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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 34: In page 15, line 33, to delete “Agency.” and substitute “Agency,”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 35: In page 15, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“or (d) where appointed under subsection (3)(d)of that section—(i) if he or she ceases to be an employee of the Health Service Executive, or (ii) at the request of the Director General of the Health Service Executive.”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 36: In page 16, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:"(2) The Minister shall, as soon as may be after receiving the report under subsection (1), cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.".This section provides that the implementation group shall submit an annual report to the Minister to include such information and regarding such...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 37: In page 18, to delete line 27 and substitute "under the Child Care Act 1991, the Education Act 1998, the Children Act 2001 or the Health Act 2007.".

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 38: In page 18, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:"3. Any work or activity which consists of the inspection, examination or investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children under the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002.".

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 39: In page 18, line 28, to delete "treatment," and substitute "treatment (including assessment which may lead to treatment),".

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 40: In page 18, line 38, to delete "to children." and substitute the following:", a necessary and regular part of which consists, mainly, of the person having access to, or contact with, children.".

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 41: In page 20, to delete lines 9 and 10 and substitute the following:"3. Physiotherapist registered in the register of members of that profession. 4. Speech and language therapist registered in the register of members of that profession.".This schedule specifies professions or occupations for the purposes of specifying classes of persons to be mandated persons for the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I thank everybody for their very useful interventions. We are ad idemhere. We want to make our country safer for children.We all acknowledge that our history in this regard is nothing to be proud of, as many people have pointed out, and we continue to wish to improve our legislation to reflect the need for us all to be alert when it comes to keeping children safe. It is a matter for all of...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: A matter came to my attention in the past number of days. On Monday, 27 April 2015, Tusla notified my Department that it had identified evidence of significant risks in how referrals were managed in the child welfare and protection service in the Laois-Offaly area. Tusla subsequently furnished a draft report on 28 April indicating that a significant number of referrals to its social work...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I accept that. I do not wish to wrong-foot anyone but I am treating this so seriously, having only found out about it in the past 48 hours, that I want to ensure that no child is at risk. At this moment in time, I cannot confirm that. The point of making this public and having that phone number is that anybody, who made a referral and who is concerned that it might fall into this category,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Thus far, I have met them and made clear the seriousness of the situation as I see it. I think they accept that as well. They are bringing in additional staff from other areas. They have experienced social work staff going in to review the cases as quickly as possible to ensure those risks, if they should exist, are mitigated as quickly as possible. I wish I was able to respond to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The only way to answer that question is to put to the Chairman that HIQA began inspecting children and family services in 2013 and it has inspected the Tusla child protection services in 12 of the 17 integrated service areas, ISAs nationally. Eleven of these reports have already been published and the twelfth report is expected to be published shortly. The committee will be aware that HIQA...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: In response to both Deputy Troy and Deputy McLellan, who asked the same question, I cannot specify with any degree of certainty at this early stage what number of cases there are because the figures have changed at least three times in the past 48 hours. I am happy to say the figures are travelling in the right direction.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: It is several hundred.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: There were several hundred referrals.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Let us be clear about this. I will make a couple of points which may reassure people, but I do not want to diminish how seriously I view this. There has been a situation for some time where not all referrals, particularly, for instance, from gardaí, are acknowledged, but it does not mean they are not dealt with. Deputy McLellan asked if there was a specific individual.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: With regard to fairness and natural justice, I would want to consult. I do not want to give any details of that.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I ask the Deputy to bear with us on that.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Committee (30 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I emphasise the reason I have raised this issue is my primary and most serious concern is that our children are safe.