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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Child Protection Services: Child Protection Services (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: My Office has been in contact again with the Health Service Executive in this regard. I understand that the information requested in the Deputy's Questions is not routinely held in the format requested. As the request is quite detailed and comprehensive and covers the last decade, it is currently being researched and collated across 32 Local Health Offices. I understand that this involves...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 to 177, inclusive, and 182 and 183 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Health Service Executive has established a high level Review Group to review the deaths of children in the care of the state since 2000. The Terms of Reference are as follows: To review reports of the deaths of children in the care of the state since 2000 to: • Identify key messages of the reports. • To identify learning from each report. • To identify key themes or issues common...

Written Answers — Residential Care Services: Residential Care Services (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the implementation of the new scheme to provide a free Preschool year of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) which was announced recently by the Minister of Finance. The Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) will be withdrawn at the end of 2009 and will be replaced by the Preschool Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from...

Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (20 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: The position is that children are remanded to custody in a Children Detention School or St Patrick's Institution on the order of the Court when criminal charges have been made against them. While it is a matter for the judiciary to decide on the disposal of each individual case, information as to the basis for the Judge's decision is not available.

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: I wish to share my time with the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh.

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: I would like to respond on behalf of the Government to Deputy Charles Flanagan's proposed Private Members' Bill. I commend the Deputy on the efforts involved in bringing forward this proposal. The motivation behind the Deputy's proposal is understandable. Many people have been significantly affected by the difficult economic situation this country is now experiencing. This has manifested...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) was introduced by my Office in January 2008, under the National Childcare Subvention Programme (NCIP) 2006-2010 to provide funding to community not for profit childcare groups to enable them to provide childcare at reduced rates to disadvantaged and low income families. I understand from enquiries I have made that, while the playschool in...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — National Children's Strategy: National Children's Strategy (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy is aware, the National Children's Strategy, published November 2000, is intended to bring a better focus and greater impact to Government activity in relation to children through stronger leadership and co-ordination. The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) has the lead role in monitoring the implementation of the National Children's Strategy....

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 May 2009)

Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) and for the recently-announced scheme to provide a free pre-school year in early childhood care and education (ECCE). By the end of 2007, almost 40,000 new childcare places had been created under the Exchequer/EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP). The...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 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...