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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commission of Inquiry (4 Dec 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 the Dáil on the 11th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (4 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme 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 young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills’ DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (4 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme 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 young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills’ DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (4 Dec 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 pre-school services who would not...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: You were talking about spin a few minutes ago.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Deputy Martin was removed from government because of his proposals.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: It is three and a half years - just over 1,300 days - since the Government came to office. It is worth recalling what things were like when we came to power. I refer to an article published in The Irish Timesin March 2011, which states:Ireland’s appalling implosion still elicits a sense of astonishment. By far the prime response is to wonder how things became so bad so quickly in a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. The School Completion Programme 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 young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Funding (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: In 2014 some €500,000 in capital funding has been made available to my Department for small capital projects in the youth services. Last week, I was pleased to announce the allocation of capital grants to 50 youth projects and organisations throughout the country. The aim of this capital funding scheme is to provide much needed assistance to youth projects to improve the facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, on 10 June 2014 Government approved the publication of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 and the presentation of the Bill in the Seanad. The Bill was passed in the Seanad in June, and completed Second Stage in the Dáil on 2 October 2014. On 17 June, formal notification of the publication of the Bill was made to the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I am aware of the high cost of early childhood care and education services in this country. The Government did announce in Budget 2015 an increase of €5 per month in child benefit for each eligible child. This measure brings the monthly payment per child to €135 and will benefit more than 600,000 families. My Department provides annual funding in the region of €260...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 to 289, inclusive, together. The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, which provides support for sessional pre-school, full time, part time and after school places, is targeted at disadvantaged or low income families and eligibility is based on means-tested entitlements. In 2013 an allocation of €44 million was made to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 290 to 292, inclusive, together. My Department implements the three Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes - the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme, the Community Employment Childcare (CEC) programme and the Afterschool Childcare (ASCC) programme - which provide childcare supports to eligible parents returning to work or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: An Fhoireann Rannach (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Tá 6 oifigí (4% den fhoireann) i láthair i mo Roinn atá in ann a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge. Bunaíodh mo Roinn i 2011. Dá bhrí sin, níl mé in ann comparáid a dhéanamh idir na figiúiirí sin agus na blianta i gceist.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to appear before the select sub-committee to outline particulars relating to the Supplementary Estimate for 2014 under Vote 40, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The committee will be aware that the Supplementary Estimate is for the sum of €1,000. It is purely of a technical nature, to allow for the creation of a new subhead in my Department's...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: We will be coming back early in the next session to discuss the Department's Vote, so all those questions will be appropriate for that.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: In response to Deputy Byrne's point, it is critically important that we learn from mistakes of the past. The only way we will do that is by having a good, long, hard look at what happened to so many people in the past which was so hurtful. In response to Deputy Troy's points, this is a Supplementary Estimate and has nothing to do with budget 2015. He argued that many people do not like the...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (10 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As the Deputy knows, the school completion programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system until their completion of the senior cycle and to improve generally their school attendance, participation and retention in education. The programme is a targeted intervention aimed at those school communities that are...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (10 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I echo the Deputy's sentiment that they need our support. I fully subscribe to that. I will refer to the review for a moment because I think it is making people nervous and it should not. It is being overseen by a steering committee involving officials of the Child and Family Agency, my Department and the Department of Education and Skills, and it is being carried out by the Economic...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Safety (10 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I thank Deputy Troy for raising this issue and I welcome the opportunity to clarify the Government's approach to the funding of ISPPC services, including Childline. The Irish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children has a long history of service delivery and advocacy on behalf of children. I acknowledge the work of the society over the years in providing support services to...