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Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: I beg the Senators' pardon. I hope the tone I hear does not mean Senators do not wish to become Deputies.

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: I am sure it will. Senator Naughton made some interesting points on Australia and New Zealand and the use of tax credits. The early childhood education programme has been a major success. To dispel any doubts anyone may have in this regard, people vote with their feet and it speaks volumes that 95% of the cohort of children who are entitled to avail of the scheme do so. I will correct a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Deputy might wish to note that, since its establishment in January 2014, the Child and Family Agency has not administered any National Lottery Grant Scheme. In both 2014 and 2015 the exchequer funding provided to the Agency is directed solely at the provision of services. My own Department did administer a National Lottery scheme in 2014 but due to budgetary circumstances, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children Services Committees (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: Children Services Committees were renamed in September 2014 as Children and Young People’s Services Committees (CYPSC) to take into account the extended age remit of the committees from 0 to 18 to 0 to 24 years of age. CYPSC were put in place to develop and implement a local planning model for interagency working to improve outcomes for children and young people, and are a key element...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: Since I informed members of the issues that have arisen in the Laois/Offaly area, I have continued to receive updates from the CEO of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have received an action plan that addresses both the short and medium term requirements to manage the referrals that were not processed as they should have been as well as the longer term local and national management...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: The total funding provision for the Child and Family Agency is €643.401m, an increase of 5.6% over the 2014 allocation. The funding provided for capital expenditure increased by 81% from €6.841m to €12.386m. The Agency has also recently submitted to me its Estates and ICT Capital Plan for the period 2015 - 2017. The Plan is designed to support and build ICT capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Reports (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: As the report referred to by the Deputy was commissioned directly by the Child and Family Agency, I have requested the Agency to reply directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware Gleann Alainn is a special care unit for girls, based in Cork. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has advised that a review of the service, following the absence without authority of two children from the unit, was completed in 2012. However, this report was not subject of final checks, including checks on confidentiality and fair procedures, that would allow its...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (13 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme provides funding to community not-for-profit childcare services to enable them to provide childcareat reduced rates to disadvantaged and low income working parents. Parents qualify as disadvantaged or low income on the basis of means-tested entitlements. In the case of full day care, parents qualifying for the higher rate of subvention under...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to improve the school attendance, participation and retention of its target cohort. It is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified under the Department of Education and Skills DEIS Action Plan. It involves 124 locally managed projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: The School Completion Programme aims to retain young people in the formal education system to completion of senior cycle and to generally improve the school attendance, participation and retention of young people who are risk of educational disadvantage. The programme is a targeted intervention aimed at school communities identified through the Department of Education and Skills' DEIS Action...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is aware that Cuan Alainn offers sheltered housing to women and families suffering from domestic violence. Tusla endorses the use of second-stage refuge and supported accommodation to enable people to move on from emergency accommodation and this is the direction that Tusla intends to pursue in the future. At present, Tusla funding for domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: All tendering and procurement processes undertaken by my Department and by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, are subject to specific Government rules. These rules are followed in all instances. I have written to the Attorney General seeking her advice on the criteria that may be applied to future contracts entered into by my Department and the agencies under its remit. Specifically, I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I would like to inform the Deputy that there are three agencies which are currently funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency and the Ombudsman for Children's Office. Up to 31st December, 2013, my Department also funded the Family Support Agency (FSA) and the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB)....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I am responsible for appointment of members to the boards of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), Gaisce and the Board of Management for the Children Detention Schools. The following table sets out the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies up to 1st January 2016 on each board including the Chairperson. The Deputy may be aware that the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: I refer the Deputy to my recent reply of 6th May in relation to this matter. The current position remains unchanged, but I hope that this issue can be resolved to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Educational Welfare Board Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: The Child and Family Agency, established in 2014 under the aegis of my Department, has statutory responsibility in relation to school attendance and supports for young people at risk of educational disadvantage. Through its Educational Welfare Service, the Agency responds to instances where children are not attending school regularly, leading to concerns for their educational welfare. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2015)

James Reilly: Funding requirements and how resources should be prioritised and allocated across each area of Government spending are generally considered as part of the annual estimates cycle and budgetary process. My overall objective over the period 2016 to 2021 will be to realise funding allocations that reflect expenditure policy priorities and demographic provision and that sufficient resources are...