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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh as ucht an cheist seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis na mórceisteanna seo a tháinig chun solais maidir leis an ionad acmhainní, Aonad Resource Centre, i mBéal Átha Ghártha i gContae na Gaillimhe, a phlé. The Ballygar resource centre is one of over 100 family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Aftercare is a term used to describe the planning and support put in place to meet the needs of a young person who is leaving statutory care at 18 years of age, to assist him/her in making the transition to independent living. It is essential that all young people leaving care are provided with the type of transitional support that their individual situation requires. The Child Care Act...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is implemented by my Department and provides a free pre-school year to all children before they commence primary school. There are in the region of 4,200 childcare providers participating in the programme, providing the free pre-school provision to approximately 68,000 children each year. This programme represents an annual investment...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 401 together. The Government is progressing the Early Years Quality Agenda which represents a programme of measures to support, monitor and regulate the improvement of quality standards in pre-school services in Ireland. A key element of the Agenda is to strengthen the national pre-school inspection system. This will result in a change of practice in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Approximately €260m is invested annually by the Government to support the provision of early childhood care and education through three childcare support programmes, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme and the Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes. This funding supports the provision of early...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I am aware of the concerns of childcare providers in relation to the levying of commercial rates on childcare services. The issue of local authority commercial rates comes within the remit of the Department of Finance, which has responsibility for fiscal policy, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which has responsibility for the local authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (16 Dec 2014)

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: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The financial allocation for Tusla, The Child and Family Agency, in 2014, its first year of operation, was set at €609 million. This is comprised of €602 million in current funding and €7 million in capital funding. It is acknowledged that delivering the range of service required of the Agency, within this budget, was challenging. Notwithstanding the significant level...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I took up the position of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in July of this year, and since then I have attended the following meetings involving the Management Advisory Committee (MAC): Date of Meeting Attendees 18th July 2014 Minister/MAC meeting: attendees comprising the Minister, Advisors and MAC members 24th July 2014 "Town Hall" meeting (Whole Staff Meeting) 10th December...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The Management Advisory Committee (MAC) of my Department is comprised of the most senior officials in my Department. The Committee currently comprises the Secretary General (Acting), an Assistant Secretary and two Directors (one Acting). On occasion other officials or participants may be requested to attend to brief the Committee on certain agenda items. A member of Departmental staff is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Standards (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406, 409 and 410 together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is implemented by my Department and provides a free preschool year for all children before they commence primary school. There are in the region of 4,200 child care providers participating in the programme, providing the free preschool provision to approximately 68,000...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (16 Dec 2014)

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 schemes include the Youth Service Grant Scheme under which funding is made available on an annual basis to 31 national and major regional youth organisations, including Foroige. Targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Voluntary Sector Funding (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 413 together. I am aware that the ISPCC has been experiencing difficulties with regard to the funding of Childline which is a dedicated 24 hour listening service for children. Officials from my Department and the Child and Family Agency met with representatives from the ISPCC last week. The purpose of the meeting was to clarify the nature and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: I am planning to travel to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where I will address the Dutch Cancer Society Annual Network Meeting on 22nd January, 2015 as well as meeting with the Secretary of State with responsibility for Tobacco Control in the Netherlands. This is the only trip which I currently have planned for 2015. There are no Ministers of State in my Department. All expenses for this trip...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The ABC Programme is an innovative prevention and early intervention initiative consisting of committed funding for an area-based approach to helping to improve outcomes for children by reducing child poverty. The programme builds on and continues the work of the Prevention and Early Intervention Programme (PEIP) 2007 - 2013 which was co-funded by the Department of Children and Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has undertaken to establish a Commission of Investigation into matters of significant public concern relating to Mother and Baby Homes. The independent statutory investigation will be established by Order in accordance with the Commission of Investigations Act 2004. The Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 gives the Commission the power to conduct investigations within its...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (16 Dec 2014)

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: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Níl an t-iniúchadh atá i gceist déanta ag mo Roinn go fóill.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2011, there have been no public sector worker transfers either to or from Co.Waterford in respect of my Department. The information required to respond in respect of agencies under the remit of my Department is not normally held by the Department. I have asked my officials to arrange for the agencies concerned to supply the information...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (11 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: The National Early Years Quality Support Service - Better Start- is being introduced as part of the Early Years Quality Agenda currently being progressed by my Department. The Better Start programme is a national approach to quality improvement supports. One element of this, the Early Years Specialist Service, is employing 30 graduates in early childhood care and education who will work...