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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my Officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (6 Sep 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to advise that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security Protocols (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Department of Health provides ICT services to my Department under the terms of a Service Level Agreement and enacts the following on our behalf. It implements a multi-layered approach to cyber security and to protecting our ICT systems, data and infrastructure. This includes preventative controls like firewalls, anti-virus and endpoint protection alongside an advanced network...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Local Authority Funding (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Capital Grant Funding Scheme in my Department for Play and Recreation was introduced in 2013 to support the development or refurbishment of play and recreation facilities. €250,000 was provided each year between 2013 and 2018 for new and innovative play and recreation spaces and facilities, with a maximum grant allocation of €20,000 per Local Authority. Each Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency offers an information and tracing service for adopted and other relevant persons in various locations throughout the country. This service is at no cost to the applicant. More information can be found at www.tusla.ie/services/alternative-care/adoption-services/tra cing-service/ Under the GDPR and Data Protection legislation an individual can ask a data...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission was established by Government in February 2015 to investigate concerns related to the institutional care of unmarried mothers and their babies during the period 1922 to 1998. The Commission is tasked with providing a full account of what happened to vulnerable women and children in these institutions. Following a request from the Commission, Government granted an extension to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I have received Dr Shannon's report, and it is under consideration in my Department. A requirement has been identified for detailed legal advice, and this has been sought from the Office of the Attorney General. That advice will determine the options open to Government.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs does not have collated information to facilitate an estimate on the numbers of persons born in the Mother and Baby Homes currently under investigation. There is no centralised records system for the fourteen specified institutions but the Deputy may wish to note that certain records from several of these former institutions are now in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware I have addressed the question of a redress scheme for former residents of these institutions on a number of occasions and I do appreciate that calls to establish such a scheme are genuinely made on behalf of an ageing community. It is not possible for a Government to consider an appropriate response to matters which are currently within the scope of an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Following the publication of the recommendations from the first report of the Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes, my colleague the Minister for Health has convened a working group to develop specific proposals for a package of health and well-being supports. My officials are participating in this work and I understand that there have been three meetings to date....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 841 to 843, inclusive, together. These proposed memorialisation measures to which the Deputy refers arise from the Government's initial response to the recommendations in the First Report from the Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes. My Department has already commencing the detailed scoping work necessary to implement the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: During the 2000s, when major capital investment was underway, there were concerns as to how quality could be incorporated into childcare services. In that manner, it was decided by my Department to fund a small number of National Voluntary Childcare Organisations (NVCOs) whose members consisted of childcare providers who had the ability to provide quality support within the sector. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information as requested by the Deputy. This information will be supplied to the Deputy in no later than 10 working days. I have asked my officials to follow up on this to ensure delivery as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Staff Data (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The National Childminding Initiative, which began in 2002, contained a number of strands to support childminders. One of the strands was the appointment of Childminding Advisory Officers, some of whom were employed by the HSE and some by City and County Childcare Committees. Their roles included offering information, support and training to childminders; maintaining the voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: My Department would consider any request for access to records in its possession on a case by case basis in accordance with the relevant rights and protections governing access to public records, in particular where such records may contain sensitive personal information. All records held by my Department in relation to Mother and Baby Homes have been disclosed to the Commission of...