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Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be opposing the amendments not because I do not agree with their essence, but because the Minister will bring forward far more comprehensive legislation which will address this issue. In Portugal, they have a system, allied to the courts system, which deals with this area. If one is caught with drugs for one's own use, one does not walk away with...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I listened carefully to the previous speaker and he has removed some of the reason for me to speak, but only temporarily. I was going to ask the Senators to withdraw the amendments given the fact that the vast majority of people in this Chamber are in agreement that this is a health issue and we do need to decriminalise it, but that in order to achieve that it requires a comprehensive piece...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: We must have transparency in everything.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I would like to support Senator Conway's call for a debate with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on equality regarding those with disabilities. It is a very serious issue. I wish to advise Senator Clifford-Lee that there is a passport office in Balbriggan which needs to be expanded. I refer to Brexit. There has been a lot of talk about its impact on us, its potential...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I, too, congratulate the Irish teams for their superb performances to date, in particular the Republic of Ireland's team and its management. I congratulate the fans because they are probably the best advertisement for tourism that this country could ever have. Their outstanding behaviour, generosity and sense of fun and craic have been acknowledged. They have shown that people can have a...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: Yesterday, I congratulated the Cathaoirleach on his appointment and I do so again today. I also congratulate Senator McFadden on becoming the Whip for the Seanad. I also congratulate the Minister, not only on his appointment but on brokering this deal which will give comfort to people while we have an opportunity to tease out the problems and fears people have about this issue. I will not...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: The motion is primarily based on opportunism and populism. From an organisation and political party whose leader commends as a good republican a person who had certain associations with diesel and other fuel laundering-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: It may be rubbish to Senator Ó Clochartaigh but I am talking reality. If the Sinn Féin approach is to interrupt every speaker, so be it. That is its form of democracy.

Seanad: Health: Statements (21 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his recent election to the post and I also congratulate the Cathaoirleach, who is not present, on his appointment because this is my first opportunity to do so publicly. I also congratulate, Senator Buttimer, the new Leader of the House and, indeed, all new Senators. There is much I would like to say but I agree with everything that Senator Swanick...

Seanad: Health: Statements (21 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and wish him well and will be as supportive as I can possibly be of him. I encourage him to pursue the issue of a patient safety authority urgently. It was to be advertised before I left office and then, suddenly, it all changed into something else. We still have no patient advocacy agency in this country, and we need one. I often said that I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (5 May 2016)

James Reilly: The latest figures I have to hand from the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, indicate that on 29th February 2016 there were 6,398 children in care. Almost 93% of children in care were in a foster care setting. Of all children in care, 93% (5,951) had an allocated social worker. Tusla's policy is that all children coming into care and those in high risk placements have an allocated social...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (5 May 2016)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware, Barnardos provides professional supports to children adopted from abroad and their families who are living in the Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow area on a range of post adoption issues. In other areas, Tusla Adoption services provide information on the availability of local services, access to the social work duty system and facilitate peer support groups for parents...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: Capital funding of more than €420 million was provided by the State to support the development of childcare infrastructure in the period up until 2008. Since the economic downturn the limited funding available to this Department has been targeted to support the refurbishment and maintenance of childcare facilities in which there has already been considerable investment. I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: I have received from the Children's Rights Alliance a copy of its recently published Report Card 2016. I gather that the CRA sent a copy to each member of the Oireachtas. The Deputy will be aware that the Report Card is an established accountability tool for the CRA and its more than 100 member organisations through which it has, since 2009, scrutinised progress on the commitments to children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Properties Data (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: I can confirm that the only known sole occupancy property currently owned by Tusla, and which is vacant, is located at 69 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 in the Dublin City Council area and has been vacant for two years. Tusla is endeavouring to secure funding for a change of use from residential to office accommodation in order to meet future office accommodation requirements for the Agency. Funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 132 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 work...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: The records from Saint Patrick's, on the Navan Road, Dublin 7 are currently in the TUSLA Child and Family Agency office in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme currently provides one free pre-school year to children who are in the age range 3 years 2 months to 4 years and 7 months in September in the year of enrolment. It was the case that only children who satisfied the age criteria in September could access the programme during the following school year. In Budget 2016, I announced a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (4 May 2016)

James Reilly: Gaisce is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs appoints members to the Council of Gaisce. I am advised that there are six vacancies at this time. A number of reappointments and appointments were made in 2015. Officials of my Department and Gaisce are engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (28 Apr 2016)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme introduced the first-ever requirement for minimum qualifications for staff working in the childcare sector. Prior to the introduction of the programme there was no requirement for staff working directly with children in pre-school services to hold any educational qualification. New qualification requirements for childcare workers are...