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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Family Resource Centre in question has been funded by the Family Support Agency, under the Family & Community Services Resource Centre Programme since 2005. From 2008 to 2011 the budget allocation provided was to cover the cost of a full time Co-ordinator, a part-time Development Worker and a part-time Administrator. The Family Support Agency, like all other State bodies, has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

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: Departmental Reports (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2011 Report of the Special Rapporteur for Child Protection, Dr. Geoffrey Shannon was published on the 24th July 2012. The report is available on the websites of the Oireachtas (www.oireachtas.ie) and of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (www.dcya.ie). The report is a wide ranging report and makes a series of recommendations in relation to child protection and the criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Labour Court Recommendations (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was established on 2nd June 2012 and since then no such Labour Court recommendations have been issued.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department operates in accordance with the Disability Act 2005 and the Code of Practice for the Employment of People with a Disability in the Irish Civil Service to promote, support and annually report on the employment by it of persons with disabilities. Direct recruitment to my Department is conducted through the Public Appointments Service, which operates a policy of equality of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The organisation is question provides a professional counselling psychology service for adults in a community based setting that is accessible to people from marginalised and disadvantaged communities. It also provides counselling services for individuals, couples, families and groups. In addition, it provides clinical supervision and training in the psychology of counselling and supervised...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: In Budget 2012, the Government announced capital funding of €6m to fund a maintenance programme for childcare facilities. The aim of the funding is to provide support to childcare settings to address remedial, maintenance and renovation work, or to purchase equipment. Following a robust appraisal and review process, 295 applications have been approved for funding. The successful...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: Applications from childcare providers who wish to participate in the the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme are submitted, in the first instance, to the relevant City/County Childcare Committee. The deadline for the receipt of such applications this year was 31st March. I understand that the childcare service referred to by the Deputy submitted an application after this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: Adoptions between Ireland and India must comply with the terms and conditions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Hague Convention is a co-operative agreement drawn up to allow countries to mutually support one another in protecting the best interests of children in the intercountry adoption process. The Adoption...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (18 Sep 2012)

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: Departmental Staff Training (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: As a relatively new and small Department with a significant body of work to conduct over the next few years I am very much aware of the key role that education, training and development of staff will play in order to help achieve comprehensive reform of services and protection for children. An education and training strategy is currently under development in my Department and we intend...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

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. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools as provided...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Sep 2012)

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: Child Care Services (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the HSE that it has decided to close the Children's Residential Centre in question, following concerns about building standards that were raised by HIQA. The HSE met with staff and advised them of the decision. They will be offered the opportunity to continue to work in residential care or to work in the community in access or aftercare in line with the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department provides for the delivery of a range of youth work schemes, programmes and supports to the youth sector. Funding is made available to national youth organisations under the Youth Service Grant Scheme and to projects/organisations under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund (Rounds 1 and 2), the Local Drugs Task Force Scheme, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The School Completion Programme (SCP) is one of three service strands, which also includes the Home School Community Liaison and the Education Welfare Service, integrated under the remit of the National Educational welfare Board (NEWB). The SCP aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the quality of attendance,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have received no proposals on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

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. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools as provided...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy might note that no payments were made by my Department since its establishment in June 2011 to private land owners for the purposes of acquiring land for use in the public capital programme.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

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. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools (CDS) as...