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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (28 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Below are the services with contracts issued under Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE) in 2017/18 listed by county: County Services in Contact Carlow 50 Cavan 60 Clare 130 Cork 442 Donegal 141 Dublin 1111 Galway 252 Kerry 126 Kildare 194 Kilkenny 95 Laois 77 Leitrim 29 Limerick 173 Longford 33 Louth 112 Mayo 120 Meath 198 Monaghan 57 Offaly 72 Roscommon 54...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (28 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: City of Dublin Youth Service Board is a statutory body which administers grants to approximately ninety youth projects throughout Dublin city. I am aware that a number of youth workers based in Dublin City and employed in projects administered by the City of Dublin Youth Service Board, are on scales linked to public pay scales and may be eligible for increases under the Haddington Road...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Meetings (28 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Since I became the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in May 2016, I have met with a representative from the group in question on two occasions. My Department has had no such meetings.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I very much welcome the interest of the committee in the issues the Chairman has identified and raised. As the committee, I am sure, is aware I have also sought an urgent report. I welcome the interest of the committee and it can only help us move forward on the matter.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am pleased to have an opportunity to bring the Childcare Support Bill to Committee Stage. When I introduced the Bill to the House on Second Stage I was very grateful for the strong support I received from all sides of the House and the very constructive tone contained in all suggestions made. I acknowledge and thank Deputies and the Chairman for their support of the Bill and especially...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, to delete line 26 and substitute the following: " "civil partner" shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Act of 2010;". These amendments are technical drafting amendments. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, which clarify the definitions of "civil partner" and "cohabitant" are required by virtue of the fact that the definitions of "civil partner" and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Whereas I appreciate the Deputy's sentiment the phrasing used in the published Bill would be appropriate if the definitions in the 2010 Act took the form of "X" means etc..

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 2:In page 5, to delete line 27 and substitute the following: " "cohabitant" shall be construed in accordance with section 172(1) of the Act of 2010;".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 3:In page 6, lines 2 to 4, to delete all words from and including "at" in line 2 down to and including "section 15" in line 4. This amendment ensures that the definition of a couple and, therefore, of a partner, continues to apply at all relevant times and not just at the two points in time specified in the published Bill, namely, when making an application or when...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 4:In page 7, line 9, to delete "2018" and substitute "2019". Section 2 provides for the establishment of the affordable childcare scheme and for the scheme to be funded out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. As payments under the scheme will not be made in 2018, it is proposed to amend this section to provide that the payments will be made in the first year in which...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: It will be Pobal.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 5:In page 8, line 23, to delete “in writing”. This amendment relates to section 6 which concerns the outsourcing arrangements for the scheme administrator. Amendment No. 9 relates to section 8 which limits participation in the scheme to approved child care service providers that have signed a scheme contract with the Minister for Children and Youth...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 6:In page 8, line 28, to delete “the”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I can confirm that the definition of parent in section 1 of the Bill states that for the purposes of this scheme, parent includes "a person acting in loco parentis". As a guardian is acting in loco parentis, any reference in the Bill to parent must be understood, therefore, to include a guardian. As the proposed amendment is already provided for in the Bill, I will not be accepting it.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 8:In page 9, line 30, after “section 14” to insert “in respect of that child”. Amendments Nos. 8 and 26 both aim to ensure that the referral of a child by a sponsorship body named in Schedule 2 will not create an obstacle to other relevant applications for financial support under the scheme. Amendment No. 8 provides for amendment to section...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 9:In page 10, line 3, to delete “in writing”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: It is a policy objective.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputies Funchion and Mitchell. I certainly agree with their intentions and sentiment but the aim of the proposed amendment is effectively already provided for in the Bill and as a result, I am not accepting the amendment. Let me explain. The definition of “childcare services provider” in section 1 is a "provider of a pre-school service or a school age service whose...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 11:In page 11, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:“(f) specify the class in which the child is enrolled at school or whether he or she is enrolled in a pre-school programme funded by the Minister or the Minister for Education and Skills,”. Amendments Nos. 11 and 32 relate to the way in which the Bill refers to the ECCE preschool programme....

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 12:In page 11, line 4, after "employer" to insert "or education". Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 relate to information that is to be provided by applicants in the application form, while amendments Nos. 14 and 30 relate to the verification of the identity of applicants. Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 are minor technical drafting amendments. They amend section 9, which specifies...