Results 21-40 of 114 for 5 million speaker:Katherine Zappone

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (10 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I am committed to increasing investment in family resource centres and certainly will be seeking an increase in the Estimates process. The way in which I decided to utilise the €1.5 million increase this year demonstrates that there are various ways in which we can provide the support FRCs require. One of them is, and this gets to the heart of what the Deputy is asking, a 5% increase...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I understand that the Deputy's question relates to financial containment and financial challenges facing Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.  In 2019, Tusla has an allocation of some €787 million for the provision of its full range of services, an increase of 4.1% over its funding for 2018. Tusla's funding has increased from €609m in 2014, a rise of some 29.3%...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (10 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ..., administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. There are currently 121 Family Resource Centres, which are funded under the Programme. Funding for the Programme has increased from €13.5m in 2017 to €18.0m this year. In Budget 2019, I secured an increase of €1.5 million for the FRC Programme. This additional funding is being used to: - Increase core funding to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services Provision (9 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...and impartial manner and solely on the basis of the quality of their application. My Department’s 2019 early years capital scheme has a primary focus on building places for the under-threes. I have made €4 million available for this age group, which is expected to result in 1,321 new places for the zero to three age group being created. An additional €1 million...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (9 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...compliance visits. However, in the period October 2018 - March 2019, 233 services operating CCSP contracts were found to need to update PIP registrations to match the actual attendance of children. Over this six-month period, Pobal estimated that approximately €1.4 million in potential overclaims were identified and prevented on the CCSP programme, with...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (9 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...referring to is the OECD Education at a Glance Report 2018. This publication, which estimates that Ireland spends 0.1% of GDP on pre-primary education, is based on public investment levels from 2015. I understand the OECD Education at a Glance Report 2019 is currently being drafted. The OECD adopt a number of approaches to calculate Ireland’s expenditure on early learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (9 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding and coordination supports to some 59 organisations that deliver a range of services for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence throughout the country. 22 of these organisations provide emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence. In 2019, €25.3 million is being allocated to Domestic, Sexual and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (9 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. In Budget 2019, I secured an increase of €1.5 million for the FRC Programme.  This brings the overall financial allocation for the Programme to €18 million. This additional funding will be used to: - Increase core funding to each of the 110 FRCs which existed pre-2018 by 5%. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Provision (4 Jul 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...places for school age care. Successful applicants have been notified and I anticipate that this funding will support the creation of approximately 3,600 new and extra spaces for children up to the age of 15. The National Childcare Scheme (NCS), due to be launched later this year will also be a significant intervention to address this challenge. The NCS recognises the different costs...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Preschool Services (20 Jun 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...and care, ELC, and school-age childcare, SAC, is a priority for me as Minister. Government investment in childcare has increased by an unprecedented 117% over the past four budgets, with €575 million allocated in 2019. This investment has provided for record numbers of children benefitting from my Department's ELC and SAC programmes in 2018 and 2019. It has also provided for...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Staff (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: .... While we have a long way to go to rectify this situation, I am doing everything in my power to do so. I have set out my vision for the sector, as well as a roadmap to achieve it, in First 5, the whole-of-government strategy which I launched with the Taoiseach last November. Within First 5, there is a commitment to develop a workforce development plan which will ensure appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...in their community. Tusla provides financial support to FRCs to fund the salaries of a certain number of staff and to cover some overheads. I am happy to have negotiated an additional €4.5m in funding for the Family Resource Centre Programme between 2018 and 2019. This allowed for increases in core funding for each centre, as well as the establishment of 11 new Family Resource...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...levels of investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) in Ireland. Over the past four budgets however, investment has increased by some 117% - rising from in €260 million in 2015, to €575 million in 2019. This 117% increase in investment in childcare over the last 4 budgets has assisted with an unprecedented doubling of capacity in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (8 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I secured an additional €1.5 million in funding for Family Resource Centres in 2019. As announced on 23 April, 2019, the additional €1.5 million in funding will be used to: - Increase core funding to each of the 110 FRCs which existed pre-2018 by 5%. - Employ an additional 17 Family Support Workers - one FRC in each of the 17 Tusla geographical areas will be allocated funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Revised Estimate for Public Services 2019 makes provision for a gross funding allocation of €1.510 billion for my Department which represents an increase of just under €107 million, or 8%, over the 2018 provision. The allocation includes a current provision of €1.478 billion and a capital allocation of €32 million. At the end of March, 2019, the sum of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Funding (17 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...is a priority for me as Minister. The Senator and her colleagues will be aware that investment in childcare has increased by an unprecedented 117% over the past four budgets, now totalling €575 million per year. This funds a number of early learning and care, and school-age childcare programmes. I want to see investment in this area continue to increase significantly over the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services (4 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...with service providers on the development of the NCS. Deputies will be aware that investment in childcare has increased by an unprecedented 117% in the past four budgets and now totals €575 million per year. Community services access much of this growing investment and I note that the targeted childcare supports provided under the CCS and the training and employment childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...provision of Republic of Ireland media, strategy, planning and buying services.  My Department engaged a production company via a Department of An Taoiseach contract to produce a video for the launch of the First 5 Strategy.  The video was widely viewed online and has been used at various other communications events since the launch.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (28 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Revised Estimate for Public Services 2019 makes provision for a gross funding allocation of €1.478 billion for my Department which represents an increase of just under €107 million, or 8%, over the 2018 provision. Approximately half of the Vote is targeted towards public services that protect our children and provide for their welfare. Another significant portion is to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (26 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...levels of investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) in Ireland. Over the past four budgets however, investment has increased by some 117% - rising from in €260 million in 2015, to €575 million in 2019. This increased investment has been used to address the cost of Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare to parents through a...