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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Let us be clear about this. I will make a couple of points which may reassure people, but I do not want to diminish how seriously I view this. There has been a situation for some time where not all referrals, particularly, for instance, from gardaí, are acknowledged, but it does not mean they are not dealt with. Deputy McLellan asked if there was a specific individual.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: With regard to fairness and natural justice, I would want to consult. I do not want to give any details of that.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I ask the Deputy to bear with us on that.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I emphasise the reason I have raised this issue is my primary and most serious concern is that our children are safe.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Absolutely.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I will. That is not an issue.

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: I am the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for his question. The school completion programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle, and to improve the school attendance, participation and retention of its target cohort. It is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the DEIS action plan of the Department of Education and Skills. It...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: With due respect, there were many "alsos" at the end. In his earlier contribution, the Deputy asked me to commit to talking to the Minister for Education and Skills about the appropriate location for the programme and about sending it back to that Department. He then asked me to commit to expanding the funding. There is a little contradiction in that.

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: If it is gone from the Department I can hardly influence it. With regard to the current location of the programme, I do not have a closed mind, but it is a very important programme and one that I strongly support. Its value is very much proven. I await the ESRI report, which I hope will vindicate my sense, and that of many Deputies in the House, of its value. Education is critical for...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: I did not interrupt Deputy Charlie McConalogue. That he does not like what he hears does not make it less of a fact.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The After-school Childcare (ASCC) programme was introduced by the Department of Social Protection and my Department to support low-income and unemployed people who wish to avail of employment opportunities. The Department of Social Protection, who determine eligibility for the programme, has confirmed that parents participating in a Community Employment scheme are not entitled to avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Adoption Act 2010 provides the legal basis for the adoption of children. This Act defines a child as 'any person who is under the age of 18 years'. I have no plans at present to amend the legislation to provide for the adoption of adults.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: I have asked the Adoption Authority to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: In the region of €260 million is provided annually by my Department to support a number of childcare programmes which assist parents in accessing quality and affordable childcare. 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. The childcare programmes include...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: Efforts are ongoing in my Department in relation to a bilateral agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation. It was intended to visit Russia in January of this year. However it has been decided to liaise with officials in the Ministry of Education and Science in Russia to ensure that Irish proposals in regard the provision of post placement reports are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The primary legislation in Ireland governing child care policy is the Child Care Act 1991 and the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Under these Acts, the Child and Family Agency has a statutory duty to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. The definition of a child contained in both Acts is that of a person under 18 years of age who is not or has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to improve the school attendance, participation and retention of its target cohort. It is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified under the Department of Education and Skills DEIS Action Plan. It involves 124 locally managed projects and provides...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: I want to thank the Deputy for bringing 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: Departmental Policy Reviews (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The importance of promoting prevention and early intervention for the Government is demonstrated by Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (2014-2020) which was launched in 2014. The Framework is the first overarching national policy framework for the development and implementation of policies for children and young people. Better...