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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (27 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: Responsibility for the funding of Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence services transferred from the HSE to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, upon its establishment on 1 January, 2014. Cuann Alainn Refuge is located in Tallaght and it provides help and support for women and children. I understand that RESPOND Housing Association has provided funding to the refuge since it opened in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (27 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: Responsibility for the funding of Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Services transferred from the HSE to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, upon its establishment on 1 January, 2014. I am advised that in 2013, the HSE spent over €17 million on the provision of Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Services. In 2014, the Child and Family Agency will also spend in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (27 Nov 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 and targeted support schemes for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legal Costs (26 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: Under the Child Care Act 1991, as amended, the Child and Family Agency has responsibility for payment of any costs incurred by a person who has been appointed by a court to act as a guardian ad litem in proceedings under the Act. The Deputy's question has been referred to the Child and Family Agency and it has been requested to provide the information sought directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Meetings (26 Nov 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 Senior Officials may be requested to attend to brief the Committee on certain agenda items. A member of Departmental staff is also present...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. Special care involves the detention of a child for his or her own welfare and protection in a special care unit (SCU) on order of the High Court. SCU’s differ from ordinary residential care in that the Units offer higher staff ratios, on-site education as well as specialised input such as psychology and child psychiatric...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I can inform the Deputy that I have no plans at this time to meet with the Canal Community Policing Forum.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: My officials have met with a wide variety of stakeholders in relation to the development of the Children First Bill 2014. I understand that the Samaritans were among a group of providers of telephone counselling and help lines services who were briefed by my officials. I assume that the Deputy is referring to the submission that the Samaritans made to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301, 304 and 307 together. The Government has undertaken to establish a statutory Commission of Investigation into matters relating to Mother and Baby Homes in accordance with the Motion passed by the Dáil on the 11thJune. Considerable progress has been achieved since this date, including the publication of the Inter-Departmental Group’s Report,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Research (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: Responsibility for the funding of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence services transferred from the HSE to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, upon its establishment on 1 January, 2014. In 2014, the Agency is providing over €17 million in funding to support the provision of Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence Services. This includes the funding of some 60 services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: My Department does not provide direct funding in respect of Childline. However, I have asked the Child and Family Agency, as the body with statutory responsibility for promoting the welfare and protection of children, to look into the matter and I will revert to the Deputy when I have received their advice.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (25 Nov 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. Despite the difficult budgetary position that has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Correspondence (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I am advised that a reply issued on the 19th August to the Deputy's initial correspondence of 6th August regarding Mother and Baby Homes. A further reply outlining the current position issued on 21st November from my office in response to the Deputies letter of 28th October. As an independent body, it will ultimately be a matter for the Commission itself to determine the approach to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (25 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: My Department and the Agencies under its remit has not formally entered into any contract for the provision of services by the company concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, I am consulting with a number of key stakeholders, including the Bethany Survivor's Campaign and Survivors of Protestant Children's Institutions whom I have met in recent days, in order to update the parties on the emerging issues and to seek their further views. Requests to include a range of institutions, and concerns related to particular practices are being...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Staff Responsibilities (20 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I am assuming the child care case conference referred to by the Deputy are those which come under the aegis of the Child and Family Agency. It should be noted that case conferences of this type are case specific. Consequently, the composition of the attendees would not be set and can include staff from the Agency, doctors, public health nurses, psychologists, other health professionals,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (20 Nov 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 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: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: The Department of Children & Youth Affairs does not have a specific data protection office. This function falls under the Support Services Unit within my Department with the head of this area also acting as the data protection officer for the Department. As part of the ongoing work in this area my Department has developed a records management protocol and database system to manage...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Seanad for the opportunity to debate this important matter. I thank Senators Power, van Turnhout and Healy Eames for the time and effort they put into developing this Private Members’ Bill, as well as to Dr. Fergus Ryan, the legal expert who provided assistance in this process. It is often the case legal instruments lag behind current thinking in a particular domain. This...