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- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I can put the Deputy's mind at ease. There was no such conspiracy.
- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I reassure the Deputy that there was no such conspiracy.
- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: Is that right?
- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I am in the high chair that Deputy Pat Rabbitte used to occupy.
- Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I stand over my comments. Let us not be overly sensitive. A member of the Senator's party said something in the Lower House about this report. If we cannot discuss such things, we cannot have a full debate. Let us stick to what has been said in public and be honest about it. If we cannot comment for the reasons suggested, we would be overly constrained. My original point was worth...
- Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I want to address some of the issues raised. I apologise for needing to step out at the beginning of the debate. Several speakers have referred to the Kelly Fitzgerald inquiry. While I do not want to be overly defensive, the comments made about that report by the then Minister for Health, a member of the Fine Gael Party, in 1996 are worth reflecting on. He stated: It was my intention that...
- Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: It was used in the Lower House.
- Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: The Houses of the Oireachtas. Fine Gael made the accusation. If Senator Regan is resiling from it, he should make that clear. The accusation was made on behalf of his partyââ
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I will respond to some of the items to which I had an opportunity to listen. The final point made by Senator Mullen on the employment equality legislation is very interesting and goes to the heart of how we order our society. The difficulty with Ireland is that we do not have a substantial parallel educational or health system that is non-religious; it is almost impossible in many parts of...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 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 ECCE is being introduced from January 2010 as a free scheme to benefit children in the key developmental period prior to commencing school. The scheme will allow...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149, 150 and 152 together. 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) with effect from January 2010. An annual capitation fee of over â¬2,400 will be paid to participating services in return for the provision of a free pre-school...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 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 for Finance. The scheme, which is being introduced from January 2010, will be open to almost 5,000 private and voluntary pre-school services, including montessori schools....
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 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 ECCE is being introduced from January 2010 as a free scheme to benefit children in the key developmental period prior to commencing school. The scheme will allow...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (26 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: My office is working to create the appropriate legislative, policy and administrative frameworks that will ensure a well regulated regime of adoption. Our aim is to support and protect the children for whom adoption services are devised and provided as well as prospective parents. The Government is working towards securing a strengthened agreement with Vietnam. In light of concerns raised...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 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 in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), which will commence in January 2010. It is open to all voluntary and commercial pre-school services, which are notified to the Health Service Executive (HSE) or registered with the Irish Montessori Education Board.(IMEB), to...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 -2010 under which capital grant funding is made available to community and commercial childcare providers for the development of childcare facilities. With the economic downturn Government expenditure, particularly in the area of new capital commitments, has been subject to review...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Health Services. (21 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: According to a 2008 HSE survey, 6,473 cases were unallocated at the end of 2008. However, all such cases are managed by a social work team leader or principal social worker. The majority of unallocated cases are also receiving input from other members of the staff in that department, such as family support workers. All child abuse reports are subject to a phased process of initial...
- Health Services. (21 May 2009)
Barry Andrews: I share with Deputy O'Sullivan the horror everybody who has read parts of the report to which she referred feels. It makes for extremely harrowing reading. On her question on an out of hours service, 12 months ago a case came to light regarding a child that was in a Garda station overnight in Cork. At that time, many people asked why there was no service where a phone could be picked up and...