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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017, other than Section 24(1)(a) was commenced on 19 October 2017. Section 24(1)(a) which will come in to operation on 1 February 2018,  provides that before making an application for a child to be adopted because of parental failure, Tusla – the Child and Family Agency must be satisfied that every reasonable effort has been made to support the...

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

Katherine Zappone: There are over 100 Family Resource Centres currently in receipt of funding from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.  Tusla provides funding to the centres under an annual Service Level Agreement. This funding is provided by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres. The 2017 Tusla allocation to Family Resource Centres was €13.512m.  In 2015, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform published the "Report of the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Plan: Building on Recovery 2016-2021" in September 2017. I understand that the review was made available to all Oireachtas members. This was followed by the allocation of additional capital funding for public investment over the period 2018 - 2021 in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bullying in the Workplace (17 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Since my Department's establishment in June 2011, there have been three allegations of bullying, one in 2011 and two in 2014. There have been no sexual harassment complaints in the same period. Year Number of allegations of Bullying Informal Resolution or Investigation undertaken Outcome of Investigation 2011 1 Formal Investigation Allegation not upheld 2014 2 Informal Resolution Not...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspections (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established under the Health Act, 2007 to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and social care services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public.  Under the Act, the Authority has the function of setting standards on safety and quality in relation to services provided by Tusla, the Child and Family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The total number of intercountry adoptions recognised between 2015 and 2017, where the adopters were habitually resident in Ireland and held a valid Declaration of Eligibility & Suitability at the time of effecting the adoption, (Section 5, Adoption Act 1991 and Section 57(2)(b)(ii) of the Adoption Act 2010 refers): Country 2015 2016 2017 Bulgaria 8 4 8 China  15 7 10...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has a contract with the organisation concerned to provide the pilot Bail Supervision Scheme for a 2 year period following a public tender. Therefore this Department has no role in the operation of this organisation or in Human Resources within their organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Guidelines (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: On 11 December 2017, all of those provisions of the Children First Act 2015 which were not already in force, were commenced in full. The Children First Act places the following statutory obligations on providers of relevant services to children:  - To keep children safe from harm while they are availing of the service [section 10]; - To carry out a risk assessment to identify potential...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the financial resources made available by my Department to the organisation since 2013 are set out in the following table. Year Funds 2013 €136,223 2014 €279,184 2015 €258,958 2016 €443,667 2017 €159,802 TOTAL €1,277,834 The grant payments made directly by my Department supported operational costs relating to the administration of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support children and young people throughout the country. There are currently twenty seven agencies or groups that are in receipt of annual funding from my Department in County Waterford, details of which can be found in the following table. Number - 1 Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board 2 Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to the attention of Tusla for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Staff (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1485, 1486 and 1495 together. DCYA does not have a register for all staff in the Early Years (EY) sector, and can only provide figures regarding the number of active room leaders in ECCE Higher Capitation rooms, based on applications that have been received and processed. It is difficult to measure the number of staff working in the EY sector who are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As I previously informed the Deputy, the State indemnity is operated by the National Treasury Management Agency who acts as the State Claims Agency. All Department's claims are delegated for management to this agency.  This State indemnity also extends to bodies under the aegis of the Department which include the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Children Detention Schools, the Child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1488 and 1493 together. It is important to be clear that there has been no withdrawal, or proposal to withdraw, any ECCE provision for children with disabilities. All children will be eligible to 76 weeks or 2 academic years of ECCE from September 2018. On Wednesday 6th December I announced that I have paused a decision on the upper age limit exemption for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: It is important to be clear that there has been no withdrawal, or proposal to withdraw, any ECCE provision for children with disabilities. All children will be eligible to 76 weeks or 2 academic years of ECCE from September 2018. On Wednesday 6th December I announced that I have paused a decision on the upper age limit exemption for ECCE so that further consultation with parents can occur....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Subvention funding is based only on the verification of the relevant parent’s CCS (Community Childcare Subvention) eligibility during the snapshot period. To be CCS eligible the parent/child must hold a valid medical card/GPVC and/or be in receipt of certain payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP). It is current practice that when a DEASP...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has identified two organisations who have announced their affiliation to the Repeal the Eight Amendment movement. Details of the funding provided to these organisations are set out in the following table. Funding provided Purpose of payments BeLong To €840,554 Ensure the emergence, promotion, growth and development of youth organisations with distinctive...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy is aware, my Department does not directly provide childcare - rather we fund the provision of childcare through individuals, companies and community/not-for-profit groups.  Therefore, following the closure of the existing childcare provider in this location, I requested that Pobal and Longford CCC work with local bodies and potential partners in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Properties (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs does have any land not in use, nor does it own, rent or lease any vacant properties. The Adoption Authority, the Ombudsman for Children and Oberstown Children Detention Centre have confirmed a similar position. Tusla has confirmed that it has three properties that meet this criteria as outlined as follows. Tusla Vacant Property January 2018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Employment Schemes Data (16 Jan 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1496 to 1498, inclusive, together. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has no role in the training of Community Employment participants. Community Employment programmes are operated and funded solely by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.