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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Forty-eight persons have been appointed to the boards of management of bodies under the aegis of my Department, since its establishment in June 2011. Details are set out in the following table: Agency Board Membership Appointed since June 2011 Child and Family Agency 9 9* Adoption Authority 7 2 Children Detention Schools Board of Management, Oberstown 13 13 Family Support Agency n/a 23...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table and is with effect from the date of the establishment of my Department, 2 June 2011. Year Total Received Refused Granted Part Granted Appealed/Part Appealed Appeals/Part Appeals - Successful/Refused *Withdrawn/Dealt with Outside of FOI *Carried over at Year End* 2011 6 1 5 0 1 1 Appeal Successful 0 # 2012 32 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The information is provided in the following table. Name of Bill Date Initiated Bill Number Children First Bill 2014 10 April 2014 30 of 2014

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The information is provided in the following table. Name of Bill Date Initiated Bill Number Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 11 May 2015 43 of 2015 Children First Bill 2014 10 April 2014 30 of 2014 Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013* 16 December 2013 133 of 2013*Enacted on 20 December 2013 as the Adoption (Amendment) Act 2013

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Allowances (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Details of the expenditure incurred by my Department on overseas and home travel and subsistence, including the costs associated with taxi fares, since 2011 are set out in the following table. Year Cost Portion of cost spent on taxi usage 2011 €66,087 €374 2012 €102,002 €5,487 2013 €136,231 €9,282 2014 €78,104 €4,825 2015 to date...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: In order to deliver key commitments in relation to children and young people and to put in place a unified framework of policy, legislation and provision across Government in respect of children and young people, it is at times necessary to commission reports and utilise expertise from a range of expert individuals and bodies. My Department ensures that all reports commissioned are of direct...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. The issues raised by the Deputy are a matter for the Child and Family Agency and I have asked the Agency to reply directly to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: As I have previously outlined, the document the Deputy is referring to was an appendix to a draft report provided by the HSE to the McAleese Inquiry into State involvement with Magdalen Laundries. The author of this appendix acknowledged that its conclusions remained a matter of conjecture until such time as a more forensic examination of the home’s records could be undertaken by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (16 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 to 535, inclusive, together. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, assumed statutory responsibility with effect from 1 January 2014 for domestic, sexual and gender based violence services. These services were previously funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Sexual violence services are being developed by Tusla, as a national specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 137 together. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is developing legislation that will provide for a structured and regulated way of providing access to information and tracing for those affected by adoption. The Bill will provide for statutory access to adoption records for adopted persons and birth parents, and others. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Prison Staff (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: A campaign is ongoing to recruit over 60 new care staff for the operation of the expanded Oberstown campus and 38 staff have been recruited to date. The campaigns have consisted of 3 phases to recruit the necessary number of Residential Social Care Workers to operate the new facilities. One of these phases has been completed and 2 of these are currently ongoing. A further campaign to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, works in partnership with Teach Tearmainn to provide a range of services to women experiencing domestic violence and abuse in Kildare. Teach Tearmainn's Women and Children's Refuge comprises 4 apartments and provides a place of safety and support to women and children who require it. Two of the apartments are now in operation and their running costs...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Years Quality Agenda, which is a key priority for my Department, brings together a range of measures designed to support providers in the challenge of continually improving the quality and standards of early years services throughout the country. Among these measures are initiatives to improve the qualifications of, and provide training opportunities to, early years professionals....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education Programme provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children, in the age range 3 years and 2 months to 4 years and 7 months, before they commence primary school. This Programme, which has an annual cost of €170 million, benefits in the region of 67,000 children every year. To deliver the free pre-school year, a standard capitation fee...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rights of the Child (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: My Department has a co-ordinating role in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its protocols. Considerable aspects of compliance with the requirements of the Second Optional Protocol have been addressed under the provisions of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 and the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008. A further element of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was formally established by Government Order on the 17th February 2015. In accordance with its comprehensive Terms of Reference, the Commission is tasked with thoroughly examining the experience of vulnerable mothers and children resident in Mother and Baby Homes during the period 1922-1998. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education programme was introduced in January 2010 and provides a free pre-school year to all eligible children before commencing primary school. Despite the challenging budgetary situation, I have succeeded in maintaining the pre-school year as a universal and free programme, ensuring that a significant number of children can avail of quality pre-school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (11 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has been implementing a national quality assurance strategy and the findings of this process to date is that, generally, there are good systems in place for managing and monitoring cases. Improvements were needed in the refinement and consistent application of some processes and definitions, particularly with respect to the appropriate diversion of cases to...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: At the outset, it is important to emphasise that the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank was deliberately set up in such a way as to keep it at arm's length from the State. As the late Brian Lenihan said at the time: "The bank will be managed on a commercial basis at arm's length from the Government, allowing the full potential of its business to be realised". The Minister for Finance was not...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: Sorry, chairman of the Bank of Ireland. I beg the Deputy's pardon. I correct that.