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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Protected Disclosures (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: It would not be appropriate to comment on disclosures under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 relating to any individual. I have referred the Deputy's question to Tusla for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Paediatric Services (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that the matter referred to is under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has been advised by Oberstown Children Detention Campus that the Report referred to by the Deputy was shared with the relevant parties, including the Oberstown Board of Management, staff representatives and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. It was not made available to the public as the review was intended for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: It would not be appropriate for me to comment on disclosures under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 relating to any individuals. This is an operational matter for Tusla under their Grievance Procedure and also their Protected Disclosures Policy and Procedure. I have referred the Deputy's question to Tusla for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 594 together. Earlier this year, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency undertook a process to develop a Creative Community Alternative (CCA) plan in all 17 Tusla Areas, including the Galway/Roscommon area. The CCA plan establishes regional frameworks to provide outcome-focused alternatives for young people in residential or foster...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has not provided direct funding to the named organisation in the years specified by the Deputy. However, the Deputy might wish to note that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides funding to the organisation in question under Sections 56-59 of the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013. In addition, Oberstown Children's Detention Campus provide funding to the organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I have been informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency that, of the 22 cases to which the Deputy refers, 11 have been closed. Of the 11 cases that remain open, 9 are allocated to a social worker. The remaining 2 case are awaiting allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I have been informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that there is one child residing at the Mosney Direct Provision Centre who is on the Child Protection Notification System (CPNS).

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that neither I nor any of my Department officials have had meetings with the person concerned or meetings with representatives of companies referred to. I was once briefly introduced to the person referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service Provision (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Educational Welfare Service of Tusla has advised my Department that it currently employs 12.2 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) in North Dublin and 14.5 FTE EWOs in South Dublin. This averages out as 8,882 students per officer in North Dublin and 8,113 in South Dublin. The EWOs are divided among four teams, each of which is managed by a Senior Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) and Community Childcare Subvention Plus (CCSP)Programmes are childcare programmes targeted to support parents/guardians on a low income to avail of reduced childcare costs at participating community and private childcare services. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA)pays for a portion of the childcare costs for eligible children, with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides for a programme of early learning for children before commencing primary school. The ECCE Programme currently runs for 38 weeks per calendar year, with eligible children entitled to a maximum of 61 weeks in the years before they begin primary school education. The table shows the cost of increasing the number of weeks available...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy may be aware, responsibility for the National Educational Welfare Board which included the School Completion Programme (SCP) was transferred to my Department on its establishment in 2011. Upon the establishment of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency on January 1st 2014, operational responsibility for the SCP was transferred to the Agency. The SCPs are funded in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Educational Welfare Service of Tusla (EWS) has advised that the table below outlines the numbers of primary and post-primary schools included in the School Completion Programme (SCP), since it transferred to Tusla on its establishment in 2014. Year No. Primary Schools in SCP No. Post-Primary Schools in SCP 2014 470 224 2015 470 224 2016 470 222 2017 470 220 2018 470 219 The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am very conscious that the School Completion Programme (SCP) delivers a valuable service for some of our most vulnerable young people. The Programme is a core and continuing component of provision under the Educational Welfare Services (EWS). Tusla EWS have advised that approximately 38,000 children and young people per annum have come into contact with the programme annually, since SCP's...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (18 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The ABC Programme is a prevention and early intervention initiative, targeting investment in effective services to improve the outcomes for children and families living in areas of disadvantage, established in 2013. A key purpose of the ABC programme is to identify the learning across the sites, and transfer this learning into existing and established services. To this end, and in line...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Officials from my Department made enquires with Tusla on this matter. Tusla have confirmed that their Early Years Inspectorate is continuing to engage with the Registered Provider of this service as part of the inspection and registration process. They stated that there are a range of issues in relation to lack of compliance with regulations which need to be resolved. On 10 September 2018 the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the grants and funding issued to religious organisations and persons under the programmes and schemes administered by my Department since its establishment in 2011 are set out hereunder. Youth Service Grant Scheme- funding is made available on an annual basis to 30 national and major regional voluntary organisations. The continued funding of voluntary youth organisations through...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (16 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. In Budget 2018, I secured an additional funding of €3.0 m for Tusla to support the Family Resource Centre Programme. The additional funding was to support existing Family Resource Centres and for expansion of the Programme with the inclusion of 11 new centres, which means that 120 centres...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (16 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has been advised by Oberstown Children Detention Campus that in light of the challenges experienced in 2016, several external, expert reviews were undertaken to support the development of Oberstown Children Detention Campus into the future. An external expert was appointed to undertake a review of Health and Safety on campus. The Health and Safety...