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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (20 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 to 428, inclusive, together. A total of €7 million was made available under the Early Years Capital Programme in 2015. Of this funding, €5 million was made available for grants specifically for community/not-for-profit early years services. The remaining €2 million was made available for both private and community/not-for-profit early...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (20 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Organisation Year Amount Cong Community Centre Ltd 2014 €5,000 Involve Youth Services (Ballina) 2014 €800 7th Mayo Foxford Scout Group 2014 €500 Clare Island Foróige Club 2014 €400 Robeen Playschool 2014 €5,000 Claremorris Social & Family Centre Ltd 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (20 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: In recent years capital funding has been made available to my Department for the development of youth café facilities. Some 100 new youth café facilities have received support under the scheme since 2011 when the Department was established. Recent research undertaken by my Department indicates that there are now more than 150 youth cafés throughout the country. In the main,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency has advised me that its Educational Welfare Service is working with psychiatric and other services to support the family in question.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (20 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 to 435, inclusive, together. At present, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme covers children who have reached the age of 3 years and 2 months by 1st September of the relevant year. From September 2016, I am expanding the ECCE programme to allow children to access free pre-school from the time they are 3 years of age until they start...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Really?

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The Government remains committed to a sustainable and secure recovery based on strong economic growth and a determination not to repeat the mistakes of the past. It also is right that the people start to see the tangible benefits of the recovery. It is with these twin priorities in mind that the Government has framed its budgetary choices this year. In so doing, it remains acutely aware of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (14 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has taken on statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual or gender based violence whether in the context of the family or otherwise. Funding of approximately €17.0 m transferred to Tusla from the HSE on 1 January 2014 in respect of these services. Additional funding of €2.541 m subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (14 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The issue of local authority commercial rates comes within the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which has responsibility for fiscal policy, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which has responsibility for the local authorities. The Valuation Office, which comes under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides a range of services aimed at addressing emergency situations in the area of child welfare and protection. In the main, these emergency situations arise out of hours. At present, out-of-hours emergency services for children at risk in the greater Dublin area are provided by Tusla through the Crisis Intervention Service (CIS). The remit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is provided annually by my Department towards childcare. All childcare programmes supported by my Department currently provide funding directly to childcare providers, either in the form of capitation or subvention payments. This kind of funding mechanism provides the leverage to progressively build the quality of childcare provision, while at...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The majority of children with special needs are able to access the free pre-school year, provided under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, in mainstream pre-school services, without the provision of any additional supports. In the region of 67,000, including children with special needs, avail of the free pre-school provision each year. My Department is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is provided annually by my Department towards childcare. All childcare programmes supported by my Department currently provide funding directly to childcare providers, either in the form of capitation or subvention payments. This kind of funding mechanism provides the leverage to progressively build the quality of childcare provision, while at...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Child and Family Agency to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service Provision (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency under the remit of my Department has a general function to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The statutory Educational Welfare Service of Tusla has a key role to respond to instances where children are not attending school regularly or where there is a concern about a child's educational...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: A number of childcare programmes are implemented by my Department to assist parents with the cost of childcare. These include: - the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, - the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, - the Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes and - the Early Years Capital Funding programme. The following tables give details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (13 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The following table gives details of funding allocated under Strand 1 of the Programme. Company Location € Rathoe Community Afterschool Group Limited Rathoe, Co. Carlow €306,450 Newtowncunningham Community Playgroup Limited Newtowncunningham Business Park, Monfad Rd, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal €260,557 Basic Child Care Centre Limited New Retail Park, Station...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (8 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded once it is available.

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence Refuges (7 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: I thank Deputy Crowe for raising this issue and I welcome the opportunity to clarify the position on the funding of domestic violence services by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I am aware of this issue as Deputy Pat Rabbitte has raised it with me on a number of occasions. It is my understanding that the Cuan Álainn centre was established independently of the State and opened in...