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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: My Department currently provides approximately €260 million annually to early years and school-age care and education services. This funding is directed towards a number of programmes, which aim to improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of early years and school-age care and education. To ensure that all the benefits of this (and future) investment are fully realised,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Years Quality Agenda is a key priority for my Department. It brings together a range of measures designed to support providers in the challenge of continually improving the quality and standards of early years services throughout the country. One of the most important measures relates to the inspection of early years services. New Child Care Regulations are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 628 and 631 together. The information at issue was examined by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of its response to the Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries.This process, which was independently chaired by Martin McAleese, was conducted under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is not appropriate for me to comment on an individual case but I have forwarded the information provided by the Deputy to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for immediate attention. It is proper that allegations of child abuse should be reported to the local Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, office in the first instance and, where the allegations are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (9 Jun 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. The relevant issues identified in the report referred to by the TD, are addressed within...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Since its establishment, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has been engaged in a comprehensive and much needed programme of reform across our child welfare and protection system. In this regard, Tusla must ensure that it makes the most effective use of its resources in a way that is efficient, equitable proportionate and sustainable. Tusla's budget is now being directed towards services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (9 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634 to 636, inclusive, together. The information being sought by the Deputy on Commissions of Investigation under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following tabular form as requested. Number of Commissions of Investigation: Since the 2004 Act came into effect Number of Commissions of Investigation: During the current Dáil term Title of...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: At the outset, it is important to emphasise that the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank was deliberately set up in such a way as to keep it at arm's length from the State. As the late Brian Lenihan said at the time: "The bank will be managed on a commercial basis at arm's length from the Government, allowing the full potential of its business to be realised". The Minister for Finance was not...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Sorry, chairman of the Bank of Ireland. I beg the Deputy's pardon. I correct that.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Did Deputy Ross not suggest in an article that this gentleman be made chairman of the Bank of Ireland?

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: That is on the record of the Dáil and it has not been corrected before.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Yes, I withdraw that.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Deputy Ross can respond.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I have withdrawn the reference to the Governor of the Central Bank, but not the Bank of Ireland.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Both Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society became synonymous with the disastrous response to the banking crisis that brought our entire State close to bankruptcy. The damage done by these financial institutions will take many years to rectify. After the catastrophic economic management of the past decade-----

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: That has already been dealt with.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The damage done by these financial institutions will take many years to rectify.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: After the catastrophic economic management of the past decade so epitomised by Anglo Irish Bank, there is a long and hard road to travel in our country's journey back to prosperity and full employment. However, the budgetary strategy this Government is pursuing will ensure that our debt levels continue to fall and we are better positioned to withstand any shocks that may occur in Ireland, in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Since its establishment, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has been engaged in a comprehensive and much needed programme of reform across our child welfare and protection system. In this regard, Tusla must ensure that it makes the most effective use of its resources in a way that is efficient, equitable proportionate and sustainable. Tusla's budget is now being directed towards services...