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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (29 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As these matters relate to a review undertaken by the National Review Panel on behalf of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Resource Centres (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am very happy to answer those supplementary questions. The first question involves the application from the various groups for another family resource centre. As the Deputy notes, there is an impressive list of people who came together to make that application. I am familiar with all of those organisations and can imagine, although I would not have seen it, that they put in a very good...

Topical Issue Debate: Family Resource Centres (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the issue raised by Deputy Troy here in the Chamber. As he is aware, the family resource centre programme was established in 1998. It was overseen by the former Family Support Agency up to the transfer of responsibility to Tusla and its establishment in 2014. Above all, I want to clarify that the decision regarding the inclusion of an organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is in receipt of capital funding of almost €14.0m in 2018. Tusla has made provision, within its Capital Plan, for the Carrick-on-Shannon project. I have forwarded the Deputy’s request to Tusla and have asked the Agency to respond directly to the Deputy with the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country and funding is allocated on an annual basis.  The 2018 funding allocations provided for Dublin 24 under the various youth funding schemes are not yet finalised and are subject to review by the Education and Training Board who may propose...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that data is not collated nationally on the number of infants received into the care of Tusla, by way of court order or on a voluntary basis. Data regarding the number of children in care on 31st December aged less than 1 year of age, the number of admissions to care for children less than 1 year of age, and the number of first time...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can advise the Deputy that a child or young person who is the subject of a legal court order or through voluntary parental consent, is placed in foster care or residential care with either state, private or voluntary providers. Prior to the establishment of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency in 2014, child protection services, including State care, were carried out by the Health Services...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The information required by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested. I have requested my Department to assemble the information as soon as possible and this will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the expenditure outlays on travel and subsistence by my Department in 2017 are set out in the following table. Home Travel €64,400.76 EU Travel €39,631.77 Non EU Travel €31,892.50 The overall objective is to keep costs associated with official travel to a minimum and to achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred for the effective...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department is collating the information requested and will forward this directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (22 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 to 532, inclusive, together. Young adults, aged 18, leaving care should have a statutory aftercare plan. The plan should identify the young person's needs, including accommodation. The vast majority of young people leaving care have been living in foster care, and many remain there while completing their second level education and commencing further...

Seanad: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2018)

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Seanad: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Thank you. I express my gratitude for the engagement with the Senators and other Members who made the Bill better in the Dáil and here. It is really a great day for children. One comment I shared with my officials, who also made a terrific contribution to this process, is that this is a very positive Bill. We had very constructive engagement all the way, beginning in the committee and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (17 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme supports volunteer-led youth work activities at a local level. These grants are made available to all youth clubs and groups through the local Education and Training Boards. Each year, in the region of 1,700 local youth clubs are eligible to apply under the scheme. Organisations wishing to apply for funding under this scheme should contact their local...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Funding (16 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together. In recent years, capital funding has been made available to my Department to support youth projects in local communities. The funding provided for the purchase of equipment and supported small scale projects, including refurbishments, health and safety fit-outs and accessibility improvements in local voluntary youth services. The capital...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Administration (16 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has in place a Youth Capital Working Group. The Group comprises youth officers representing the sixteen Education and Training Boards and officials from my Department. This Group was responsible for the design of the Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme in 2017 and the Youth Capital Funding Scheme 2018, which was formally launched earlier this month. It is my intention that the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (16 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Budget 2018 provided an additional €1.5m in current funding to my Department to support the provision of these youth services. This will bring total current youth funding in 2018 to €58.9m. This additional funding has been used for programmes that target disadvantaged young people. The following table shows the 2018 allocations, broken down by funding line: Fund 2018 ...

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

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is responsible for the administration of the Family Resource Centre Programme. Family Resource Centres are independent voluntary organisations that deliver universal services to families in local communities, based on a life-cycle approach. The centres seek to combat disadvantage and to provide a wide range of family supports. In Budget 2018, I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I was pleased to secure an additional €40.6 million for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in 2018. This is the third year in succession that Tusla has received a significant increase in its funding, which now amounts to over €753m. I strongly support the work of Tusla, and I am committed to supporting the Agency in meeting the needs of all children and families. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (16 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy. I would be delighted to update her on positive progress my department is making in developing the new Affordable Childcare Scheme. Officials from my Department, along with colleagues in Pobal, have been working hard to develop the legal, technical and administrative infrastructure for the new Affordable Childcare Scheme. This scheme will provide financial support for...