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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Children (6 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Children (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The immediate and ongoing needs of separated children seeking asylum are the responsibility of the HSE in accordance with the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) and the Child Care Act, 1991. Where Children are identified as unaccompanied minors by An Garda Siochána their circumstances are investigated, and where there are concerns about their welfare they are received into the care of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The child referred to by the Deputy will qualify for the free pre-school provision under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme in the school year commencing in September 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 978 and 986 together. On 14 March 14 I led a delegation, which included the Chairman of the Adoption Authority of Ireland and a Department official, on a visit to India. This visit afforded me the opportunity to assess the position in relation to inter-country adoption in India. As part of this visit, I was able to clarify issues in relation to inter-country...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter for which the HSE has responsibility, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Standards (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 980 to 982, inclusive, together. Legislation to strengthen the current inspection regime and underpin the Pre-School Quality Agenda is expected to be enacted before the end of the year. This legislation will provide a statutory basis for registration of pre-school services and will introduce a range of new enforcement powers for Inspectors at pre-prosecution...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 983 and 984 together. Pre-school services in Ireland, which includes childminding services, are governed by Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 and by the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006. Section 51 of the Child Care Act 1991 outlines the category of childcare providers that must notify their service to the HSE and that are subject...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The State's consolidated Third and Fourth Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, was submitted to that Committee on 2nd August 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is implementing the new Area Based Childhood (ABC) programme which was announced as part of Budget 2013. The programme is being introduced on foot of the Programme for Government commitment to adopt an area-based approach to child poverty, drawing on best international practice and existing services to break the cycle of child poverty where it is most deeply entrenched, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy is advised that details of this case have been brought to the attention of the HSE Social Work Department in West Cork under the 2011 Children First: National Guidance for the Welfare and Protection of Children. The HSE has statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of children, under the Child Care Act, 1991. Following an initial assessment the HSE will be best...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Services (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Children (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Pre-school services are governed by Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991 and by the Child Care (Pre-School Services (No. 2) Regulations 2006. These Regulations are supported by explanatory notes which offer guidance and assist in interpreting the Regulations. New National Quality Standards for Pre-School Services will be launched before the end of the year. These new Standards will replace...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Work Staff (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the relevant information from the HSE and I will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Staff Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the relevant information from the HSE and I will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Appointments (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As requested by the Deputy, details of the name and current salary of each political staff member is set out in tabular format below. All Ministerial staff appointments made by me have been made in accordance with Instructions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Finance in April 2011. These instructions set specific conditions to be met in respect of such...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Work is continuing in relation to the preparation of the Heads of Bill of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill. My view is that persons affected by adoption should be provided with a statutory right to as much information as possible within permissible Constitutional boundaries. The constitutional and legal context within which the development of legislative proposals must be...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Reports (5 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information from the HSE and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.