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

James Reilly: Funding of €0.25 million is being provided in 2014 to support the Parent and Toddler Initiative which is implemented by City and County Childcare Committees at county level and is administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. This Initiative provides grants to parent and toddler groups with a particular focus on disadvantaged areas. Following recommendations by Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (16 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. Tables are attached which give details of the total annual funding allocated to childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has undertaken to establish a Commission of Investigation into the concerns that have arisen in relation to Mother and Baby Homes. The decision to establish a Commission of Investigation into these matters received the unanimous endorsement of this House and I intend to report back to the House before summer recess on the progress being made to establish the Commission. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (16 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: 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 services. The child is not detained as a result of criminal offences,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (16 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Family Resource Centres, funded by the Child and Family Agency, under its Family and Community Services Resource Centre Programme, provide a range of universal and targeted services and development opportunities that address the needs of children and families. There are 106 Family Resource Centres throughout the country. Information and advice concerning the range of services available...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commencement of Legislation (16 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 is the only Act for which I have lead responsibility that has parts yet to be formally commenced. Part 3 and 5 and a number of sections in Part 2 and 7 of the Act remain to be commenced. A substantial element of the uncommenced sections relates to provisions for special care. Given the legislative framework utilised to manage the interaction between the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ombudsman for Children Remit (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I have no immediate plans to amend the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 for the purpose outlined by the Deputy. The Deputy may be aware that a report ‘Review of the operation of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002’,was submitted by the Ombudsman for Children, Ms. Emily Logan to the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald, in March 2012. One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, which provides support for sessional pre-school, full time, part time and after school places, is targeted at disadvantaged or low income families and eligibility is based on means-tested entitlements. The Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme supports parents who are endeavouring to enter or return to the workforce...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The After-School Child Care (ASCC) scheme was introduced in October 2013 under the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme specifically to provide after-school care for primary school children for certain categories of working parents for a once-off period of 52 weeks. The number of children who availed of this support in the period up until 30 June 2014 is 154. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The financial allocation for the Child and Family Agency in 2014, its first year of operation, was set at €609m, including €7m in capital funding. This included an additional revenue provision of €6.7m (€12.0m in a full year) to support the reform of Child Welfare and Protection Services by the Agency this year. It is acknowledged that delivering the range of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Funding (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Tusla was established on a statutory basis with effect from 1 January 2014. The new Agency took over responsibility for children and family services previously provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and also assumed responsibility for the operations of both the National Education Welfare Board (NEWB) and Family Support Agency (FSA). A due diligence process was undertaken to identify...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The legal costs incurred by the Child and Family Agency to May 2014 are €14.2 million. These costs include payments for services delivered prior to the establishment of Tusla and also include payments to Guardians ad Litem and to their legal representatives. The legal costs are in line with those incurred in 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 816 together. There are a number of services available to those affected by the matters being considered in the context of Mother and Baby Homes. My Department has worked with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the need for access to information and support. The telephone Information line available for people seeking information or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 817 and 818 together. As pointed out to the Deputy in reply to a previous Question on this matter on 10 April 2014, this Department is in the process of introducing a number of reforms with a view to improving the quality of early years services. Legislation to strengthen the current inspection regime and underpin the Early Years Quality Agenda has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 819 and 820 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Area-Based Childhood (ABC) Programme funded by my Department with co-funding by the Atlantic Philanthropies, targets investment in evidence-informed interventions to improve the long-term outcomes for children and families living in areas of disadvantage. It aims to break “the cycle of child poverty...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme (SCP) 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 its target cohort. The SCP is a targeted intervention aimed at those school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills' DEIS Action Plan for Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has undertaken to establish a Commission of Investigation into the concerns that have arisen in relation to Mother and Baby Homes. The decision to establish a Commission of Investigation into these matters received the unanimous endorsement of this House and I intend to report back to the House before summer recess on the progress being made to establish the Commission. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: It is my intention to publish the 2013 Annual Report of my Department in Autumn of this year.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Crèche Facilities (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 824 and 835 together. I refer the House to the reply of my immediate predecessor, Minister Flanagan, to Deputy McGrath on 9 July 2014 in this matter. It is a matter of record that the Centre at Darndale has been experiencing cash flow difficulties. The Centre incurred expenditure of €2.022m in 2013 and received funding amounting to €1.96m,...