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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: On its establishment on 1 January, 2014, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency took over responsibility for the Family Resource Centre Programme which was previously operated by the then Family Support Agency. Tusla is spending €13.09m in 2015 in supporting 109 Family Resource Centres around the country. Funding has been maintained this year at 2014 levels. Tusla very much...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (21 Oct 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. It is estimated that the voluntary youth services throughout the country involve approximately,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. Budget 2016 provides for an additional 8,000 childcare places under the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme which provides affordable childcare for low income families. Based on current take up and expenditure, it is estimated that the additional €16 million in funding will provide for a further 3,200 full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Freedom of Information Requests Received in 2015 Completed in 4 Weeks Completed After 4 Weeks Requests Withdrawn Cases Currently Pending – Within 4 Weeks Cases Currently Pending –Over 4 Weeks 64 25 23 (3*) 2 11 3 (1*) * In case of 4 requests statutory time period suspended where applicant requested to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Budget 2016 (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I am pleased to be able to inform the Deputy that I have been able to secure a gross funding allocation of €1.138bn under Budget 2016 for the provision of services under my Department’s Vote. This includes a provision of €1.113 billion in current expenditure and €25 million in capital expenditure. The net funding allocation for the Vote amounts to €1.112...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The 3 children detention schools, all located at Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin, currently provide a total of 54 detention places for children ordered to be remanded or committed by the courts, with 48 places for boys and 6 places for girls. The detention schools cater for boys up to the age of 17 years who are serving a sentence, boys up to the age of 18 years who are remanded in custody and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme is an innovative prevention and early intervention initiative which uses evidence-informed interventions to improve the long-term outcomes for children and families living in disadvantaged areas. The ABC Programme is a time-bound joint investment of €29.7m by my Department and The Atlantic Philanthropies which is in place until 2017. A...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides funding to voluntary organisations offering a range of counselling and support services to children and families including: - Marriage and relationship counselling; - Child counselling; - Rainbows Peer Support Programme for children; - Bereavement counselling and support on the death of a family member. This year Tusla is providing funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: There is a wide range of child and family support services available through both the statutory and non statutory sectors. These include services provided by Government Departments, other state agencies and an extensive network of non-governmental organisations. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, allocates funding of approximately €100m to 700 voluntary organisations to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (21 Oct 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. As...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (21 Oct 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. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds 1 and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying in the Workplace (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: A national consultation was conducted with children and young people during 2011 and the report, Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland: Report of a National Consultation, was published in 2012. Bullying and peer pressure emerged in the top eight 'not good' things for both children (aged 7-12) and young people (aged 12-18). The Action Plan On Bullying: Report of the Anti-Bullying...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: My Department receives regular detailed reports on key performance and activity indicators of service provision, including on children in care, from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Officials also meet Tusla management as needed as well as regular meetings on a monthly and quarterly basis. Tusla has internal mechanisms for quality assurance of its services, in addition to the regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has a statutory duty under the Child Care Act 1991 to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection and, if necessary, to receive a child into the care of the State. I am satisfied that Tusla takes its responsibility very seriously regarding the welfare of children in care and that there is a robust framework of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The prime responsibility for policy in relation to the treatment and support for young people with mental health problems and those requiring medical care as a result of self harm currently lies with the Department of Health. The issue of mental health problems, including self harm in young people is a complex issue requiring inputs from a wide range of stakeholders including young people,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Psychology services for children are currently being provided by arrangement with the HSE. Tusla and the HSE have in place both a Memorandum of Understanding and a Joint Protocol for inter-agency collaboration which underpins the provision of these services for children. The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to set out the partnership agreement between the HSE and Tusla to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (21 Oct 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: Direct Provision System (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, Direct Provision is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. Children living in Direct Provision are in the care of their parent(s). However, any concerns about the welfare, safety or well-being of a child in Direct Provision are reported to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in line with Children First guidelines. The needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: At present, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme covers children who have reached the age of 3 years and 2 months by 1st September of the relevant year. From September 2016, I am expanding the ECCE programme to allow children to access free pre-school from the time they are 3 years of age until they start primary school. There will be three intakes of eligible children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (21 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The introduction of the minimum qualification requirement for staff working in early years services is an integral part of the Early Years Quality Agenda, which is being advanced by my Department. These requirements apply equally to services in the community/not for profit sector as well as in the private sector. My Department has already made €3 million in funding available to...