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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (8 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. My Department has a range of systems in place to ensure it is informed of risk to children and families and the measures put in place to minimise these risks. Child Protection and Welfare Services provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency are demand led services. Monthly, quarterly and annual reports are received from Tusla, in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (8 Jul 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 Protection (8 Jul 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. Where there are reasonable grounds for concern for a child's welfare and protection, Tusla should always be informed. This has been Tusla's responsibility since its establishment in January 2014. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (8 Jul 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 (8 Jul 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: Children and Family Services (9 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I have referred the Deputy's question to the Child and Family Agency for a response, and will revert when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: One-Parent Family Payments (9 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is provided annually by my Department towards child care. All child care programmes supported by my Department currently provide funding directly to childcare providers, either in the form of capitation or subvention payments. This kind of funding mechanism provides the leverage to progressively build the quality of childcare provision, while...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Reports (9 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority recently published its report on an inspection of the child welfare and protection services in the Dublin North administrative area of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. HIQA identified two areas of significant risk in the 27 standards examined: firstly, delays in assessments by dedicated social workers, and secondly, management of assessments of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (9 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 to 167, inclusive, together. I have asked my Officials to arrange for this information to be collated and provided directly to the Deputy.

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 174, inclusive, 176 and 177 together. The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) was established by Government Order on 17 February 2015 (S.I. No 57 of 2015) pursuant to Sections 3 and 7(2)(a) of the Commissions of Investigations Act 2004. The 2004 Act gives the Commission robust powers to conduct investigations...

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

James Reilly: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was established by Government Order on the 17th February 2015 (S.I. No 57 of 2015) pursuant to Sections 3 and 7(2)(a) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. The Confidential Committee module of the Commission is provided for in Articles 3 and 4 of the Schedule to the Order. The Government Order...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: Section 12 allows the agency to establish and maintain a publicly available register of non-compliance. It also sets out the criteria by which a non-compliance notice may be removed from the register, namely, on receipt by the agency of a child safety statement or the agency being satisfied that the statement is no longer required. Amendment No. 1 proposes a new subsection (10) to provide...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: No one is asking parents to monitor organisations. We are merely asking that they satisfy themselves that there is a child safety statement. If it is not in place, they should reconsider whether they should let their child attend that service or organisation. It is important to point out that there are over 25,000 organisations involved. The burden of the Deputy’s proposal would...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: Section 14 provides that certain professionals and other persons in specified occupations, as listed in Schedule 2, are mandated persons for the purposes of the Bill. The section sets out the circumstances where a mandated person is required to make a report to the Child and Family Agency. Amendment No. 2 proposes to impose a criminal sanction on a mandated person who fails to report...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I have already given the Deputy an international example where what he proposes in this amendment hugely increased the workload of the agency concerned without any benefit to children. If an extra burden can be placed on an agency which is to the benefit of children it is something we would not shy away from doing. However, it has been proven internationally, in the case of New South Wales...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 3:In page 23, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“5. Occupational therapist registered in the register of members of that profession.”.I signalled my intention on Committee Stage to bring forward an amendment to include occupational therapists as one of the classes of mandated persons under Schedule 2. Deputies will recall that on Committee...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: Schedule 2 lists professions or occupations for the purpose of specifying classes of persons to be mandated persons in accordance with this Bill. Amendment No. 4 proposes to include a person taking care of one or more children in the home who is not a relative of the child. The categories of persons set out in Schedule 2 were included in the Schedule on the basis of their professional...

Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I do not want to let the opportunity pass to respond to a statement made by Deputy Troy. He said the Child and Family Agency is not fit for purpose. I reject that because I believe it is. There will always be a case for more resources. I made it very clear that in the upcoming Estimates process I will fight for more resources for the agency. I expect that the agency will give me a good...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486 and 487 together. The Government places a high priority on combatting educational disadvantage and ensuring that each child has the opportunity to achieve his/her potential in education and learning. My Department works closely with the Department of Education and Skills and other relevant Government departments to achieve these aims. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

James Reilly: Officials in my Department are currently liaising with their colleagues in the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding this matter. My Department aims to fully comply with Departmental best practice regarding the roll-out of the new Eircode system, in the most efficient manner possible.