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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Remuneration (17 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is not currently available within my Department. I have asked my officials to request this information from PeoplePoint, the shared civil service HR Centre, in respect of my Department and to furnish it directly to the Deputy. I have also asked my officials to arrange that the agencies under the remit of my Department supply the information requested...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (17 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: At the time of the Haddington Road Agreement, four officers of my Department were on career breaks. Of these, two could not be immediately accommodated back into the Department when their career break ended and were therefore placed on a redeployment panel. One officer had to wait the full 12 months before resuming duty at my Department and the other was offered a 12 month secondment to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme (SCP) aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the school attendance, participation and retention of its target cohort. The SCP is a targeted intervention aimed at those school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills’ DEIS Action Plan for Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (18 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education programme provides a free preschool year to all eligible children before commencing primary school. The free preschool provision represents an annual investment of approximately €175 million. The free preschool initiative has been welcomed by the child care sector and is a very positive development in the area of preschool care and education....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: My Department does not currently employ an archivist for the purposes of examining and archiving records. As part of the roll-out of a new records management policy, my Department has allocated significant resources to ensuring that records in the Department are properly ordered and recorded. As part of this process it is planned to procure an off-site file storage facility which will ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: I can confirm that my Department has not incurred any expenditure in either 2012 or 2013 in relation to archiving and storage of records. This would include any material intended to be forwarded to the National Archives at some point in the future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education programme was introduced in January 2010 and provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children before commencing primary school. Despite the challenging budgetary situation, the pre-school year has been maintained as a universal and free programme, ensuring that a significant number of children can avail of quality pre-school services who would...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: It appears that the person in question is unhappy with the outcome of an investigation into complaints he/she made into services provided by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. Should the person in question wish to make an appeal in relation to his/her complaint the Agency operates a formal complaints procedure within Tusla. Details of how complaints are managed can be found in "Your...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Child and Family Agency to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Supports (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: My Department commissioned the Centre for Effective Services (CES) to undertake a review of the implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy, 2001 to establish the extent that the strategy has been successful and to identify any blockages or challenges to its implementation. The report found that there have been significant improvements in the service response to homelessness of children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Funding (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The Value for Money and Policy Review of youth programmes has recently been finalised. It has been submitted to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The review has also been submitted to Government for information. The review makes recommendations for the future operations of youth programmes that will shape their development in the years ahead to ensure quality, effective,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (2014-2020)is the first overarching national policy framework which comprehends the age ranges of children and young people 0 – 24 years. It was launched by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in April 2014. Better Outcomes, Brighter Futuresis based...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The matter raised by the Deputy is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (23 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: There are three agencies which are currently funded by the Exchequer through my Department's vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency and the Ombudsman for Children's Office.Up to 31stDecember 2013 my Department also funded the Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board. With the establishment of the Child and Family Agency on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (24 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: The estimate allocation for Tusla, The Child and Family Agency, in 2014 amounts to €609 million. This is made up of €602 million in current funding and €7 million in capital funding. It is acknowledged that delivering the range of service required of the Agency, within this budget, is challenging. However, officials in my Department continue to closely monitor the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (24 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: My legislative priority in the area of adoption is the preparation of information and tracing legislation. In addition, my Department is also working closely with the Department of Justice and Equality on the Children and Family Relationships Bill, which it is proposed will contain measures in relation to guardianship and adoption by civil partners. It is intended to proceed to finalise...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: This Government is committed to establishing an effective Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in accordance with the Motion passed by this House on 11 June. Considerable progress has been achieved to date, including the publication of the Inter-Departmental Group's Report on 16 July and the announcement that Judge Yvonne Murphy will Chair this independent statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (24 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: Ireland and the United States of America are both signatories to the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Articles 15, 16 and 17 of the Convention outline how the Convention shall operate and states what agencies or bodies shall be responsible for the transmission of various documents between the two Contracting States....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (24 Sep 2014)

James Reilly: A report prepared by the Child and Family Agency – "Measuring the Pressure" - indicates that at the end of June 2014, the Agency was providing 19,766 children with a social work service. The Report also highlights the increasing service challenge facing the Agency, with 9,548 cases waiting to be allocated to a dedicated social worker. Approximately one third of these, (3,240...