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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Programme for Government Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has a lead role in respect of seven Programme for Government (PfG) commitments. It is also leading on one cross-Departmental commitment. I have set out in the table attached the relevant commitments and a summary of the current status in respect of each. PfG Ref: Commitment – Department of Children and Youth Affairs ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: My Department does not have power or possession of the records to which the Deputy refers. The work of the Inter-Departmental Group on Mother and Baby Homes has concentrated on the potentially most salient records which might be of assistance and accessible in the time available so as to inform Government's considerations of the scope and format of the Commission of Investigation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 795 to 799, inclusive, together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme introduced the first-ever requirement for minimum qualifications for staff working in the childcare sector. Prior to the introduction of the programme in January 2010 there was no requirement for staff working directly with children in preschool services to hold any...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Data (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 800 and 819 together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme was introduced in January 2010 and provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children before they commence primary school. The programme is a free and universal provision to which all children have access and figures in relation to special needs children availing of this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Childcare services are governed by the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006. The Explanatory Guide to the Regulations recommends a range of adult/child ratios that reflect the age of the child and the level of care the child is receiving. For sessional pre-school services (i.e. services offering a planned programme to pre-school children for a total of not more than 3.5...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: A number of childcare programmes are implemented by my Department to assist parents with the cost of childcare. These include the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, and the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme. There is no specific funding allocated to provide for children in the 0 to 3 age category...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides for one free pre-school year for all eligible children in the year before commencing primary school. The programme is normally provided for 3 hours per day, 5 days per week, over 38 weeks. The Government has made a very significant commitment in maintaining the pre-school year on a universal and free basis despite the current...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees Data (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) were established in 2001 to advance the provision of childcare facilities in their local areas. They comprise local representatives from the statutory, community and voluntary sectors, social partners, childcare providers and parents. The role of the CCCs was expanded under the National Childcare Investment Programme to enable greater...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Inspections (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: As these are service matters, I have asked the Child and Family Agency to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Placement Tenders (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward this to the Deputy when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Report (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, has submitted his report in relation to 2013. While the report was submitted to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, the Report’s recommendations relate to a number of Departments and Agencies. My Department is currently considering the 2013 report and, as in previous years, it has also been circulated to all...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Statutory responsibility for the delivery of child welfare and protection services rests with the Child and Family Agency, which is the appropriate body to receive all reports of concerns relating to a child. The HSE had statutory responsibility for this service until the Agency was established on 1 January 2014. Reports of concerns (referrals) relate to a child's welfare or where there are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: In public law proceedings, under the Child Care Act 1991, a guardian ad litemmay be appointed by a Court where the Court considers this necessary in the interests of the child and in the interests of justice. Provision for such services in private family law proceedings is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality. Responsibility for guardian ad litempayments in child care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Out of Hours Service (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency provides a range of services aimed at addressing emergency situations in the area of child welfare and protection. In the main, these emergency situations arise out of hours. At present, out-of-hours emergency services for children at risk in the greater Dublin area are provided by the Child and Family Agency through the Crisis Intervention Service (CIS). The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Guidelines (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Children First Bill, 2014, which will put elements of the Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2011) on a statutory footing was published in April. It has completed second stage in the Dáil, and the remaining stages will be scheduled after the summer recess. The introduction of this legislation is in line with a key Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward this to the Deputy when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Prevention and Early Intervention Programme was co-funded during 2007-2013 by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), to examine innovative and integrated ways to improve outcomes for children. Total funding of €36m was made available to the programme. It supported initiatives in three sites in Tallaght, Ballymun and Darndale. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: It is intended to proceed to finalise legislative proposals so that I may bring a general scheme and Heads of Bill on adoption information and tracing to the Government as soon as possible with a view to early publication. Subsequent consideration by the Oireachtas Health and Children Committee will allow the issues to be carefully teased out and the views of different interested parties...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Bullying Issues (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I share the member’s concerns and recognise the scale of our challenge is considerable: there are an ever increasing number of social media outlets and platforms to use them on. Research on the problem shows there are no simple answers and there is no magic solution to tackling this complex social issue. The Minister of Communications established an Internet Content Governance...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (17 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The statutory functions of the Child and Family Agency, established on 1 January 2014, include responsibility for child welfare and protection services formerly operated by the HSE; child and family-related services for which the HSE formerly had responsibility, including pre-school inspections and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services; and services formerly provided by the...