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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The statutory Education Welfare Service has specific responsibility for the Child and Family Agency’s general function to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. Section 14 (2) of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 provides: ‘Where a parent chooses to educate, or to have educated, his or her child in a place other...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Accommodation Provision (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: Policy responsibility for homelessness, insofar as it extends to my Department, relates to children under 18 and any child welfare and protection concerns that may arise in the context of the Child Care Act 1991. A child can only be received into the care of the Child and Family Agency where there are welfare or protection concerns and, as part of this process, care plans are devised. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: My Department supports the provision of early childhood care and education by providing funding in the region of €260 million annually to provide for three child care support programmes that make child care services more affordable. This funding ensures that more than 100,000 children have access to quality child care each year. This high level of support, which is in addition to the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Childcare Supplement (ECS), which in 2008 represented an investment of €480 million, was discontinued by the previous Government with effect from the end of December 2009. Part of the resources made available to support the ECS was redirected to provide for the free preschool provision, introduced under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The ECCE...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: I am aware of the relatively high cost to parents of child care in this country and of the difficulties that this presents, particularly where both parents are in employment outside of the home. To help address the issue of child care costs, in the region of €260 million is provided annually by my Department to support a number of child care programmes. More than 100,000 children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Carers Strategy (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The National Carers Strategy is led by the Department of Health and many Departments including the Department of Children and Youth Affairs have a role to play in its implementation. In September 2014 officials from my Department and the Child and Family Agency met with the National Carers' Association to discuss the role of the Department and the Agency in relation to the National Carers'...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: In the region of €260 million is provided annually by my Department to support a number of child care programmes which assist parents in accessing quality and affordable child care. More than 100,000 children benefit from this investment each year. These programmes are in addition to the support provided to all parents in the form of Child Benefit. Increased capitation and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

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 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: Ombudsman for Children Remit (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: I have no immediate plans to amend the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 for the purposes outlined by the Deputy. The direct provision system is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The Department of Justice and Equality has primary responsibility in the area of asylum and immigration. The Deputy may be aware that a report ‘Review of the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: Aftercare is a term used to describe 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/her in making the transition to independent living. It is essential that all young people leaving care are provided with the type of transitional support that their individual situation requires. Aftercare is available...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: 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, which was forwarded to the Russian Authorities in February 2014. In transmitting these revisions it...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The Adoption Authority of Ireland has advised that adoption consent forms only require the age of the mother to be inserted on the form when she is under 18 years of age (or under 21 years of age on the earlier consent forms). The Authority also advised that information regarding the mother's age, held on other forms in relation to the child varies, with some holding details of the mother's...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying of Children (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: the National Policy Framework for Children has as one of it’s outcomes that children are active and healthy, and another that children are safe and protected from harm. Bullying Data from Wave One Data Collection from the Child Cohort in Growing Up in Ireland (at age nine) revealed: A total of 40% of nine-year-olds reported being victims of bullying...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Liaisons (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: My Department has contact with various voluntary groups, bodies and agencies involved in the support of children. These contacts relate to a range of responsibilities that come within my remit and some bodies have multiple contacts with my Department in line with their respective areas of interest. On an ongoing basis, we have contacts with the State Bodies coming within remit of my...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Liaisons (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: I will refer the Deputy to my reply to his similar question today (Reference No. 8285/15) that addresses this question on a national level. Such liaison with various voluntary support bodies across the spectrum of activity of my Department embraces the ongoing issues and challenges nationwide, including in Co. Kildare. The Deputy will be aware that Children and Young People’s Services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (24 Feb 2015)

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. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds 1 and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Suicide Prevention (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, works closely with other care providers including the HSE, in respect of access to primary care services, child and adolescent mental health services, disability and other services. Tusla and the HSE have in place both a Memorandum of Understanding and a Joint Protocol for inter-agency collaboration which underpins the provision of these services for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: I can inform the Deputy that the direct provision system is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The Department of Justice and Equality has primary responsibility in the area of asylum and immigration. The Department of Justice and Equality has established a working group to review a range of issues pertaining to asylum seekers and direct provision. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: I can inform the Deputy that the direct provision system is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The Department of Justice and Equality has primary responsibility in the area of asylum and immigration. The Department of Justice and Equality has established a working group to review a range of issues pertaining to asylum seekers and direct provision. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (24 Feb 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency was established in January 2014 and is now the dedicated State agency responsible for improving wellbeing and outcomes for children. It comprises services for the protection and welfare of children, fostering and residential care services, family support, inspection of early years services and services relating to domestic, sexual and gender based violence. In...