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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Data (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised that the State Agencies under the remit of my Department have up to date tax clearance certificates.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that this is an operational matter for Tusla and my officials have requested that they reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department has asked Tusla to advise on the frequency of internal management meetings. My Department does not attend such meetings. As the parent Department with responsibility for the oversight of Tusla, formal meetings are held between officials of my Department and Tusla's Senior Management Team. This is done on a monthly basis. The primary purpose of these meetings is to review...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that the numbers of referrals to Child Protection and Welfare Services received during the years 2014 to 2016 are as follows: - 2014 = 43,630 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2015 = 43,596 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2016 = 47,399 referrals received during the reporting year. - 2017 = 12,734 referrals received from January until the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla-Child and Family Agency engages with thousands of children each year across all of its services. The level of engagement involved will be determined for each child and family by the needs identified in each case. It is not possible to provide a complete overview of all of the engagements between Tusla and children as this can be a once off or short term engagement or may involve a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is a public body which operates under the aegis of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I can confirm that Tusla has a designated unit in place which deals with Parliamentary Affairs. The Parliamentary Affairs unit within Tusla provides information to my Department on request to inform responses to Parliamentary Questions and other Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that this is an operational matter for Tusla and my officials have requested that they reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that this is an operational matter for Tusla and my officials have requested that they reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I have appointed a team of international technical experts to produce an advisory Technical Report for Government to help inform the decisions which need to be taken in relation to the burial site associated with the former home in Tuam. The team is led by Consultant Forensic Archaeologist Niamh McCullagh. Ms McCullagh is an Irish based expert with extensive national and international...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Providing free pre-school for children from the age of 3 was a key recommendation of the Expert Advisory Group on the Early Years Strategy. Expansion of ECCE was also given significant consideration by the Inter-Departmental Group on Future Investment in Childcare which reported in July 2015. Senior officials from the Department of Education and Skills contributed to the discussions on an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am unable to provide the Deputy with the information requested. I am advised that the information referred to is not collated on a national level by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 272, inclusive, together. The Court Service of Ireland outlines on its website the reasons why it might be considered necessary to take a child into wardship. The most common situation is where a minor has been awarded substantial damages by a court and has special housing or care needs. If a house is being purchased from his funds, the house...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (28 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. Under the Programme, Tusla provides financial support towards the running costs of Family Resource Centres nationwide. FRCs provide a range of universal and targeted services and development opportunities that address the needs of families. The FRC referred to by the Deputy has been in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The staffing complement for my Department at the end of 2016 was 177.56 whole time equivalents.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Community (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, has primary responsibility for Traveller and Roma policy. The Department of Justice and Equality has recently finalised a new National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy containing actions to bring about improvements in the quality of life of Travellers and Roma, including children. Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Homelessness Strategy (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. Under the Child Care Act, 1991 and the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, Tusla has a duty to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care or protection, including children who are homeless without their parents. The Agency is obliged to provide care for these children for as long as their welfare requires it....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The following grants were awarded under the Capital Grants Scheme for Play and Recreation 2017 in the period concerned: County / Local Authority Amount Carlow €7,000 Cavan €7,000 Cork County €7,000 Donegal €5,000 Dublin City €14,000 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown €14,000 Galway County €11,000 Kerry €15,000 Kildare €14,000...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: There are 46 Clerical Officers working in my Department, including nine Temporary Clerical Officers. Of these 46, 39 are full time employees. All are based in Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Please see the following table with the information requested. All our staff are based in Dublin. Status 2015 2016 2017 Retired 2 5 - Resigned 2 2 - Promoted - 2 4 All of the above worked on a full time basis, except for one of the retirees in 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Recruitment (27 Jun 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 and 531 together. There were 28 full time Clerical Officer appointments made in my Department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017. All the posts were in Dublin. There were 25 Temporary Clerical Officer appointments made in my Department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017. All the posts were in Dublin.