Results 17,801-17,820 of 18,372 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. The National Childcare Strategy: A Report of the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare (1999) recommended the establishment of a National Childcare Management Committee. Following this recommendation a new National Childcare Co-ordinating Committee (NCCC) was established in late 1999 and held it's first meeting on 17th...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. Capital applications approved under the NCIP are subject to certain criteria, one of which is that...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years. I understand that, in July 2007, the Group referred to was approved under the NCIP interim staffing support scheme for a start up grant of â¬3,000 in respect of the period September to December 2007. The interim scheme was...
- Written Answers — Grant Applications: Grant Applications (14 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Department of Health and Children have received an application, for a grant allocation of National Lottery funds, from the organisation referred to. There is a protocol in the Department of Health and Children for processing applications for National Lottery grants. Following assessment, evaluation and recommendation applications are considered in the context of the overall level of...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I am very pleased to present to the Seanad the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007. It is a relatively short but important Bill, not only for the criminal offences it will introduce into Irish law but for the very clear message it will send out on our determination to ensure that Ireland does not become a destination or transit point in the evil trade of trafficking in human beings....
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 198 together. The launch of the National Recreation Policy last September highlighted Government's commitment to the development of youth cafés. As the Deputy will be aware there are already a number of youth cafés in operation around the country. Funding for these existing initiatives is provided through local City/County Council and Health Service...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The HSE has statutory responsibility for the implementation of policy with regard to assessments for inter-country adoption. As the Deputy may be aware, requests for assessment for inter-country adoption are continuously increasing. The recent study on inter-country adoption, undertaken by the Children's Research Centre in Trinity College, revealed that Ireland has one of the highest rates...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. The NCIP came into effect from 1 January 2006, and aims to provide a proactive response to the development of quality childcare supports and services, which...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. The following table below gives the details requested, regarding the number of capital grant applications under the NCIP, broken down by county, which have...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question mainly relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The phenomenon of...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over 5 years. I understand that, in July 2007, the Group referred to was approved under the NCIP interim staffing support scheme for a start up grant of â¬3,000 in respect of the period September to December 2007. The interim scheme was...
- Written Answers — Departmental Studies: Departmental Studies (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I would refer the Deputy to the text of my reply to Question No. 261 dated Tuesday, 5 February 2008 about the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland. No provision has been made for DNA sampling at this time.
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (7 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (7 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: Capital grants are available to providers of community childcare facilities under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 which is part of the National Development Plan 2007 â 2013. The Deputy will be aware that all public expenditure is subject to strict accounting rules and requirements in order to safeguard public investment. In relation to community childcare facilities a...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (6 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) 2000-2006 has now closed to applicants and is succeeded by the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP). Under both programmes all grant applications involve an assessment with reference to the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006. Regulations 5, 26 (1) and 28 (b) specifically address the issues of healthy...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 â 2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over five years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. Initially when seeking capital funding under the NCIP applicants approach the City/County Childcare Committees who assist in the development of...
- Written Answers — Childhood Study: Childhood Study (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The aim of the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland (NLSCI) is "to study the factors, which contribute to or undermine the well-being of children in contemporary Irish families, and, through this, contribute to the setting of effective and responsive policies relating to children and to the design of services for children and their families". This Study will monitor the...