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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Recipients of child benefit at the end of June 2020 by families and children. Family Size (No Of Children) Number Of Families Number Of Children 1 Child 251,039 251,039 2 Children 244,144 488,288 3...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: ...should be aware that the enrolment figures given are provisional and subject to check. School Address Roll No. Enrolment on 30/9/2005 Corlea N.S Kingscourt, Co. Cavan Roll No: 14320 U 13 children Baltard N.S. Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare Roll No: 15968 I 8 children S.N. Breac Maigh Castlelyons, Co. Cork Roll No: 03993 O 8 children S.N. Oileán an Chnoic ...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Jan 2007)

Séamus Brennan: On 5 January 2007, there were 21,800 people with some 44,000 Qualifying Children in receipt of Family Income Supplement with the following family sizes: Family Size Number of Recipients 1 child 9,433 2 children 6,500 3 children 3,327 4 children 1,609 5 children 625 6 children 204 7 children 73 8 (or more) children 29

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: ... Longest Resident 1 SEHB Carlow Milverton House Carlow 25 males Mar-03 2 MWHB Clare Corofin Holiday Hostel Corofin 16 males Mar-03 3 MWHB Knockalisheen A/S Centre Meelick 124 children/ 16 males/ 123 females Oct-01 4 MWHB Clare Lodge Ennis 61 males Jan-03 5 MWHB Scariff Court Hotel Scariff 36 children/ 9 males/ 23 females Jul-03 6 SHB Cork An Poc...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Under the Child Care Act 1991 (Section 58L), childminders are currently exempt from regulation if they: 1. Care for one or more children to whom they are related; 2. Care for one or more children of the same family and no other children (other than the childminder's own children) in the childminder's home; or 3. Care for not more than 3 children of different families (other than the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Ms Ciara Gill: With special measures, we identify groups of children that might be experiencing disadvantage or be particularly vulnerable. When we conducted the child’s rights impact assessment on the impact of Covid, we picked children experiencing mental health difficulties, homeless children, children living in direct provision, children with disabilities and Traveller and Roma...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (28 May 2015)

James Reilly: I have listened to what the Senators have said and I take the spirit of its intent. Amendment No. 15, as proposed, would result in a free-standing requirement that remanded children would be kept separate from sentenced children where it is in the best interests of the child. Section 88(8) of the existing Children Act 2001 already deals with the issue of remand children and separated...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Missing Children (30 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The care and welfare of children in care is a priority for the Department and this is continuously reviewed with Tusla. The Department continue to keep the issue of safeguarding all children in the care of the state as a top priority. The Department receive fortnightly reports for all children and young people missing in care from Tusla. These reports include children receiving mainstream...

Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (31 Jan 2008)

Brendan Smith: At the time of the drafting of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002, children detained in St. Patrick's Institution were excluded from the remit of the Ombudsman for Children for a number of reasons. Firstly, the Ombudsman Act 1980 exempted prisons and it was decided there should be consistency of approach in the Ombudsman for Children Bill. Secondly, the remit of the Ombudsman for Children...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (7 Dec 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...Income Supplement (FIS) in accordance with their respective family size for the requested dates are as follows; Family Income Supplement Family Size Dec. 2016 Oct. 2017 1 Child 18733 18151 2 Children 19038 18851 3 Children 11888 12006 4 Children 5475 5610 5 Children 1704 1708 6 Children 475 491 7 Children 148 145 8 Children 69 64

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (13 Oct 2016)

Katherine Zappone: ...managed by CES and Pobal on behalf of the funders. The aim the programme is to test and evaluate prevention and early intervention approaches in areas of disadvantage in Ireland to improve outcomes for children, in particular children and families living in poverty. The focus of the work under the ABC Programme covers: Child Health & Development; Children’s Learning;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Joan Burton: Child Benefit is paid to around 608,000 families in respect of some 1.16 million children. It is a universal payment that assists parents with the cost of raising children and contributes towards alleviating child poverty. It is expected that some €2 billion will be spent on Child Benefit in 2012. Child benefit is paid to almost 141,000 families in which there are three or more...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Guidelines (29 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: ...relate primarily to matters (Garda vetting and schools) which come within the remit of the Departments of Justice and Equality and Education and Skills respectively. The welfare and protection of children and, in particular, vulnerable children, is everybody’s concern. Responsibility for children’s welfare arises in all settings where children are, and attaches to all...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Lenihan Jnr: ....—Section 58 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted: 58.—(1) Regulations under section 50 and sections 51 to 57 shall not apply to— (a) the care of one or more children undertaken by a relative of the child or children or the spouse of such relative, or (b) a person taking care of one or more children of the same family and no other children (other...

Ombudsman for Children. (29 Jun 2005) See 1 other result from this debate

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to raise on the Adjournment the first report of the Ombudsman for Children, which was published yesterday. As someone who campaigned with former Deputy Austin Currie for an Ombudsman for Children, the publication of her first report is an important event and I congratulate Emily Logan and her staff on their work in establishing the office. The first year was...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Two reports published today highlight that the State continues to heap disadvantage on disadvantage in the treatment of vulnerable children. The Ombudsman for Children has published a hugely concerning report about the impact of the pandemic on children in general. In the report, the ombudsman describes 2020 as a devastating year for children, which it was. Schools and sports facilities...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Jun 2015)

James Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to have this opportunity to introduce the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 to the House and I look forward to engaging in a constructive debate as it proceeds through the various Stages. The provisions in this Bill, which is proposed to amend the existing Children Act 2001, relate to the relatively small number of children...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme represents the first ever statutory entitlement to financial support for childcare in Ireland. To date, over 56,000 children have benefitted from subsidies under the NCS. Table 1 supplies data on the number of children with a universal or income assessed subsidy application who have claimed against their award for the week ending 31 May 2021. To note that there...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Ms Áine Lynch: We had much contact from parents of children with special educational needs. It was a really difficult time as parents were struggling, children were really struggling and we had many examples from parents of how much of a struggle it was. There were other cohorts of children who also struggled, including children in homes where there were difficulties arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 May 2015)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 851 and 852 together. Bus Éireann has advised that in the current school year some 49,700 primary children and almost 63,900 post primary children are being transported under the terms of the school transport scheme, including almost 9,800 children with special educational needs. These figures include children who are eligible for school transport and...