Results 821-840 of 7,359 for speaker:Katherine Zappone
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I regard the amendment as unnecessary because subsections (2) and (3) already provide for this. In addition, further protection is set out at the beginning of subsection (2) which reads, “Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment or rule of law”. I am fully in agreement with the intention here, but the Bill as worded already addresses the issue. The intention...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: It has always been my intention that the guardian ad litemoffice would produce an annual report of its activities. There is a lamentable absence of comprehensive, quantifiable data about childcare proceedings in Ireland. The childcare law reporting project's valuable work has provided a window into those proceedings but we are still lacking reliable quantifiable data on childcare cases. It...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Unlike the Deputy in the context of one of the previous issues, I am going to give a response because I have respect. First of all, I am just providing information on what I intend to do. We can discuss it then. The Deputy has said he has "only just received this information". I am offering information that can be reflected on later. I hope that is a good thing. On the particular issue...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: As I have said, we will debate that when we bring forward the amendment.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I am just mentioning that we are going to bring forward an amendment.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy. I also appreciate that.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: How about that?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: We can have reflections subsequent to Second Stage speeches.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Of course we can.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Of course we can.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Of course.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I thank all members for their contributions. To be perfectly clear, some of the primary concerns and disagreements we have had in the room this morning concern decisions that were made by the Bills Office rather than my Department or myself. Neither I nor officials had any hand in making those decisions, as members will be aware. We are all engaged in making law from our own perspectives to...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Sure. I would be happy to-----
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: Exactly. I am happy to leave it at that on that amendment. We will reflect on all the conversations and deliberations and come back on the next Stage.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I will, if Deputy Gallagher comes with me.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: And Tusla.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy for providing me with the opportunity to discuss the funding provided by Tusla for ParentStop in County Donegal and the recent decision by ParentStop to cease its services at the end of the year, as I understand it. ParentStop is one of many organisations funded by Tusla which provides valuable supports for parents and children. Since the publication of its parenting...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I do not accept the Deputy's judgment that we have taken an entrenched position. As I indicated, Tusla increased its contributions to ParentStop three times, in addition to the original core funding, to enable it to carry out the excellent work it was doing, as well as to support it in designing a sustainable funding model. I understand a little about the setting up of a voluntary...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Administration (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: I would be very happy to because there are some changes with the introduction of the national childcare scheme in terms of sensitivities in that regard.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Staff (22 Oct 2019)
Katherine Zappone: What timeline is the Deputy referring to?