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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency holds the statutory responsibility for child welfare and protection, and is the appropriate body to receive reports of concerns relating to children at risk. Each referral received by the Agency is assessed and dealt with on an individual basis by the relevant social work team. Preliminary screening is aimed at establishing the appropriateness of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cyberbullying Issues (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Action Plan On Bullying: Report of the Anti-Bullying Working Group to the Minister for Education and Skills was published in January 2013 clearly recognised the necessity to tackle this issue in a holistic way which saw schools as pivotal, but placed the issue within a much wider social context. Cyberbullying is just one aspect of bullying, but one given the rapid expansion of access to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 127 together. Children First guidelines set out the roles and responsibilities for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as well as for State institutions and other publicly funded services, in relation to allegations of abuse. Under the Child Care Act 1991, as amended, only children may be received into care and this can be up to the age of 18 years. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is responsible for developing, strengthening and aligning adoption policies, legislation and resources in order to achieve better outcomes for children and young people and provide support for parents and families.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (27 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: Youth Services Provision (27 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: Juvenile Offenders (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: It is important to note that a range of rehabilitative supports is offered to every child entering the children detention schools as part of an overall programme, focused on their individual needs. The extent to which each child avails of these services depends on the individual profile in each case. On admission, every child is assigned a specific member of staff who acts as the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, Direct Provision is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. With regards to the welfare of children in Direct Provision centres, there are a range of supports available to families resident within the centres facilitated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as well as other bodies such as the Department of Education, Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014 - 2020 (BOBF),which was published and launched by Government in 2014, provides the overarching framework for the development and implementation of policy and services for children and young people. As part of the implementation of Better Outcomes, Better Futures, Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (27 May 2015)

James Reilly: I am advised by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that the number of children awaiting allocation to a Social Worker has reduced from 8,351 nationally at the end of 2014 to 7,921 at the end of February 2015. The number of high priority cases within this figure has reduced from 2,731 nationally at the end 2014 to 2,303 at the end of February 2015. This improvement may be linked with the...

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: Fianna Fáil had nobody in the Chamber yesterday evening.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: Nobody.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: Hypocrisy.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: It had nobody here last night.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: As advised previously, the Resource Centre referred to by the Deputy had closed temporarily due to ongoing difficulties. Tusla met with the Voluntary Board of Management of the Centre on Wednesday, May 20th and were informed by the Board that the Centre is now open to the community. Tusla has agreed a strategy with the Board regarding the continued funding of the Centre under the Family...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: Section 1 provides for the commencement of the Bill, including the commencement of repeal provisions. It refers to the repeal of different provisions of section 156A on different days. Section 156A provides for the accommodation of 16 and 17 year old males in St. Patrick's Institution pending places becoming available in children detention schools. Since 1 May 2012, 16 year old males are...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: These are all technical drafting amendments and will delete references to "in custody" wherever there is a reference to a remand. The Bill, as published contained, references to "remanded to" and "remanded in custody to". The amendment will provide consistency in terms of references to "remanded" throughout the Bill.

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: Amendment No. 10 provides for an amendment to section 3 to insert a new subsection (9). The amendment is related to the proposed repeal of section 156A in full on a particular day, as I have outlined in respect of previous amendments. The proposed new subsection (9) in section 3, which is a transitional provision, will enable the transfer of any child from St. Patrick's Institution or a...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: I have listened to what the Senators have said and I take the spirit of its intent. Amendment No. 15, as proposed, would result in a free-standing requirement that remanded children would be kept separate from sentenced children where it is in the best interests of the child. Section 88(8) of the existing Children Act 2001 already deals with the issue of remand children and separated...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: In response to Senator Cullinane, I am not in a position to give him a concrete timeline at the moment but certainly that is the direction of travel. On the circumstances where it would not be in the child's best interests to be separated from children that have been sentenced, there is a strict policy of keeping male and female children in separate residential facilities in all cases. In...