcare Scheme. Some details are being finalised for these campaigns, and costs are based on estimates. Children First Awareness Week Tusla, on behalf of the Children First...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I understand your question relates to data sharing agreements with commercial operators or service providers, where personal and/or other organisational data is shared with them for commercial purposes rather than Departmental business they might be assisting with. Such purposes could include selling on that data to other organisations for a consideration or benefit. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. Year No. of FOI Requests where Decision made was Refuse Such Decisions Appealed to Office of Information Commissioner Decision of the Information Commissioner 2016 16 0 N/A 2017 15 0 N/A 2018 12 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: There are five agencies under the remit of my Department as follows: - the Adoption Authority of Ireland, - the Board of Management of Oberstown Children Detention Campus, - the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), - Gaisce, The Presidents Award, - the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. Of the above the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is the only body which does not have a Board....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The table below shows the Salaries, Wages and Allowances - Estimate Provisions for each year from 2014 -2019 and the number of staff employed in my Department during the same period. Year Salaries, Wages and Allowances - Estimate Provision Headcount 2014 €8,800,000 157 2015 €9,510,000 161 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN International Conference on Population and Development (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Improving maternal and reproductive health is an important focus of Ireland's international development policy with health system strengthening at the heart of Ireland’s approach. Ireland works through the UNFPA, the World Health Organisation, with organisations such the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria and with civil society partners. Ireland does so to ensure access to essential...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to a range of family support services throughout the country that provide services and supports to vulnerable children and families. The allocation of funding to services is an operation matter for Tusla. I have requested Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the application made by the service in question.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Assisting families to access high quality, affordable early learning and care and school age childcare is a priority for me as Minister and hence I take all questions and concerns raised by services very seriously. My Department funds a number of early learning and care and school age childcare programmes. Given the large amount of public money that is used in funding these programmes,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: All of society should be concerned with child welfare and protection and it is important that concerns are dealt with as and where they arise. The primary responsibility for protecting children rests with their parents but parents are supported in this role by a range of service providers, state agencies, schools and professionals working with children and young people. Where bullying in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of children and youth support facilities to young people throughout the country. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the gross amount of funding being made available to my Department for 2020 is €1.60 billion which represents an increase of 5% over its allocation for 2019. The allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for 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: Child Protection (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 572 and 575 together. I thank the Deputy for his question. Tusla, The Child and Family Agency, is the dedicated State agency responsible for improving well-being and outcomes for children. Tusla’s primary objective is to perform the most comprehensive reform of child protection, early intervention and family support services. All child protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Once a child has been received into care, by way of a voluntary agreement or a court order, the most crucial task for the social worker is to find a placement that matches that child's needs. Ideally this is with foster carers in the communities in which they live. Social workers recruit foster carers on an ongoing basis and Tusla places over 91% of children in care in foster placements....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (10 Dec 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for 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.