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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was established on the 2nd June 2011. No such advice has been sought or received since then.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Audit Report on Neglect Cases (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1028 and 1029 together. An audit of neglect cases in Roscommon, Waterford and Dublin South-East has been completed by the HSE. The HSE published a composite report of the 3 pilots on 20 June 2013. A decision was taken within the HSE to produce this composite report as the best means of disseminating the learning from the three projects. The decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, driving the early childhood care and education quality agenda is one of my key objectives. I recently announced a number of measures as part of my response to the distressing events highlighted in the Prime Time programme. It is my intention to introduce new qualification requirements for the sector starting in September 2014. This will be an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO). With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Official Travel (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department’s Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO). The OCO does not have a Board. I can assure the Deputy that these four agencies are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to inform the Deputy there are four agencies which are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO). With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is not the case.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: What we are discussing here are circumstances where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother and that regardless of the stage the pregnancy has reached, she has the right to have her life saved. That is the key point.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: We do not want to compromise in this regard but that is what the amendments seek to do. If accepted, they would lead to a compromise being made in the context of saving the life of the mother. It must be remembered that the obligation in both the legislation and the Constitution is to the effect that every effort must be made to save the life of the unborn as well. Unlike other countries,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with the most up-to-date information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Reports (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy from the HSE and I will provide the Deputy with the information as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: In Budget 2013, €2.75 million in capital funding was secured to support the ongoing improvement of the childcare sector via the 2013 Childcare Capital Programme. This programme is being implemented by Pobal on behalf of my Department. The following details the county breakdown of the funding allocated to qualifying childcare services. Childcare Capital Programme 2013 - Approved...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: A sum of €25.760 million has been made available to my Department in 2013 to support capital developments. This funding package is for a range of projects and initiatives including the development of the National Children's Detention Facilities as well funding for the Childcare Capital Programme and Youth Organisations and Services. The items funded in Waterford were principally under...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (11 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. The 2013 capital programme, for which €2.75 million was available, was highly oversubscribed, with 1372 applicants seeking in total over €6 million. Applications within each strand were scored on the quality and need for the application and on the deprivation score of the area according to the Pobal Haas index. It was...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, it is the overall figure.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, but let me double check. I beg the Deputy's pardon, last year's funding has gone out but this year's has not been opened yet. I thought she meant the one that I was reporting on.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is €500,000 available this year.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: Who is the playground run by?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: I presume that the county council is responsible for its maintenance.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy can supply the details to me and I can follow up on that matter.