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Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I second the amendment. We spoke about this on Committee Stage. The text we are dealing with in sections 58B and 58G was not part of the original Bill. We are asking for the inclusion of four words, the omission of which, I believe, is a drafting oversight. I do not believe there was an intention to do this. We want to align the regulations of the early years services and the duty of the...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 20: In page 35, line 8, to delete “judgment” and substitute “judgement”.While it may seem as though I am being pedantic by tabling an amendment that seeks to change one letter in the text from "judgment" to "judgement", all too often one hears about the letter of the law rather than its spirit. I am trying to ensure there is absolute clarity...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I appreciate and understand the Minister's response but the difficulty for me is that in all the sources, it never has been tested and I do not want it to be tested in this case. Therefore, while I am disappointed that this opportunity will not be used to correct it, I will not press this amendment.

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, after line 37, to insert the following:"(g) the report required by section 39,".As this is not one of the key amendments for me in that it probably applies to most legislation that comes before us, I do not propose to spend too long on it. When we discussed this matter on Committee Stage on Tuesday, the Minister outlined that Part 5 deals with standards....

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I appreciate that. I do not propose to press the amendment.

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Can I reply?

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I have tabled amendment No. 8 which is quite similar. The points I raise refer to both amendments. On Committee Stage last Tuesday, I outlined to the Minister why I consider this amendment important and I explained general comment No. 14. from the CRC. I will not repeat what I said then. The general comment was by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the right of the child to have...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 4: In page 13, to delete lines 2 and 3.I raised this issue on Committee Stage. The amendment proposes to delete the provision in subsection 8(4)(a) whereby "psychological services associated with the provision of specialist mental health services to children" are excluded from the range of services provided by the new child and family agency. I accept the need to...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I brought forward a larger number of amendments on Committee Stage. Of the six I have tabled on Report Stage, this is not one of the three I consider to be most critical. In that spirit, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: The difficulty is we are speaking about four words that would align the regulations along with the person providing early years services. It is problematic that we are excluding four words "and promote the development". It could be seen to be a deliberate intention of the Bill to exclude that from the person who is providing the early years service in order that they are looking after the...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank my colleagues Senators Fiach MacConghail, Mary Ann O'Brien and Katherine Zappone for their support on these amendments. I have a concern in regard to section 92 because those exemptions are articulated in the Child Care Act 1991. I believe the belt and braces are in place. By reiterating the exemptions, we are putting on a straitjacket. I raised my concern in regard to vetting...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister's commitment and I agree that what is being done is a major step forward. That is very important. We need to look at the issue of childminders as we progress and develop. Childminding Ireland has approached me and said this is something it is seeking. As I said earlier, it has been done in Scotland which has different standards from the early child care settings so...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 17: In page 55, line 10, after “day-care” to insert “, naíonra”.This is a technical amendment to include the Irish word, "naíonra" in the provision. A naíonra is an Irish-medium play group for preschool children and naíonraí follow the principle of total early immersion. A naíonra is a group of children coming...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will withdraw the amendment. I received representations on this matter and consequently, I will revert and consult further with the organisations concerned.

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 19: In page 59, line 20, to delete “and welfare” and substitute “welfare and promote the development”.The purpose of this amendment is to ensure this provision aligns with the proposed new section 58B, in which the regulations are outlined. This was amended at an earlier Stage of the Bill and I am trying to ensure consistency in the language...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I raised the issue of special care on Second Stage. I have read the Bill and can find nothing therein in this regard that can be changed per se. However, I am extremely concerned about special care placements. The Minister kindly responded to my concerns in this regard on Second Stage. I would like to read into the record the following for the benefit of my colleagues. Under the special...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome what she said. The idea of the development of services on a North-South basis is to be commended. Perhaps that is the way forward. The difficulty is that these children still have to be supported. This will require the pulling together of essential resources and a skewing of those resources to ensure young people who are particularly...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: This section concerns arrangements with service providers. We have unfortunately heard a lot in recent days about the importance of having good governance of service providers. What is outlined in the Bill in this respect is really good. The agency will have a budget of approximately €545 million, some €100 million of which will go to outsourcing, so we are talking about a...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister for her reply. My main point concerned the Children First guidance standards. Section 56(13)(b) states that the Minister may prescribe requirements in respect of the provision of those services by service providers. Having looked at several such contracts, we seem to be obsessed with accounts, financial requirements and indicators, although I can understand why. We...