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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 817 to 820, inclusive, together. Children First (2011) includes guidance and a standard reporting form for notifying Tusla, the Child and Family Agency of situations where abuse is suspected, i.e. emotional, physical or sexual abuse or neglect. General Practitioners (GPs) are in a good position to identify indicators of abuse, and they are one of a number...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The objective of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme is to make early learning in a formal setting available to eligible children in the year before they commence primary school. Approximately 96% of pre-school children have accessed the (ECCE) scheme over the last number of years, demonstrating both good supply and good take-up across the country. In Budget 2016, my...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme is a joint prevention and early intervention initiative led by my Department and The Atlantic Philanthropies. It is a time bound co-funding arrangement with resources of €29.7m from 2013 to 2017. The aim of the ABC Programme is to test and evaluate prevention and early intervention approaches to improve outcomes for children and families...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (The Ryan Report) was published in 2009. The Government accepted all of the recommendations of the Ryan Report, and in response developed an Implementation Plan which set out a series of 99 actions which addressed the recommendations to improve services to children in care, in detention and at risk. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of Budget 2016 has been requested from the Child and Family Agency. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received. As the Deputy will appreciate, no decisions have been made with regard to the level of funding to be made available to my Department, and in turn to Tusla, for 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not currently available in my Department in the format requested. However, I have requested Pobal to provide the information and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: There are currently 107 Family Resource Centres supported through the Family Resource Centre Programme which is funded by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla fully appreciates the role that Family Resource Centres play in offering early intervention support to families in difficulty. Tusla has advised that it intends to build on the strengths of the Family Resource Centre Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla has been asked to compile the information and I have requested the organisation to forward the response to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla has been asked to compile the information and I have requested the organisation to forward the response to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The level of capital funding allocated to Tusla in comparison to the capital spending outturn by the Agency for the years 2014 to 2016 to date is as follows: - 2014 €'000 2015 €'000 2016 €'000 Allocation 6,841 12,386 16,060 Drawdown 4,846 6,863 7,170* * year to date

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was formally established by Government Order on the 17th February 2015. In accordance with its comprehensive Terms of Reference, the Commission is tasked with thoroughly examining the experience of mothers and children resident in 14 named Mother and Baby Homes and a representative sample of County...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commencement of Legislation (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 was signed into law in December of last year. The Act, which amends the Child Care Act 1991, has three distinct elements. While the main body of provision relates to aftercare (under sections 2-9), the legislation also includes technical amendments on foot of the commencement of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (under sections...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commencement of Legislation (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The following Acts have been commenced in part as follows: Youth Work Act 2001: Sections 2-7 inclusive, sections 17, 18 and 24 have been commenced. The remaining sections are yet to be commenced. Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011: Sections 1-2 inclusive, sections 4, 7, 26, 35, 37-47 inclusive and section 49 have been commenced. Sections 6, 20 and 23-25 inclusive have been repealed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has a statutory duty under the Child Care Act 1991 to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection and, if necessary, to receive a child into the care of the State. I have been informed that the most recent information available from Tusla on the gender breakdown of children in State care is for the end of 2014. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, has informed me that the average payment to private residential care companies is €5,535 per child per bed per week. The average cost of providing a care place in State provided care in Tusla community based centres is €6,578 per child per bed per week, while the average cost of providing a care place in a voluntary provided care setting is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (12 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed me that currently 26 private residential care companies are contracted to provide care services, and that, currently, there are 213 children placed in private residential care. A child may be placed in a private children residential centre where a statutory placement is not available and if it is assessed as meeting the needs of the child....

Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: This House has rejected exploitation time and again. It runs contrary to our beliefs to undercut wages, abuse labour laws and trample on the rights of others. Such behaviour runs contrary to the ideals and vision of the heroes of the 1916 Rising which has been commemorated and celebrated this year. I believe the Deputies opposite share these values. Next Friday which marks the 89th...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (13 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Section 44 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 requires the Minister to issue to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency an Annual Performance Statement. This Statement provides the Agency with specific policy guidance, direction, prioritisation and resource parameters in respect of each year for the preparation of its annual business plan. Within 30 days of receipt of the Performance...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (13 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 was signed into law in December of last year. The Act is primarily concerned with aftercare – the planning and support put in place to meet the needs of a young person who is leaving statutory care at 18 years of age, to assist him or her in making the transition to independent living. The legislation obliges Tusla, the...