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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (12 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: In recent years capital funding has been made available to my Department for the development of youth café facilities. In 2013 a capital allocation of €1.5m was made available by my Department for the provision of new youth cafes. Pobal assisted my Department with the administration of the scheme. Some 95 applications were received and 30 proposals for new youth cafes around...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the school attendance, participation and retention of young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills’ DEIS...
- Ombudsman for Children Appointment: Motion (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I thank the Deputies for their contributions to the debate, although I note with some regret the tone of Deputy Troy's, who took the opportunity to have a political fling at the Government. It is a pity he did not wait to hear my reply. I have much pleasure in recommending to the House that Dr. Niall Muldoon be appointed by the President to be the Ombudsman for Children. Dr. Muldoon...
- Ombudsman for Children Appointment: Motion (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I move:That Dáil Éireann recommends Dr. Niall Muldoon for appointment by the President to be Ombudsman for Children.Members of the House are aware that the position of Ombudsman for Children became vacant after the resignation of Ms Emily Logan in September 2014 following her appointment as chief commissioner of the newly established Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Dr....
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: To what legislation is the Deputy alluding?
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: This is supposed to be on legislation.
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: Legislation again. This is not Question Time.
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: That was a Second Stage speech.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the school attendance, participation and retention of young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills’ DEIS...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 117, inclusive, together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children, in the age range 3 years and 2 months to 4 years and 7 months, before commencing primary school. Many children with special needs avail of the free pre-school year in mainstream childcare services without any...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (11 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I am replying on the basis that the Deputy's question relates to the number of child welfare and protection cases which are with the Child and Family Agency and which do not have an allocated social worker. As of November 2014, the Child and Family Agency has advised that a total of 19,988 children were in receipt of a dedicated social work service. A further 8,451 children did not have...
- Child Care: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“acknowledges the importance of: — early childhood care and education as a vital element of promoting positive outcomes for children; and — affordable, accessible and high quality child care for parents of school-age children in enabling them to...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: Some community child care services are very dependent on Community Employment participants to make up their numbers. This is not always in the interests of children in services or indeed of the CE participants themselves. However, in recognition of the difficulties that the new qualification requirements could create for some services, this issue is being considered in the context of...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 384 together. I am aware of the relatively high cost of child care in this country and to help address the issue my Department supports a number of childcare programmes that assist parents in accessing quality and affordable childcare. These programmes are, of course, in addition to the support provided to all parents in the form of Child Benefit,...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 to 377, inclusive, together. I am aware of the relatively high cost of child care in this country and to help address the issue my Department supports a number of child care programmes that assist parents in accessing quality and affordable child care. These programmes are, of course, in addition to the support provided to all parents in the form of...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I am aware of the relatively high cost of child care in this country and to help address the issue my Department supports a number of child care programmes that assist parents in accessing quality and affordable child care. These programmes are, of course, in addition to the support provided to all parents in the form of child benefit, which is a key Government support to help families with...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I can inform the Deputy that I have no ministerial responsibility for direct provision accommodation centres provided by the Reception and Integration Agency, which come under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: My officials have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: I have been informed by the Child and Family Agency that data on the frequency of visits requested by the Deputy is not collected for statistical reporting. Regulations for foster and residential care set minimum intervals between visits of 3 months initially and, after 2 years, the maximum interval is 6 months. Visits may be as frequent as considered necessary and are often in excess of...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Data (10 Feb 2015)
James Reilly: As the Deputy can appreciate, policy responsibility for homelessness, insofar as it extends to my Department, relates to children under 18 and any child welfare and protection concerns that may arise in the context of the Child Care Act 1991. A child can only be received into the care of the Child and Family Agency where there are welfare or protection concerns. Homelessness as part of a...