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Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: ——in producing their own document——

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: ——whatever difficulties they have in accepting the €2 billion fiscal adjustment which we agreed in a framework document with the social partners, they are too windy to accept it here in this House, to take on their responsibilities and to be part of a solution for this country. I wonder if there is anyone on that side of the House——

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: I am prepared to discuss this on its merits but if the Deputy would show some courtesy. Nobody interrupted him. I want to make my points in a democratic Chamber——

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: ——and I will not be interrupted by the Deputy. Nobody on that side of the House is demonstrating independent thinking. We are in a crisis.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: Nobody on that side of the House is prepared to step up to the plate and this is very disappointing.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: If the Labour Party ever gets into government, it will have to resile, as we all know, as a matter of inevitability, from all its rhetoric——

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: ——and from the blandishments it provided for the public service. There has been much talk about a wedge being driven between the public and private sectors.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: The people who are creating the narrative for that so-called wedge are in the Labour Party. It suits them to do that. There is talk of media influence and the mood music is being created by the Labour Party and it knows it.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: The division that was seen in the opinion poll last weekend did not indicate that the 41% against——

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: ——were public sector. There are people who are honest enough to accept we do not have many choices.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: I commend the Government amendment.

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: Not all the Deputies opposite listened to me.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: The National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006-2010 is implemented by my Office with the assistance of Pobal, who manage the day to day operation of the programme. I understand that the group in question was approved capital funding under the NCIP of €825,082 in 2007. The group was then required to enter into a post-approval process so that they could proceed to signing a...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 -2010 under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) is implemented. The CCSS the NCIP continues to provide support funding to community based not for profit child care providers to enable them to charge reduced child care fees to disadvantaged parents. Under the...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: There are no plans to publish specific national guidelines on identifying and responding to the needs of child victims of sexual exploitation. This issue is addressed throughout Children First — the National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children which was published in September 1999, and recently reviewed. These guidelines are national over-arching guidelines that apply to...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010 (NCIP). One of the main elements of the NCIP is the delivery of capital grant assistance to both community based/not for profit and commercial child care providers to build, renovate or equip child care services. The maximum capital grant available under the NCIP for the building or...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Adoption Bill, 2009, which will give force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, was published on Friday 23rd January. Under the new legislation, prospective adoptive parents will be able to adopt from countries which have also ratified the Hague Convention, and countries with which Ireland has a bilateral...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: The provision of appropriate robust and responsive child welfare and protection services is a key priority for both myself, as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, and the Government. I understand from the Health Service Executive that the consistent application of the Children First Guidelines is being addressed by the HSE through the ongoing standardisation of Child Welfare and...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (18 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: As you may be aware, further to the Taoiseach's announcement in May 2008, arrangements to transfer responsibility for the Young People's Facilities & Services Fund (YPFSF) to the Office of the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs have recently been completed. Since it was established in 1998, the Government has allocated over €150m under the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Barry Andrews: Deputy Burton does not mind dishing it out.