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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (23 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Children qualify for the free preschool provision when they are within the qualifying age range, which is between three years and three months to four years and seven months in the September of the relevant year. Therefore, children born between 2 February 2011 and 30 June 2012 qualify for the free preschool year in the school year commencing in September 2015. The child in question, who...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Custody and Access (23 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I want to thank the Deputy for brining this to my attention. The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment, nor would it be appropriate for me to do so, on the specific matters raised. My Department has, however, referred this to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for attention and asked that they liaise directly with the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (28 Apr 2015)

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 Action...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Deputy might wish to note that Tusla's funding allocation for 2015 is directed solely at the provision of services. In this regard Tusla does not have discretionary income which could be used for the administration of a National Lottery Grant Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: In order for a service to qualify for the higher capitation rate, all the pre-school leaders in the service in each room must hold a nationally accredited Major Award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or equivalent and all the pre-school assistants in the service must hold a nationally accredited Major award at Level 5 in Early...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: My officials have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Educational Welfare Board Staff (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The detailed information in relation to school attendance matters requested by the Deputy has been compiled by the Child and Family Agency and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the next week.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: €3m has been provided over 2 years, 2014 and 2015, to finance a training support scheme - the Learner Fund - to assist staff already working in the childcare sector to meet the new childcare qualification requirements which are being introduced under the revised Preschool Regulations. The Learner Fund is being implemented in conjunction with Pobal and the local City/County Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: As these are service matters, 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: Inter-Country Adoptions (28 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: It would not be appropriate to provide specific information about individual cases. However, I raised the matter with the Adoption Authority of Ireland and I was advised by the Authority that all children adopted into Ireland did so under the conditions outlined in the Hague convention, the Adoption Act 2010 and any agreements entered into by each sending and receiving states. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (28 Apr 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. Some 30 national and major regional youth services receive funding under the Youth Services Grants Scheme. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided...

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I moveThat, pursuant to section 39 of the Electoral Act 1992 and owing to the vacancy in the office of the Clerk of the Dáil, the Ceann Comhairle direct the Clerk-Assistant of the Dáil to issue his writ for the election of a Member to fill the vacancy which has occurred in the membership of the present Dáil consequent on the resignation of Deputy Phil Hogan, a Member for the...

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Did those cutbacks have nothing to do with the Government of which Mr. Aylward's party was a part?

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: How many post offices did the Deputy's party close down?

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Deputy's memory is highly selective.

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: What about the Sinn Féin agriculture Minister in the North, Michelle O'Neill, MLA?

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Does she even know where it is?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Government has put Ireland on the path to recovery. We have a proven plan for the remainder of this decade to secure and strengthen the recovery. We are not going back to the days of boom and bust. We are not going back to the days of Fianna Fáil. The Government got the public finances under control and we will continue to prioritise the restoration of our national...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Administration (29 Apr 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: Child Care Services Funding (29 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 88 together. I recently announced the introduction of the Early Years Capital (EYC) 2015 programme with funding totalling €7 million provided for developments in the early years sector. The programme is being administered by Pobal, on behalf of my Department, and details of the programme including a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) section,...