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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: 612. To ask the Minister for Health when the meningitis B vaccine catch-up programme will be rolled out to older children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18170/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Retirements (11 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: 664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if employees in his Department who reach the age of 65 must retire or if they can work to 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17687/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: 810. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost per child of caring for children in State care; the cost on an individualised basis to the State of the top ten cases incurring the highest expenditure per annum to provide services for the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18061/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: We now have a quorum so I propose to start the meeting. We are now in public session. Welcome to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. We will resume pre-legislative scrutiny of the Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017 regarding guardian ad litem services. We will consider this very important piece of legislation over two sessions. In session A, we will hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: We are now in public session. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, and Ms Naomi Kennan, policy officer at the Office of the Ombudsman for Children; Mr. Terry Dignan, CEO and Ms Karla Charles, policy officer at Empowering People in Care, EPIC; and Ms Cliodhna O'Neill, director of policy and Ms Catherine Ghent, solicitor, from the ISPCC....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you, Dr. Muldoon. I invite Mr. Terry Dignan from EPIC to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Deputy Rabbitte has to leave the meeting at 10 a.m. so perhaps the witnesses would address her questions first. They were the current qualifications of GALs, the role of the advocate - the Ombudsman for Children should reply to that - and the gaps in Article 42A.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Before we do that, I would like to clarify the issue raised by Senator Máire Devine and guardians ad litem abroad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: A child sent abroad would have a guardian ad litemhere. The decision would be taken on this side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: It is prohibitive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Who would like to answer Senator Joan Freeman's question about the board created to monitor guardians ad litem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: It comes under the justice department in the United Kingdom.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I will allow the members who have not spoken to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I apologise to the Senator. I shall set aside time for the reply in the next round. Perhaps one of the witnesses might take note of the need to address that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I will not allow answers now. Members have raised the legitimate issue and I have allowed the Deputy contribute before other members who indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I appreciate that. I will allow everyone to contribute and I urge Deputy Lisa Chambers to be brief. I cannot allow a two-way interaction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Sorry, that was my fault and appreciate the comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: No, it is all right. It is all the same whether one goes left to right or vice versa.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. I wish to make some comments before the deputations come in again. When answering the questions, please keep specifically to this legislation as opposed to straying into other legislation, something we could tend to do. I wish to make three brief points. As I said the last day, I have a major issue with the costs. The costs are astronomical. Can anyone before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you. We have to keep moving because we are under time pressure.