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- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: Gabhaim leithscéal an Teachta, lena thoil. I did reference the extra money. I said in October that Tusla would get €26 million extra. It got €26 million extra and it got extra money in capital as well. I did reference that.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I explained to Deputy McGrath that notwithstanding the additional money, the pressures that it is under mean that it has to make cuts across the system. The Deputy may not understand that but that is the reality in all budgets. As a result of increasing demand-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: We have a growing population. We have one of the youngest populations in Europe. That is to our strength and that is to our future and I welcome the fact. Deputy McGrath alleges that I will not give any money to ACCORD after the referendum. I have made it clear that it is in receipt of €1.6 million this year and that remains the case.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I want to put on the record of this House that my Department and I value very much the counselling and mediation services ACCORD provides to married couples. The same applies to Tusla and that is why it continues to fund ACCORD. I have made it clear that pre-marriage counselling and training is not the core mission of Tusla. Bishop Nulty stated on radio that the money allowed ACCORD to do a...
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: It is very much involved in early prevention for families that need support.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: As for the Deputy's other allegation that I did not sign off on the budget because bhí mé as láthair-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: -----I signed off on it in December 2014. The business plan was another matter entirely.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: No; again, the Deputy is misinterpreting.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: The Deputy chose to misinterpret it.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I could refer to how, despite the budgetary constraints on the health system, inpatient waiting times had decreased-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: -----and how we had introduced the country's first air ambulance service. The Deputy supported a Government that was in place for 14 years-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: -----and which had more money than any previous Government, but he could not have an air ambulance service put in place.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I wish to revert to the core issue.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I know and assume the Acting Chairman is running out of patience.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I will put this to the House clearly and straight - the operational decision made by Tusla and signed off on by its board was its decision and the Government had no influence over it. If we were to interfere, we would be accused to trying to fix the referendum.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: There was no such interference.
- Topical Issue Debate: Funding for ACCORD (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: My good friend, the people know and understand this was Tusla's decision, not the Government's. The Government had no hand, act or part in it.
- Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Costs (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I am pleased to answer the Deputy and outline the Government's position on child care. I thank him for his question. High quality and well structured investment in the early years of a child's life is widely recognised as being one of the most strategic investments we can make with public funding. Children are at a critical stage in their development in their early years and we have a...
- Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Costs (14 May 2015)
James Reilly: I thank the Deputy. People often speak about the Government spending 0.2% on children when compared with other OECD countries. However, in reality is it more than 0.4%, which is still lower than it should be, when we take into account the moneys spent elsewhere in education, social protection and now our commitment, on which I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (14 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...