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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: A major policy priority for me is the development of a new Affordable Childcare Scheme, which is a major step in making quality childcare more affordable, and will enable both universal and targeted subsidies for parents towards their childcare costs. Under the new scheme, parents will qualify for a targeted subsidy based on their net income, and the highest levels of support will be offered...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I have made €14.5m available to provide an additional payment to childcare providers to recognise the increasing volume of work done outside of direct contact hours with children. This funding will provide an additional payment of 7 days' funding to all ECCE Services - and an equivalent level of payment to CCS and TEC services. This will enable ECCE providers to be paid for a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I was pleased that significant additional funding was allocated to Early Childcare in Budget 2017. The largest volume of additional funding was provided to enable the full-year costs of the expansion of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme into a second year. I provided €67.6m for this. In addition, the full year roll out of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM)...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Greenways Development (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department does not collect statistics on cycling activity among children and adolescents in areas in which public greenways have been developed. The Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport provides funding for greenway initiatives and may be in a position to direct the Deputy to where these statistics can be accessed.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: From September 2017, a new Affordable Childcare scheme will be introduced which will provide financial support for parents towards the cost of childcare. The new scheme will provide a system from which both universal and targeted subsidies can be provided towards the cost of childcare. This new scheme will replace the existing targeted childcare programmes with a single, streamlined and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department was established in June 2011, therefore all information provided to the Deputy is from this date. Name of Report Reason for non-publication Internal Report/To be published Cost of Report Tendering Process Undertaken Public Knowledge and attitudes relating to children’s rights, welfare, protection and services Internal use only Internal Report €103,011.98 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department provided Arc Adoption with €10,000 in July 2014, to assist with its cashflow problems and enable it to refund 3 clients who were due repayment of their refundable registration fees at that time. Arc Adoption is a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and operates on a “not-for-profit basis”. The fees in question were paid as part of an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Non-Disclosure Agreements (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: No agreements as referred to by the Deputy have been entered into by my Department. The public bodies funded through my Department's Vote are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), the Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Ombudsman for Children's Office. My Department also provides the primary source of funding for Gaisce, the President's Award....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I have appointed two Special Advisers in this Department in accordance with the Instructions for Ministerial Appointments published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services Provision (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputy Heydon for raising these issues which, as he has said, we have spoken about several times. My Department provides funding for schemes and programmes to support youth services. These services are for young people throughout the country, including those from disadvantaged communities. An estimated 380,000 young people benefit from this funding. Approximately 1,400 youth work...

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services Provision (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputy Heydon. As he rightly identified, the perceptions of County Kildare may be different from the reality. That was certainly made aware to me by the representatives of his county who met with me here and also in the county. I am particularly grateful for that awareness having been raised. The two key points the Deputy made concern the numbers of young people in the county...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Order for Report Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, lines 13 to 15, to delete all words from and including “(1) The” in line 13 down to and including line 15 and substitute the following: “(1) Section 24 of the Principal Act is repealed.”. I indicated on Committee Stage that I would bring forward an amendment to this section. Section 45 of the Adoption Act 2010 provides that where...