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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: In May 2014 Tusla applied to Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) for a grant to support the intensive implementation of the Prevention, Partnership and Family Support programme (PPFS). The objective of this grant application was to seek funding to support the implementation of previous Atlantic funded work in the area of Prevention, Partnership and Family Support. In particular the grant provides...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I understand that the Deputy is referring to a 2011 Government Decision which introduced a general pay ceiling of €200,000 for future appointments to higher positions across the public service and a general pay ceiling of €250,000 for future appointments of CEO posts within Commercial State Companies. I can confirm that over the past three years no employee of Tusla has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla was established on 1 January 2014 and operational arrangements were completed in advance of this date to ensure the smooth transition of service provisions, staff and service management. This included the transfer of staff from the Health Service Executive (HSE), the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Family Support Agency (FSA). Provision was made for the transfer of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Correspondence (8 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: It is not possible for my Department to provide data in a manner that would allow the Deputy's question to be fully answered within the time-frame available. During the period in question a total of 2,059 representations were received in my Department, including from members of the Oireachtas. In the same period, 1,969 representations were finalised, leaving a total of 90 representations...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Government is strongly committed to supporting Tusla's work for children and families across the full range of its services. Since my appointment I have already been working closely with the Chair and Chief Executive of Tusla, alongside my own Department, to ensure that we deliver the best possible quality of services within the resources available. Tusla received an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The ABC programme is a joint prevention and early intervention initiative led by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Atlantic Philanthropies. It is a time-bound, co-funding arrangement in the amount of €29.7m from 2013 to 2017. The aim of the ABC Programme is to test and evaluate prevention and early intervention approaches to improve outcomes for children, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I understand the Deputy is referring to a commitment by my Department to a review of the functions, structures and governance of the City/County Childcare Committees and the National Voluntary Childcare Organisations.  This review has not been progressed to date due to the requirement to prioritise other important initiatives within the early years care and education area. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I am aware of a childcare facility in Drumconrath and I understand that this service sought permission to expand their premises to cater for an increased number of children, but that this planning application was refused. Meath County Childcare Committee are in regular contact with my Department regarding this and other services in the Meath area and I understand that this service has not...

Adjournment Debate: Industrial Disputes (1 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputy Anne Rabbitte for raising this issue. It is our first exchange and I appreciate her contribution. We are at one in our concern about the ethos of which she spoke. As Minister with responsibility for children and young people, I am committed, first and foremost, to the provision of an appropriate, safe and secure environment for children in custody on the Oberstown campus....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: In Budget 2016, my Department announced a significant expansion to pre-school provision under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. This measure, which will be introduced from September 2016, means that children will be eligible to start free pre-school when they reach the age of 3, and continue to avail of free pre-school until they start primary school (once the child is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (1 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I have authority under section 164 of the Children Act 2001 to appoint the board of management for the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. I have recently appointed a new board with effect from 1 June 2016 on the basis of the statutory provisions of the Children Act 2001 and in addition, the 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. Section 167 of the Children Act 2001 contains a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bail Law (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: A contract was awarded by my Department to Extern, a leading social justice charity operating across Ireland to progress a Bail Supervision Scheme for young offenders in April 2016. I am advised that based on evidence elsewhere in this area, an intensive bail supervision scheme for young people should impact on trends for the remand of young people in custody by offering courts a new option...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres Data (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I assume the Deputy is referring to single separation of children as it applies to children detained in the Oberstown children detention campus, Lusk, Co Dublin. A range of policies relating to the provision of safe and secure custody for children in Oberstown is in place. These policies have been approved by the Oberstown board of management over a number of years and can be viewed on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rape Crisis Network Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, whether in the context of the family or otherwise. In 2015, Tusla made a decision not to renew funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland. Tusla had previously provided funding of €184,000 to the Rape Crisis Network in 2014. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence whether in the context of the family or otherwise. A network of 60 organisations provide services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland, including 20 services providing emergency refuge accommodation to women and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence. The Agency’s key priority is to ensure that the needs of survivors are met in the best way possible. Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services have been developed as a specialist national service with a single line of...