Results 341-360 of 2,723 for speaker:Barry Andrews

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (30 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 16 on the Thursday, 13th May, 2010. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementing the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme, which was introduced in January of this year and which provides a free pre-school year to eligible children in the year before they commence primary school. I also have responsibility for implementing the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) which provides funding to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: The requirement to assess prospective adoptive parents is set out in the Hague Convention. The convention refers to "parents" rather than to one or other parent. We have to ensure the best interests of the child are placed at the centre of this assessment. That requires that both prospective adoptive parents are assessed. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan quite fairly raised the question of a natural...

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementing the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme, which was introduced in January of this year. Children will qualify for a free pre-school year place when they are aged more than 3 years 2 months and less than 4 years 7 months at 1 September each year. This means that children born between 2 February 2006 and 30 June 2007...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. The Deputy's question of 7 July 2009 referred to reports conducted by either the HSE or the former health boards which had not been published or had only been published in redacted form. I understand that much of the existing HSE material in relation to deaths of children in care in the past ten years relates to case files and internal...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) that a response will be issued to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: The Implementation Plan for the recommendations of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was accepted by Government and published in July 2009. One of the key recommendations of the Implementation Plan is that an additional 270 additional social workers be recruited by the HSE between 2009 and 2011 in order that the HSE can fulfil its care planning and other statutory...

Written Answers — Pre-School Services: Pre-School Services (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementing the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme, which was introduced in January this year. The objective of the ECCE scheme is to provide appropriate age related activities and programmes in a formal setting to children in the year before they commence primary school. Targeting the pre-school year at a particular age...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Jun 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have discussed the proposal to put in place a hotline for missing children that is operational in some EU Member States with members of charitable organisations and non-Governmental organisations with a view to providing some level of service. I will keep the Deputy informed of developments in this regard.