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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information is currently being compiled by the Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Greenways Development (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department does not collect statistics on cycling activity among children and adolescents in areas in which public greenways have been developed. The Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport provides funding for greenway initiatives and may be in a position to direct the Deputy to where these statistics can be accessed.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: From September 2017, a new Affordable Childcare scheme will be introduced which will provide financial support for parents towards the cost of childcare. The new scheme will provide a system from which both universal and targeted subsidies can be provided towards the cost of childcare. This new scheme will replace the existing targeted childcare programmes with a single, streamlined and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department was established in June 2011, therefore all information provided to the Deputy is from this date. Name of Report Reason for non-publication Internal Report/To be published Cost of Report Tendering Process Undertaken Public Knowledge and attitudes relating to children’s rights, welfare, protection and services Internal use only Internal Report €103,011.98 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department provided Arc Adoption with €10,000 in July 2014, to assist with its cashflow problems and enable it to refund 3 clients who were due repayment of their refundable registration fees at that time. Arc Adoption is a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and operates on a “not-for-profit basis”. The fees in question were paid as part of an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Non-Disclosure Agreements (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: No agreements as referred to by the Deputy have been entered into by my Department. The public bodies funded through my Department's Vote are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), the Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Ombudsman for Children's Office. My Department also provides the primary source of funding for Gaisce, the President's Award....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (29 Nov 2016)

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. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (29 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I have appointed two Special Advisers in this Department in accordance with the Instructions for Ministerial Appointments published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: In 2016, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has allocated funding of €20.6m for a network of some 60 organisations providing services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in Ireland. Almost €12.0m is provided for emergency refuge and support services, a further €4.6m is provided for other community based domestic violence support services and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I am responsible for the appointment of members to the boards of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), Gaisce (the President's Award) and the Board of Management for Oberstown Children Detention Campus. There are currently seven vacant positions on the Gaisce Council, one vacant position on the Board of the Child and Family Agency and one vacant position on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: From September 2017, a new Affordable Childcare scheme will be introduced which will provide financial support for parents towards the cost of childcare. The new scheme will provide a system from which both universal and targeted subsidies can be provided towards the cost of childcare. This new scheme will replace the existing targeted childcare programmes with a single, streamlined and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Each City/County Childcare Committee (CCC) receives funding from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to implement its Local Implementation Plan, and they also receive funding to provide additional support to childcare providers working with children with disabilities under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM). In 2016, the total amount allocated to the CCCs is €11.14m. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My Department provides funding to a number of National Voluntary Childcare Organisations (NVCOs), including Barnardos, National Childhood Network, National Childminding Association of Ireland, St. Nicholas' Montessori Society, Irish Steiner Kindergarten Association and the EECE & Play Early Childhood Ireland. To date the total funding provided to these organisations from the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla has responsibility for the inspection of childcare services. Inspection is carried out to monitor compliance with the Child Care (Pre-School) (No 2) Regulations with the aim of ensuring the health, safety and welfare of children enrolled in pre-school services. Funding of €1.1m was provided from the childcare funding subheads of my Department in respect of these; however due to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 276 together. The funding referred to by the Deputy is provided through the 'Learner Fund', and also through the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) which provides supports to enable children with disabilities to participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The Learner Fund was introduced in 2014 to provide support for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Pobal acts as an intermediary for programmes funded by my Department and carries out significant work in the fields of programme development and management, project assessment, financial management and accountability, compliance, audit, data capture, monitoring and evaluation. Pobal also plays an active role in supporting recipients of programme funding to manage their services and to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Better Start Quality Development Service is a national initiative established by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) to bring an integrated national approach to developing quality in Early Years Education and Care (ECEC) for children aged from birth to six years in Ireland. It is intended to coordinate and extend the wide-ranging choice of supports and services already...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting of Personnel (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 275 together. The Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 require a registered pre-school service provider to ensure that each employee is suitable and competent by consideration of the vetting disclosure received from the National Vetting Bureau. This requirement is no different to the requirement contained in the 2006...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I understand the 'childcare budget ' mentioned by the Deputy to refer specifically to the 'Sectoral Programmes For Children And Young People' funding lines of the Departmental Vote given that my Department also provides core funding to Tusla. Tusla has responsibility for the inspection of childcare services. Inspection is carried out to monitor compliance with the Child Care (Pre-School)...