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- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Apr 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 scheme will allow children to avail of a free playschool place in their preschool year, which will be provided for 3 hours per day, 5 days per week for 38 weeks. It...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (29 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: The Adoption Bill, 2009, which will give force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption, was published on 23 January, 2009. A core principle of the Hague Convention is that inter-country adoption should be child-centred â that is, in all stages of the process, the child's interests must be paramount. Legislating for...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Scheme (NCIP) 2006-2010 under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) is being implemented. Applications for grant funding under the NCIP are processed in the first instance, by the County Childcare Committees (CCC's) and are then forwarded to Pobal, who assess and administer grant...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 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 scheme will allow children to avail of a free playschool place in their pre-school year, which will be provided for three hours per day, five days per week for 38...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the introduction of the recently announced scheme to provide a free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The scheme is expected to cost approximately â¬170 million per annum. This figure has been estimated on the basis that the capitation grant of over â¬2,400 per annum will be paid in respect of some 70,000...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 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 was announced recently by the Minister of Finance. The scheme will allow children to avail of a free playschool place in their pre-school year, which will be provided for three hours per day, five days per week for 38...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 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 in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), which was announced recently by the Minister of Finance. The scheme will allow children to avail of a free play-school place in their preschool year, which will be provided for 3 hours per day, 5 days per week for 38 weeks....
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: I wish to advise the Deputy that, as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 - 2010 (NCIP) which is implemented by my Office. As the Deputy will be aware, the finalisation of the latest portfolio of capital grant applications, under the NCIP, was delayed pending the introduction of the recent Supplementary Budget....
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006-2010. The NCIP was initially allocated capital funding of â¬378 million to cover a five year period up until the end of 2010. Capital expenditure in the region of â¬170 million has been provided to support child care developments in the private and community childcare sector since...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy is aware the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 - 2010 is implemented by my Office with the assistance of Pobal, who manage the day to day operation of the programme. As the Deputy may be aware, the finalisation of the latest portfolio of capital grant applications, under the NCIP, was delayed pending the introduction of the recent Supplementary Budget....
- Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: I assume the Deputy is referring to offenders under the age of 18 who are detained by Order of the Courts. There are 5 places of detention for young offenders aged under 18 years of age in the State. There are 4 Children Detention Schools which come under the remit of the Irish Youth Justice Service, namely Oberstown Boys School, Oberstown Girls School and Trinity House School at Oberstown...
- Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, the recently announced free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) initiative will be administered by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) and therefore the Deputy's question is more appropriate to the Department of Health and Children. However, in my role as the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, I can...
- Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (28 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: While the responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Scheme (NCIP) 2006-2010 is within my role in the Department of Health and Children, the information sought by the Deputy is provided hereafter. As the Deputy will be aware, the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) is being implemented under the National Childcare Investment Scheme (NCIP) 2006-2010. Applications for grant...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: Quality as well as quantity.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: The measures which are being introduced to implement the decisions announced in the recent Budget have, as we know, been driven by the need to achieve a very significant level of Exchequer savings in this year and over the course of several years to come. In this context, it is particularly welcome that the need to achieve real savings in Government expenditure is being accompanied by the...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (9 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: The Adoption Bill, 2009, which will give force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption, was published on Friday, 23 January, 2009. Under the new legislation, prospective adoptive parents will be able to adopt from countries that have also ratified the Hague Convention or from countries with which Ireland has a...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (9 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 19 together. As the Deputy may know, my office has been liaising closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs to identify and negotiate with countries who continue to seek homes abroad for children in need of alternative care which cannot be provided domestically. We are working actively to assess the possibilities of entering into bilateral...
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (9 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, the Adoption Bill, 2009, was initiated in the Seanad and recently passed Committee Stage in that House. The Bill will continue to be prioritised by Government for its passage through the Oireachtas.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (9 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006 -2010, under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) is being implemented. Services participating in the CCSS receive annual funding on the basis of the number of qualifying parents recorded as using the service in a particular reference week, generally set in late...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Barry Andrews: What about pensions and the national debt? What of Mr. Peter Sutherland?