Results 17,061-17,080 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Written Answers — Pre-School Services: Pre-School Services (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 794 and 796 together. Pre-school services, including childminding services, are currently regulated under the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No. 2) Regulations 2006, as provided for under Part VII of the Child Care Act,1991. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including the inspection of...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Jun 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I secured â¬6m capital funding in Budget 2012 to fund a maintenance programme for childcare facilities. The funding will provide for urgent and essential repairs to childcare facilities to ensure that they are in a position to remain open and continue to provide the three childcare programmes implemented by my Department. The maximum grant available to individual services under the...
- Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Adoption Authority of Ireland is an independent statutory body established under the Adoption Act, 2010. The Authority has responsibility for the operational implementation of enacted legislation and Government policy. As the issue of accreditation of bodies is solely a matter for the Adoption Authority, I have forwarded the request to the Authority for attention and direct reply to the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is now available. I can advise that funding provided by the HSE to Right of Place since 2005 is as follows: 2005 â¬303,333.00 2006 â¬594,056.29 2007 â¬355,024.00 2008 â¬340,500.00 2009 â¬337,500.00 2010 â¬367,013.14 2011 â¬240,000.00 2012 â¬173,854.00 The HSE receives audited accounts each year which are closely scrutinised in order...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Section 45 of the Child Care Act 1991 places a statutory duty on the HSE to form a view in relation to each person leaving care as to whether there is a "need for assistance" and if it forms such a view, to provide services in accordance with the legislation and subject to resources. All young people who have had a care history with the HSE, be it foster care, residential care or high...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Details of the capital resource allocations made available to my Department in 2012 and related fund disbursements over the period January - May are set out in the following table: Subhead Title Estimate Allocationâ¬000 Amount paid to dateâ¬000 Balance to drawdownâ¬000 A.7 Youth Justice â Children's Detention Centres 350 9 341 B.4 Childcare Programmes 6,500 0 6,500 B.5 Youth...
- Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Adoptions from Russia, effected under the transitional arrangements provided for in the Adoption Act 2010, are ongoing and are currently being examined, and recognised, by the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI). Under the provisions of the legislation, such adoptions may take place up to the end of October 2013. As regards adoptions thereafter, Russia has not ratified the Hague...
- Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 and 808 together. Adoptions from Ethiopia, effected under the transitional arrangements provided for in the Adoption Act 2010, are ongoing and are currently being examined, and recognised, by the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI). These transitional arrangements may lead to adoptions from Ethiopia taking place up to the end of October 2012. The...
- Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I have arranged that correspondence, in relation to the issues raised, will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. These reports are published on the HSE website at www.hse.ie. The HSE has provided the following information; Number of Children in Care in 2011 Month Jan Feb Mar April May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Overall Total 5907 6015 6083 6131 6152 6175 6208 6215...
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Health Service Executive (HSE) compiles and publishes monthly performance reports which include statistics in relation to children in care. The HSE reported the following information regarding the annual number of children in the care of the State for each of the past ten years; Year Number of Children in Care on 31st December 2002 4921 2003 4984 2004 5060 2005 5220 2006 5336...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy from the HSE and I will provide the Deputy with the information when it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Details of the number of temporary social worker posts in the area of child and family services for each month since 1 January 2011 are listed below in tabular form. The HSE has confirmed that these posts are included in the total whole time equivalent social worker posts for each of these months. Date Number of Temporary Social Workers 31/01/2011 36.18 28/02/2011 37.41 31/03/2011 40.24...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested from the HSE the information requested by the Deputy and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: The HSE compiles a monthly census of employment in the public health and social care sector. The census provides a snapshot of staff who are on the payroll on the day that the census is compiled. Therefore any staff who are on the payroll on that date are included in the census returns. This would include staff on paid maternity and other leave.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have made no staff appointments to my Department since last March.
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Child Care Act, 1991 the Health Service Executive (HSE) has a statutory duty to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. If a child is in need of care and protection and is unlikely to receive it at home, the HSE has a duty to ensure they receive appropriate care. In such circumstances children can be taken into care on a voluntary basis...
- Written Answers — Missing Children Hotline: Missing Children Hotline (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: Under EU telecoms rules agreed in 2009, the 116000 number is reserved in all EU member states for a missing children hotline. My Department established, and is leading, a cross-sectoral Project Team, including representatives of my own Department, the Department of Justice and Equality, ComReg and An Garda SÃochána to advance this matter. The position is that Comreg, who have...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Jun 2012)
Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 818 to 820, inclusive, together. The Community Childcare Subvention scheme (CCSS), which provided funding to community child care services to enable them to charge reduced child care rates to low income and disadvantaged families, was introduced in January 2008 and was implemented under the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP). In Budget 2010, the...