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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla set a budget of €13.5m in 2016 for the Family Resource Centre Programme. In December, 2016, and in recognition of the valuable work that the Family Resource Centres do, Tusla provided additional funding of €1.422m to the 109 Centres around the country. These grants were once off exceptional payments to the Centres to assist with the upgrade of equipment and other...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Grant Payments (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The value of capital grant payments made by my Department to projects in County Wexford in 2016 amounted to €306,673. This included 46 individual projects who were collectively awarded grants of €286,673 under the Early Years Capital Scheme and one project under the Youth Capital Scheme of €20,000.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Aftercare is a term used to describe the planning and support put in place to meet the needs of a young person who is leaving statutory care at 18 years of age, to assist him/her in making the transition to independent living. Formal planning for a child who is leaving care normally begins when they turn 16 years of age and an aftercare plan is expected to be in place in the run up to their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I have been advised by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that at the end of September 2016, there were 1,841 young people between the age of 18 years and 22 years inclusive who were in receipt of an aftercare service. This was an increase of 78 over the end of 2015. Figures and information on the young people's accommodation type when leaving care is provided in the table below: ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Details in respect of the programmes from which projects in County Mayo were funded by my Department since January 2015 are set out in the following table: Programme/Scheme Allocation Amounts paid at end 2016 Number of payments to Service Providers Childcare Programmes Community Childcare Subvention Programme €3,787,931 €3,185,829 162 Early Childhood Care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1693 and 1694 together. Tusla set a budget of €13.5m in 2016 for the Family Resource Centre Programme. In December, 2016, and in recognition of the valuable work that the Family Resource Centres do, Tusla provided additional funding of €1.422m to the 109 Centres around the country. These grants were once off exceptional payments to the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I can confirm that my Department has not incurred any expenditure for the past three years in relation to off-site archiving and storage of Departmental records.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The information requested in relation to staff in my Department, since its establishment in June 2011 is set out below. December 2011 Salary Range Number of Staff Over €150,000 2 Between €125,001 to €150,000 0 Between €100,001 to €125,000 8 Between €90,001 to €100,000 3 Between €80,001 to €90,000 5 Between €70,001...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: At the end of October 2016, there were 211 children in the statutory care of Tusla in Donegal. Of this number, over 96% were in foster care with 2% in general residential care and the remainder were in other placements determined by their care plan. This compares very favourably with the national figure of 93% of children in care in foster care at the same date. Tusla, the Child and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications Data (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Two organisations are funded by this Department to process vetting applications on behalf of the early years sector. These organisations are Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) and Barnardos. In 2016 ECI processed 21,438 applications and Barnardos processed 5,895 applications.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The information requested by the Deputy can be found in the table below. DCYA Programme Funding Jan-Dec 2016 Programme Amount paid Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) 207,542,476 Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) 1,410,685 Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) 35,887,253 Community Childcare Subvention Private (CCSP) 2,746,274 Childcare Education and Training (CETS) 11,243,687...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department spent some €291m on the childcare programmes to which the Deputy refers in 2016. I understand that GDP figures are not yet available from the Central Statistics Office for the 2016 year.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Two organisations are funded by this Department to process vetting applications on behalf of the early years sector. These organisations are Early Childhood Ireland and Barnardos. My Department does not fund Pobal to process vetting applications on behalf of the childcare sector.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My Department does not provide specific funding for Garda vetting however, in 2017 I am providing €713m to support the provision of Tusla's services part of which includes the Garda vetting of new and existing personnel working for the Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1704 and 1705 together. 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. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1706 and 1707 together. At the outset it is important to state that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and Certain related matters) is independent in its conduct. Therefore the advertising strategy is a matter for the Commission to decide and I do not have any role or influence in this regard. I am aware that the Commission of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I am committed to publishing this Report. Given the scope of the Commission's work, a number of issues in the Report extend beyond the remit of my Department and it has been necessary to consult Cabinet colleagues and the Attorney General on these matters. I am sensitive to the concerns of former residents and their expectations for an early publication date. I will conclude this process as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (17 Jan 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1709 to 1712, inclusive, together. As Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, I am deeply concerned by the plight of the young people who were in the Calais camp, and particularly the many unaccompanied minors who were at the frontline of this terrible situation. The All Party Dáil motion approved by Government on 10 November last called on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Expulsions (16 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, under the remit of my Department, has a statutory responsibility to ensure each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The education welfare services of Tusla, comprising the statutory Education Welfare Service, the School Completion Programme and the Home School Community Liaison scheme are key supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. The Government jet has been used three times by my Department since 2011 as set out in the following table. The use of the Government jet in December 2016 relates to me accompanying the Taoiseach on his return flight from a British Irish Council meeting in Cardiff. Year Number of occasions Government Jet was used by Minister and...