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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the costs incurred by my Department in relation to online advertising and public awareness campaigns since January 2018 are set out in the tables below. The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity. The Deputy might note that my Department has not incurred any costs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Correspondence (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I used the opportunity presented by Pope Francis's recent visit to Ireland to raise directly with him the issue of mother and baby homes and more specifically the discovery of human remains in Tuam. I outlined the serious concerns that I and others had, particularly the concerns of people within the context of Tuam such as the survivors and their families. I told him that I would write to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Counselling services for the survivors and families in respect of the Tuam and other mother and baby homes is a key concern for me. It is an issue that is being examined by one of the sub-committees established by the collaborative forum. I indicated at the end of my initial reply that I expect to receive a report from the representative stakeholders within six months. I have also told...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: On other sites and the possibility of the remains of other children being buried etc., this is a matter for the commission. We are where we are in terms of Tuam because the commission did that investigation, produced its findings and brought them to Government. I have to respect the independence of the commission. As part of its terms of reference it is examining and investigating all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Adoption Registration (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...there is sufficient reliable evidence of the practice of illegal registration that can be extracted from the records of adoption agencies. The analysis of records is being carried out by Tusla and the Adoption Authority of Ireland, AAI, and is overseen by an independent reviewer who is a former deputy director of social services in Northern Ireland. Representatives from other agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware, Sean Ross Abbey is one of the institutions currently being investigated by the statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters. As part of its terms of reference the Commission is directed to investigate and to make a report on burial arrangements in respect of persons who died while resident in these institutions....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I have asked an Independent Reviewer, Ms Marion Reynolds to oversee a further analysis of relevant records held by Tusla and the Adoption Authority in the first instance. The purpose of the exercise is to see if clear evidence of illegal registrations is evident in other records. The first meeting between Ms. Reynolds and the nominated representatives from Tusla and the Adoption Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters is an independent statutory investigation. I am not therefore in a position to provide detailed progress updates on this work. Any available updates would be posted by the Commission directly to its website. The Commission's terms of reference, attached as a schedule to Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The most recent figures provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, indicate that there were 6,132 children in care at the end of June 2018. It is vital that all children in care, and their carers, receive adequate support to ensure a successful placement. Foster care is the main form of alternative care for children in need of care and protection, and is the preferred option for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Communications (7 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...Department directly. While the use of such numbers by agencies or organisations under the remit of my Department is an operational matter, I can confirm that the Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Adoption Authority of Ireland do not use lo-call or freephone contact numbers. Tusla has confirmed that its adoption services operate a lo-call 1890 number for information and tracing...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Appointments (12 Jul 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am aware of concerns expressed by some interested parties and I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to clarify my reasoning and motivation for the appointment of Mr Kearney as Chair of the newly established Collaborative Forum.   The Deputy’s question suggests that the Collaborative Forum has a role in investigating or making determinations on alleged human rights abuses....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Properties (28 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs does not hold records in relation to the issues raised. In addition, I am advised that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, does not hold records relevant to the Deputy's query.  I note from the information provided by the Deputy that the cemetery...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (19 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware, Sean Ross Abbey Mother and Baby Home is one of the institutions currently being investigated by the statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters. As part of its terms of reference the Commission is directed to investigate and to make a report on burial arrangements in respect of persons who died while resident in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...company (details supplied) by my Department is set out in the following table. Year Amount € Project Name 2016 €37,724.22 Print Media advertising campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters 2016 €24,043.75 Advertisement on the National Public Consultation on the Single Affordable Childcare Scheme 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Consultation Process (19 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the number of public consultations, replies received and costs incurred from 2011 to date in 2018 by my Department are set out in the following table. The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum. As regards the State agencies under the remit of my Department, I have requested Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, the Office of the Ombudsman for Children, the...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am very appreciative of the contributions of all the Deputies. They help me and my officials as we continue to work on issues that have been of such profound significance to so many people for such a long time, as Deputy Connolly just indicated. I am aware of this and of the various circumstances and research findings the Deputy has just shared in the Chamber. They are exceedingly...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: We are here today to speak about the identification by Tusla of the fact that the births of 126 individuals from St. Patrick's Guild were registered illegally. A cruel and inhuman past rises up again with a vengeance in Ireland. It is about the shaming of women. It is about the shaming of mothers. It is about how this shaming has been inherited by their children. I am truly sorry that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The question of redress for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes is one which I have addressed on a number of occasions and I am happy to restate the Government's position for the Deputy. Mother and Baby Homes have not been central to any previous statutory inquiry so the current Commission of Investigation must be given the opportunity to conclude its investigation and to establish the...

Other Questions: Adoption Registration (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am conscious of claims that the State knew for many years about illegal registrations, and that successive Governments should have done more to address the issue. What has been lost in the debate is the fact that, while there seems to have been an awareness of this illegal practice, we had no clear proof of what happened, other than in a few individual cases where documentary evidence...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Illegal Adoptions (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: As I indicated earlier, I have asked an independent reviewer to oversee a further analysis of relevant records held by Tusla and the Adoption Authority in the first instance. The purpose of the exercise is to see if clear evidence of illegal registrations is evident in other records. The first meeting to commence this process took place yesterday and I expect the analysis to be completed...