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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I agree.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The only item on the agenda of the Select sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs today is consideration of Revised Estimate for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The Dáil ordered that the following Revised Estimate for public services be referred to the committee for its consideration: Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I welcome the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it €413 million?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for her opening remarks and I welcome the fact that the child and family agency establishment Bill will be published next week. Perhaps in answering her questions, the Minister might address that in more detail. I compliment the Minister on the St. Patrick's Institution initiative. The Ombudsman for Children will be before the full committee tomorrow.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy McLellan and wish her the best of luck on her maiden voyage.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: As no Deputy from the Technical Group is present, I invite Deputy Catherine Byrne or Deputy Regina Doherty to make a comment at this stage.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We will go through each subhead.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Sure. Okay.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Minister want to respond to the comments and then we will go through each subhead?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, on 23 July.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: When will they be available?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister is referring to child care facilities.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We will move onto the individual sub-heads now. Subhead A3 deals with the Family Support Agency. Are there any questions or comments on that? No. We have discussed it fairly well. Subhead A4 deals with the National Education Welfare Board. Are there any questions or comments? No. Subhead A5 deals with the school completion programme. Are there any questions or comments? No. Subhead...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to St. Patrick's and Oberstown, will the Minister give us information on what is happening, particularly in view of the fact that capital expenditure of over €19.4 million is included in the Estimates in regard to these facilities? Will she give us some details on this, because tomorrow the Ombudsman for Children will be at this committee. She has legitimate concerns with...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Have the HR issues been solved?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there any comments or questions on subhead B3, ECCE preschool year programme? No. Are there any comments on subhead B4, child care programmes?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there questions or comments on subhead B5, school age child care initiative, or on subhead B6, youth organisations and services?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: This morning at a meeting of the Select Committee on Health and Children the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, referred to a review by his Department of the local and regional drugs task forces. Can the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs comment on the relationship between her Department and the Department of Health and the joined-up approach they take to these task forces?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there comments or questions on subhead B7, early intervention programme for children, dormant account funding; subhead B8, childhood poverty initiative or subhead B9, early child care payment?