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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education programme provides one free pre-school year to all eligible children before commencing primary school. This programme represents an annual investment of more than €170 million in pre-school services. The introduction of a second pre-school year would require considerable additional funding, broadly in line with the cost of the current...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (15 Apr 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 Mortality (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Department of Justice and Equality has primary responsibility in the area of asylum and immigration, accordingly the direct provision system is under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The death of any child is obviously of great concern. However, from what has been reported, I don't have sufficient information to draw any reliable conclusions about the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 provides an effective, prompt and transparent mechanism to investigate complex and sensitive matters of significant public concern while also respecting fair procedures and natural justice. The 2004 Act gives the independent Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes robust powers to conduct investigations within its terms of reference in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Counselling Services (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, along with other agencies, provides counselling and support to children and families availing of its services including children who have been abused sexually. If a child is taken into care as a result of sexual abuse, the allocated social worker in Tusla will provide counselling and support. Where children have suffered sexual abuse, therapy services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 423 together. The National Respite Care Policy was reviewed in May 2013 and is current policy in Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. In line with the 2013 policy, the fostering allowance follows the child and is therefore deducted from the main carer and paid to the foster carers providing the respite care. In circumstances where respite from home...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together. The total number of children and the number of parents availing of the After-School Childcare (ASCC) programme and the number of child care providers participating in the programme, as requested by the Deputy, are shown on the table. After-School Childcare (ASCC) programme figures as at 9 April 2015. CCC No of Children No of Parents No...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Standards (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The National Standards for Children's Residential Centres state that supervising social workers and centre management "ensure each young person in the centre has access to appropriate education facilities" and that where possible the social worker tries to continue the child's education in their own school. Educational assessment is part of the planning of a care placement for a child. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency has specific responsibility for the Agency’s statutory function to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The Educational Welfare Service supports regular school attendance for all school age children and young people. Where school attendance problems arise for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Under Section 159A of the Children Act 2001, County of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board must provide for the education of children placed in the children detention schools. There are currently two education centres attached to the children detention schools, one of which is situated in Trinity House School and the other is shared between Oberstown Boys School and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The issue of local authority commercial rates comes within the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which has responsibility for fiscal policy, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which has responsibility for the local authorities. The Valuation Office, which comes under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (15 Apr 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. In 2015, funding of €49.93m has been provided to my Department for these schemes. Three of the targeted funding schemes, the Special Projects for Youth scheme, the Young People’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Irish Language (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: My Department currently has five members of staff who are proficient in the Irish Language and are available to assist staff dealing with clients who wish to conduct their business through Irish. The Department's receptionists/switchboard operators are all proficient in the use of Irish. Information in relation to online Irish translation and spellcheckers has been circulated to all staff....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: Ireland and the United States are both signatories to the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of intercountry adoption. The principle of subsidiarity is highlighted in the preamble to the Convention and provides that: ‘An adoption within the scope of the Convention shall take place only if the competent authorities of the State of origin have...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 431 together. The issues raised by Deputy Murphy and McGrath have been brought to the attention of the Child and Family Agency and I will revert when a response has been received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Apr 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: Child and Family Agency Staff (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency (TUSLA) has advised that at the end of February 2015, there were 3,439.87 whole-time equivalent members of staff employed as follows: Grade Grouping Whole time equivalents % of Staffing Social Work 1,397.04 41% Social Care 1,156.04 34% Family Support 177,64 5% Education and Welfare 63.72 2% Other Health professionals (including Psychology, Counselling...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The issue of local authority commercial rates comes within the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which has responsibility for fiscal policy, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which has responsibility for the local authorities. The Valuation Office, which comes under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Inquiry (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was formally established by Government on the 17th February 2015. A general outline of structures and envisaged timelines is set out in the Terms of Reference contained in Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2015 but it should be noted that the Commission is completely independent and the precise timing and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (15 Apr 2015)

James Reilly: A high level of funding support is provided by my Department each year to assist parents with the cost of childcare. This funding, which is in the region of €260 million annually, supports a number of childcare programmes and benefits more than 100,000 children each year. These programmes, which are in addition to the support provided to all parents in the form of Child Benefit,...