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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Policy Reviews (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The importance of 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 Outcomes,...

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

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency’s extensive programme of early intervention and preventative work, i.e. the Prevention, Participation and Family Support (PPFS) programme, which builds on the change of emphasis in the development of child welfare and protection services over recent years, was formally launched on 13thApril, 2015. The programme constitutes a potentially significant step in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Staff Remuneration (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: Child Protection Conferences are inter-agency and inter-professional meetings, convened by a designated person within Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. These conferences are convened to facilitate the sharing of information between professionals and parents/carers (where appropriate) when the child is considered at high risk. Such professionals that attend may include the Social Worker, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unfair Dismissals (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Centre in question is funded by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Family Resource Centres are independent companies limited by guarantee and are managed by a Voluntary Board of Management representative of the local community. In order to receive funding, the Family Resource Centres are required to have formal policies and procedures in place in relation to a number of areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Recruitment (6 May 2015)

James Reilly: Recruitment to my Department and agencies under its aegis has been ongoing as needs arise, and subject to the existing Moratorium. The Moratorium on recruitment to the Public Service was introduced in 2009. While the Moratorium was not a blanket ban on recruitment, an Employment Control Framework was put in place which included a ceiling on the numbers of employees in each Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 May 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Staff Increment Payments (7 May 2015)

James Reilly: Figures for the cost to the Exchequer of payment of increments to staff within my Department since its establishment in 2011 are currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as they become available. As the costs in respect of agencies under the auspices of my Department are not routinely compiled by my Department, I have requested that the agencies supply the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 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 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: Youth Services Funding (12 May 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 and Family Agency Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is aware that Cuan Alainn offers sheltered housing to women and families suffering from domestic violence. Tusla endorses the use of second-stage refuge and supported accommodation to enable people to move on from emergency accommodation and this is the direction that Tusla intends to pursue in the future. At present, Tusla funding for domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: All tendering and procurement processes undertaken by my Department and by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, are subject to specific Government rules. These rules are followed in all instances. I have written to the Attorney General seeking her advice on the criteria that may be applied to future contracts entered into by my Department and the agencies under its remit. Specifically, I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I would like to inform the Deputy that there are three agencies which are currently funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency and the Ombudsman for Children's Office. Up to 31st December, 2013, my Department also funded the Family Support Agency (FSA) and the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB)....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (12 May 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: Appointments to State Boards (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I am responsible for appointment of members to the boards of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), Gaisce and the Board of Management for the Children Detention Schools. The following table sets out the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies up to 1st January 2016 on each board including the Chairperson. The Deputy may be aware that the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I refer the Deputy to my recent reply of 6th May in relation to this matter. The current position remains unchanged, but I hope that this issue can be resolved to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Educational Welfare Board Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency, established in 2014 under the aegis of my Department, has statutory responsibility in relation to school attendance and supports for young people at risk of educational disadvantage. Through its Educational Welfare Service, the Agency responds to instances where children are not attending school regularly, leading to concerns for their educational welfare. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: Funding requirements and how resources should be prioritised and allocated across each area of Government spending are generally considered as part of the annual estimates cycle and budgetary process. My overall objective over the period 2016 to 2021 will be to realise funding allocations that reflect expenditure policy priorities and demographic provision and that sufficient resources are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Deputy might wish to note that, since its establishment in January 2014, the Child and Family Agency has not administered any National Lottery Grant Scheme. In both 2014 and 2015 the exchequer funding provided to the Agency is directed solely at the provision of services. My own Department did administer a National Lottery scheme in 2014 but due to budgetary circumstances, and the...