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Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (1 Jul 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the implementation of the new scheme to provide a free Pre-School year under the early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme, which will be implemented from January 2010. The ECCE provides for a free pre-school year which will benefit children in the key developmental period prior to commencing school. This will, normally, consist...

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the implementation of the new scheme to provide a free Pre-School year of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) which will be implemented from January 2010. The scheme will allow qualifying children to avail of a free pre-school place in the year before they commence primary school. The scheme is open to all private and voluntary...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 161, 186, 214 and 251 together. As Deputies are aware, my Office is continuing to work actively to create the appropriate legislative, policy and administrative frameworks that will ensure that a properly regulated regime of adoption is in place in Ireland. Our aim is to support and protect prospective adoptive parents and, even more importantly, the...

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the implementation of the new scheme to provide a free Pre-School year of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) which was announced recently by the Minister of Finance. It is proposed to issue contracts setting out the requirements of the scheme and their associated terms and conditions in full detail next month. Services will be...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the implementation of the new scheme to provide a free Pre-School year of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) which was announced recently by the Minister of Finance. The scheme allows for a number of options in terms of the delivery of the Pre-School Year with the standard models being either 38 or 50 weeks. Under the 38 week...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: I have consulted with my colleague, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding this matter. The Health and Safety Authority, which operates under the auspices of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and is responsible for the administration and enforcement of occupational health and safety legislation in Ireland recently published...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: The policy of the Health Inspection and Quality Authority (HIQA) is to publish all inspection reports. Since the Authority's establishment in 2007 a total of 133 inspections of services that cater for children have taken place. The breakdown of inspections across each year since the Authority's establishment is as follows: Type of Service 2009 (YTD) 2008 2007 (May-December) Children's...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: Responsibility for the inspection of foster services rests with the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) of the Authority. It is important to stress that it is the foster service as opposed to the foster home which is inspected. The foster home is but one component in this robust process which also includes interviews with children in foster care and their foster carers, an assessment of...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: I am advised by the HSE that the Emergency Place of Safety Service commenced on 5th June 2009. Under this arrangement the Gardaí can access an appropriate place of safety for children found to be at risk out of hours under Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Government has accepted all of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and is committed to their full implementation. Included in the recommendations is the provision of aftercare services. As Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, I have been tasked with developing a plan for the implementation of the recommendations. Aftercare for young people...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (30 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: On 28th November 2006, the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, announced that there would be no further examination of the question of vaccine trials in institutional settings. The trials were the subject of a report by the Chief Medical Officer which was laid before the Oireachtas in November 2000. The decision followed a detailed examination of judgements in court cases...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: St. Patrick's Institution currently comes under the remit of the prison inspectorate. As such it does not fall to the Authority to inspect. I will consult with my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in relation to an appropriate inspection regime for the under 18 age group which are currently accommodated in St. Patrick's Institution, pending the provision of new...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (25 Jun 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.