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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (1 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children, in the age range 3 years and 2 months to 4 years and 7 months, before commencing primary school. A standard capitation fee of €62.50 per week per eligible child is paid to participating childcare services. A higher capitation fee of €73 per week is paid per...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (1 Oct 2015)

James Reilly: The second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI 2) research proposal which was submitted to my Department in June this year, requested that funding of approximately €1m which is required should be divided between four Departments, namely the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and Skills and my own Department. From my...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (29 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: "The Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population”, published by the then Department of Health and Children in 2010, highlights the importance of creating a better understanding of children as carers in Ireland. It found that it is very difficult to identify young carers in the population. In order to learn more about children that undertake caring roles, my Department requested the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (29 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: The Adoption Act 2010 provides for adoption of children into Ireland from countries that have signed and ratified the Hague Convention and from countries where a bilateral agreement on adoption is in place. The Hague Convention is a landmark in regard to inter-country adoption and provides an international architecture that prioritises the best interests of children. While it has signed...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (29 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Pre-school services are currently subject to the Child Care (Pre-school Services)(No 2) Regulations 2006. To provide for the implementation of the legislative changes to the Child Care Act 1991 which were enacted through the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, it was necessary to carry out a root and branch re-examination of the 2006 Regulations, including a re-structuring of the regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (29 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 to 398, inclusive, together. The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the school attendance, participation and retention of young people who are at risk of educational disadvantage. The Programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Remuneration (24 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Government pay policy is clear that remuneration rates for public servants must be appropriately approved and sanctioned in advance of payment. I can confirm to the Deputy that staff employed in my Department and in public service agencies under the aegis of my Department do not receive bonuses.

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Go raibh maith agat. I accept the Senator’s bona fides on this, however, I wish to point out that the threshold at which a report is required to be made to the Child and Family Agency by a mandated person is set out in section 2 which is the definition section of the Bill. The requirement is that the mandated person reports harm or risk of harm to a child. Harm is defined as...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I have no further comments to add. I have made it clear that the section already covers the proposals in the two amendments, which Senator van Turnhout has withdrawn and not moved. I have explained why I cannot accept them.

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Section 14 provides that certain professionals and other persons in specified occupations listed in Schedule 2 are mandated persons for the purpose of the Act. The section sets out the circumstances whereby a mandated person is required to make a report to the Child and Family Agency. Section 14(9) provides that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs may make regulations regarding the...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: While I know amendment No. 4 has been ruled out of order, I share the Senator's concern and am happy for her to have spoken on the issue. Section 7 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 provides for a review of the operation of the Act. Both the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, have stated that it is intended that this review will incorporate issues concerning...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I appreciate the Senator's understanding and confirm that the Government's view would be very clearly the same as her own, that this is a crime. There is no possibility of a child being able to give consent in these circumstances. I will certainly pass on the Senator's concerns to the Minister for Justice and Equality and will work with her to find a formulation that will allow us meet the...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: It was John Boland.

Seanad: Children First Bill 2015: Committee Stage (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I thank Senators for their contributions. I had the pleasure of knowing John Boland and I am still very good friends with his widow, Kay. I knew the late Cyril Daly very well also. He was very well known for a very humorous column he used to write in the Irish Medical Timesunder the byline of Dr. Slymo Sloothery. The name itself will give an indication of the sort of antics that were...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: My officials have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with it.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (23 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together. The Adoption Act 2010 provides for adoption of children into Ireland from countries that have signed and ratified the Hague Convention and from countries where a bilateral agreement on adoption is in place. The Hague Convention is a landmark in regard to inter-country adoption and provides an international architecture that prioritises...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: It is difficult to understand why this motion is before the House.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: The facts speak for themselves. The Government established an independent commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the retirement of the Garda Commissioner. These circumstances were investigated for months by a retired Supreme Court judge. The commission has now considered all the evidence and concluded that the Garda Commissioner decided to retire and could have decided...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Various practical efforts have been made in recent years by my Department and others, including the HSE, to support mainstreamed pre-school provision for children with special needs. These include: more flexible rules regarding access to the free pre-school year, the provision on a limited ad hoc basis by the HSE of funding towards the cost of pre-school support assistants in some areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: My Department administers a number of programmes which provide after-school and out-of-school childcare, including: The After-School Childcare (ASCC) Programme, which provides after-school childcare for primary school children of eligible parents for a period of 52 weeks. This Programme contributes €40 per week for an after-school place or €80 per week in situations where...