Results 14,281-14,300 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 31: In page 7, after line 16, to insert the following: SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF ACTS AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS TO CHANGE NAME OF SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BOARD TO CHILDREN ACTS ADVISORY BOARD PART 1 AMENDMENT OF ACTS TO CHANGE NAME OF SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BOARD TO CHILDREN ACTS ADVISORY BOARD Item Provision affected Amendment 1. Section 23A(2)(b) (as inserted...
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 170, Standing Order 125 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, for which it has power to make provision in the Bill in relation toâ (a) amending Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 to enable regulations to be made which will...
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I may quote the Deputy during the general election campaign.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Is the Deputy presuming the result of the election?
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: It was conditional.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I heard the Deputy.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I regret that. I circulated it to those who were at the committee debate. I appreciate it is hard for the Deputy to keep up to date with the various committees.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (26 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: That refers to pre-school children, but this proposal refers to after-school care.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (25 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. I understand that the Child Care Directorate of my Office has recently issued approval to the Group in question for â¬1 million in respect...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (25 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. As part of the process of closing the EOCP, the final date for reaching contract stage, for Groups applying for funding under this...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (25 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. My understanding is that there has been no change in the staffing levels in the adoption area in Cork. However, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Deputy Keaveney for raising these issues on the Adjournment. I welcome the opportunity to respond as part of this debate. Of course, all children are treated equally when payments of this type are made. The Government decided in the 2006 budget to introduce a major new payment to parents of young children â the early child care supplement â under the remit of the Office of the...
- Family Support Services. (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Deputies Howlin and Kehoe for raising these issues and welcome the opportunity to respond. I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of a young family in tragic circumstances in County Wexford last weekend. I extend my profound sympathies to the extended families and friends of the deceased, who are now left to come to terms with this very tragic turn of events. I have sought a...
- Water Quality. (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue, and I am glad to have the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who was referred to by Deputy Pat Breen. The Minister is aware that several "boil water" notices have been issued in Ennis in recent years. He accepts that having to boil water, necessary though it may be to protect public...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. The organisation referred to by the Deputy is one of the seven National Voluntary Childcare Organisations (NVCOs) which receive funding under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) which is administered by the Office of the Minister for Children. It was intended that the funding provided under the EOCP would enable...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. Under the EOCP, staffing grant assistance is available to assist community based / not for profit childcare Groups with a focus on...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Investment Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. Staffing funding under the EOCP runs to 31 December 2007, when that Programme comes to a close. A new programme of staffing...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: It has not been possible to resolve the outstanding issues in the proposed intercountry adoption agreement with Belarus. I am informed that within the last 2 weeks, a small number of files were returned to the Adoption Board in respect of applicants intending to adopt from Belarus. These applicants have been advised that their applications cannot be progressed. The Adoption Board is now...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Whilst the principle of a possible agreement was raised by the Belarusian ambassador no discussions on the content of any such agreement have taken place with Belarusian authorities and no documentation has been tabled covering any such agreement. Part IVB of the Children Act 2001 defines Private Foster Care as any arrangement where a child is in the full-time care of a person other than his...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The...