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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I must inform the Deputy that the date of birth provided in relation to the child in question indicates that they would not become eligible to enrol in the ECCE programme until September 2018, at the earliest, and, consequently, they are not yet eligible to avail of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) programme. It is my understanding that an official from my Department has been in touch...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 557 together. As the funding was administered, in part, through the County and City Childcare Committees (CCCs), I am unable to provide a county by county breakdown of funding. However, funding has always been offered on a national level and not on a county by county basis.  The allocation of funding to each county area is a direct reflection of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Data (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the number of registered early years services in each county, as of January 2018, are outlined in the accompanying table. County Number of Registered Services Carlow 50 Cavan 63 Clare 145 Cork 479 Donegal 146 Dublin 1190 Galway 283 Kerry 130 Kildare 193 Kilkenny 95 Laois 81 Leitrim 34 Limerick 197 Longford 34 Louth 113 Mayo 130 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (23 Jan 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, including those from disadvantaged communities.  Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Leadership for Inclusion (LINC) Programme, which was established in 2016 , is a Level 6 Special Purpose Award designed to support inclusion of children with a disability in free pre-school provided under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. The LINC Programme, which won the ‘Best Online Learning Experience’ from the Education Awards 2017, contains...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: 33 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, childcare providers and parents. There are now 30 CCCs, as Limerick City and Limerick County CCCs have amalgamated, as have Waterford City and Waterford County and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: In 2017, Early Years Capital funding was made available to childcare providers in a competitive process under three distinct strands. Early Years Capital Strand 1 comprised individual grants up to a total value of €50,000 for the creation of new childcare places. To date the total amount of capital funding allocated under this strand nationally is  €4,297,743 making up 91...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education and Training Boards Data (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department provides  an annual youth work function allocation to each of the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs) to assist with the cost of their statutory youth officer functions.  These functions include the provision, co ordination, administration and assessment of youth work services in its functional area.   The funding allocation provided to each...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Combatting Cyberbullying (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am concerned about the need to protect children from online abuse and other dangers from which they need protection. I believe these issues require a whole of government approach and my Department is working with other relevant Departments in this regard.  My Department has no remit in relation to the regulation of video games or online technologies. The classification of video...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies Data (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I would like to inform the Deputy that there are four bodies under the aegis of my Department.  These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency, the Oberstown Children Detention School Campus and the Ombudsman for Children's Office. My Department also provides the primary source of funding for Gaisce, the President's Award. Gaisce is a limited company...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Personal Injury Claims (23 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for the State agencies under my aegis of my Department, I have referred the matter to the attention of each agency for attention and direct reply. These include Tusla, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and Oberstown Children Detention Campus.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (18 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 together. I have requested the required information from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in order to respond to this question. I will forward this information to the Deputy when it has been received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (18 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the operations of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and its policies in relation to same, I have asked Tusla to supply the relevant information to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (18 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the operations of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and its policies in relation to same, I have asked Tusla to supply the relevant information to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 provides for the first time a statutory entitlement to identity information for adopted persons. It provides for a structured and regulated access to information and tracing services for those affected by adoption. It sets out the information that can be provided  and the circumstances in which it can be provided to adopted persons. A key...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The most recent aftercare data available from Tusla indicates that  the majority of young people aged 18-22 years,  in receipt of aftercare services, remained with their foster families, while some progress to independent living.  The following table outlines the living arrangements of young adults in receipt of aftercare services in Q3 2017. Living Arrangements  in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Children First Act 2015 places a statutory obligations on persons, who have been identified by virtue of their training, qualifications and experience, to makes reports of concerns of harm, above a defined threshold, to Tusla, The Child and Family Agency. There are no criminal sanctions in the Children First Act in relation to the failure to make a mandated report. However, a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Policy (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am informed that the “Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect”, dated September 2014, is the current policy and that all Tusla staff had been advised of same. I understand that a review of the policy is ongoing, which includes consideration of how to support staff with additional guidance. I have sought an update from Tusla with regard...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Policy (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The EU Directive referred to by the Deputy was transposed into national law by the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, and falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The assessment of allegations of abuse is a very complex area and Tusla is required to take full account of natural justice, the constitutional rights of the accused and national...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Investigations (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised by HIQA that the investigation referred to by the Deputy is underway, and proceeding as scheduled. It is envisaged that the investigation will be completed by the end of Quarter 2 of this year. It is expected that the findings of the investigation will be published by HIQA in due course.