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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: 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 schemes include the Youth Service Grant Scheme under which funding is made available on an annual basis to 31 national and major regional youth organisations. Targeted supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The provision of €3 million in the Vote of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for 2012 relating to the holding of a Constitutional Referendum on Children's Rights was utilised as follows: €1.9 million was allocated to the Referendum Commission for the performance of its statutory functions. The details of the use of that allocation were set out in its post referendum...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Proceedings (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: As this is an operational 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: Children in Care (18 Nov 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: Foreign Adoptions (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The Adoption Authority of Ireland has provided the following figures from the Register of Intercountry Adoptions. Bulgaria 5 China 11 Colombia 1 El Salvador 1 England 2 India 23 Mexico 13 Philippines 1 Romania 1 South Africa 1 Thailand 14 USA 36 Vietnam 1

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The Adoption Authority advises that 36 adoptions from the USA have been recorded in the Register of Intercountry Adoptions since the enactment of the Adoption Act 2010. As the USA is considered to be one entity under the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Authority does not maintain statistics in respect of individual US states.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The Adoption Act, 2010 was commenced on 1 November 2010. The commencement of the Act coincided with Ireland's ratification of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption. The legislation, which incorporates the provisions of the Hague Convention, is designed to provide a framework to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The commitment in the Programme for Government to end the practice of detaining children in adult prison facilities will be met when the extension of the Oberstown campus results in the transfer of responsibility for 17 year old boys from the Irish Prison Service to the children detention schools. The Oberstown development project, which commenced on site in September 2013, will enable the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The revised Child Care Regulations which are required under the new amendments to Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 are currently being developed in association with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The drafting of the new regulations has required a root and branch re-examination of the existing regulations including a restructuring of regulations and guidance content in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Rehiring (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I can confirm to the Deputy that there are no retired civil service or public sector workers on contract work or on temporary employment contracts in my Department at present.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 344 together. Efforts are ongoing in my Department in relation to a bilateral agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation. Following a meeting with a delegation of Russian officials in October 2013 my Department prepared revised draft wording on a number of specific points. This was forwarded to the Russian...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Nov 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: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has undertaken to establish a statutory Commission of Investigation into matters relating to Mother and Baby Homes in accordance with the Motion passed by this House on 11 June. Considerable progress has been achieved since this date, including the publication of the Inter-Departmental Group’s Report, the announcement that Judge Yvonne Murphy will chair the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (18 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The new education-focused inspections will examine the quality of educational provision in early childhood settings participating in the Free Pre-school Year programme. These inspections will have a developmental focus looking in particular at the quality of children’s learning experiences and achievements and how this is supported in settings by management and leadership, curricular...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I join with Deputy Troy in offering my sympathies to the family. I was as shocked as everyone else in the country to hear of the tragic and senseless death of such a young child - a child who had his whole life ahead of him. Sadly, it is a tragic fact of life that children die, and sometimes die at the hand of someone they know - a trusted adult, sometimes even a parent or guardian. We...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I preface my answer by making it clear that I wish to be very careful that neither I or anyone else says anything in the House that might cause further distress or hurt to the family of this young child. I pointed out in my response that a criminal investigation by the Garda is ongoing and the report that would help us in terms of answering the Deputy's questions is unlikely to be available...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I reiterate that in 2010 the national review panel was established on a permanent basis to review serious incidents and the deaths of children in care in order to identify any area for improvement. The panel is chaired by Dr. Helen Buckley and independent in carrying out its functions. All cases involving death or a serious incident involving children in care, after care or known to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: Support for families who require income support to meet basic needs is provided through the social welfare system which is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection. A range of income supports are available to parents, both those who are unemployed and those on low incomes. The Department of Social Protection also has lead responsibility for the national action...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The issue of inter-generational poverty is a source of serious concern for the Government and my Department, in particular. The Deputy is correct that it is not just about money. My Department also provides funding for supports targeted at disadvantaged, marginalised and at-risk young people through the three schemes to which I referred. There are other programmes such as the special...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Poverty (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy. I wish to highlight a number of things. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is unique in the manner in which it interacts with all other Departments regarding child and youth issues. Officials from the Departments of Justice and Equality, Health, and Education and Skills are permanently seconded to us. I am sure the Deputy will acknowledge that education is a...