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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (22 Sep 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 they commence primary school. This Programme, which has an annual cost of over €170 million, benefits in the region of 67,000 children every year. To deliver the free pre-school year, a standard...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is providing funding of €13.09m to the Family Resource Centre Programme in 2015, the same level overall as in 2014. There are currently 109 communities supported through the Family and Community Services Resource Centre Programme funded by Tusla. Tusla values the work of Family Resource Centres and recognises the positive impact of their work in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: As these are operational matters, I have asked Tusla - 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: Children in Care (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: As these are operational matters, I have asked Tusla - 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: Child Care Services Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is invested annually by my Department in childcare services with the greater proportion of this funding going to support three national childcare support programmes - the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, and the Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes (i.e. the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Aftercare is a term used to describe the planning and support put in place to meet the needs of a young person who is leaving statutory care at 18 years of age, to assist him/her in making the transition to independent living. It is essential that all young people leaving care are provided with the type of transitional support that their individual situation requires. Aftercare is available...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, the pre-legislative scrutiny process is designed to help improve legislation by allowing Oireachtas Committees to discuss the Heads of legislation at an early stage, to consider issues raised by stakeholders, and to prepare a short report for the relevant Minister. While carried out on behalf of the Government Department responsible for the legislation, all such...

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 and 708 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency (Tusla) have advised that there were 1,375.24 whole time equivalent social workers employed at the end of July 2015 and that they are currently recruiting an additional 218 social workers to meet existing vacancies. Stability, experience and capacity of staff working in the area of child protection and child welfare are extremely important. The Agency is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: My Department currently provides approximately €260 million annually to early years and school-age care and education services. This funding is largely directed towards a number of childcare programmes, which aim to improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of early years and school-age care and education. These programmes support the provision of early years and school-age...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: In the region of €260 million is provided annually by my Department through community/ not-for-profit and private childcare services to support a number of childcare programmes which assist parents in accessing quality and affordable childcare. In the region of 4,300 childcare services are participating in these programmes. The childcare programmes include the free pre-school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is invested annually by my Department in childcare services with the greater proportion of this funding going to support three national childcare support programmes – the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, and the Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Funding totalling €7 million was made available under the Early Years Capital Programme 2015, with €5 million of this funding available for grants specifically for community/not for profit early years services. This funding will provide grant aid, in the region of €500,000, for significant upgrades of community/not-for-profit early years services, such as major...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Funding of more than a quarter of a billion euro is invested annually by my Department in early years services with the greater proportion of this funding going to support three national childcare support programmes – the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, and the Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: The City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) were established in 2001 to advance the provision of childcare facilities in their local areas. The funding provided by this Department to each CCC for the years 2011 to 2015 is shown in the following table. It should be noted that in 2012, my Department reviewed the funding provided to each City and County Childcare Committee relative to the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: Details of the resources made available directly by my Department for capital developments in counties Louth and Meath since 2011 are set out in the following table: Funding Scheme Location Amount Young People`s Facilities and Services Fund Louth €82,884 Youth Café Funding Scheme Meath Louth €139,300 €168,000 Youth Capital Funding Scheme Meath Louth...

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 693 to 695, inclusive, together. My Department does not collate figures in relation to the number of children with special needs who avail of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme or the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme. However, current figures indicate that approximately 95% of eligible children participate in the ECCE...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: All young people leaving care who have been in care for 12 months on their 16th birthday or for 12 consecutive months prior to their 18th birthday are entitled to an aftercare plan. The transition to independent adulthood can be challenging for many young people and a key factor in achieving success is ensuring that assessment, preparation and planning for leaving care begins in the years...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015 provides, that where an adoption was effected prior to the commencement of this Bill, the information required to apply for a Birth Certificate will be provided to an adopted person, when they have signed a statutory declaration agreeing to respect the privacy of their birth parent and not to contact their birth parent or ask anyone else to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (22 Sep 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 698 and 715 together. Capital funding totalling €7 million is being made available in 2015 for early years services with €5 million of this funding being made available for grants specifically for community/not for profit services. As you are aware, resources are allocated across each area of Government spending as part of the annual Estimates...