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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (26 Apr 2016)

Katherine Zappone: 79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to monitor and evaluate the employment and education attainment of former recipients of the one parent family payment after they exit the payment or the jobseeker's transitional scheme when their youngest child reaches 14 years of age. [8401/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (26 Apr 2016)

Katherine Zappone: 80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the access to job activation, training and education for jobseekers who do not qualify for the live register due to their spouse's or partner's income. [8402/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I am advised that my legal remit in this area extends to the children detention schools under Part 10 of the Children Act 2001. The adult prison system is under the legal remit of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality. The number of children in custody in the children detention schools, Oberstown, Lusk, Co Dublin as of 13 May 2016 is outlined in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, holds the statutory responsibility for child welfare and protection, and is the appropriate body to receive reports of concerns relating to children at risk. Each referral received by the Agency is assessed and dealt with on an individual basis by the relevant social work team. Preliminary screening is aimed at establishing the appropriateness of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Psychological Services (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in discharging its functions, is placing a strong emphasis on prevention, early intervention, family support, therapeutic and care interventions, all of which are key to the provision of integrated, multi-disciplinary services for vulnerable children and families. Tusla has specific responsibility for psychology services for children as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision Data (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: My colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, has primary responsibility in the area of asylum and immigration. Policy responsibility for children applying for asylum travelling with their parents, insofar as it extends to my Department, is in relation to providing care and protection for any children where their welfare and safety are identified as a concern. The Direct...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Children Detention Schools, based in Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin, continue to deliver services focused on education and rehabilitation of all young people detained in order to address offending behaviour and to support their early re-integration into the community. The development project recently completed in Oberstown includes a new purpose-built education, training and recreation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1198 and 1199 together. At present, adoption information and tracing services are provided by Tusla – the Child and Family Agency, the Adoption Authority and a number of accredited agencies that hold adoption records. Applicants are generally provided with any non-identifying information that is available as soon as possible. The person to whom...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rape Crisis Network Funding (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: With effect from its establishment on 1 January 2014, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Prior to the 1 January, 2014, responsibility for these services rested with the Health Service Executive (HSE). Tusla funding for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rape Crisis Network Funding (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services. Tusla, is providing approximately €20.0m in funding for these services this year. This funding supports some 60 services across the country including: - 16 Rape Crisis/Sexual Violence services - 20 Crisis Refuges and support services - 24 Domestic Violence...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Counselling Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to Rape Crisis North East for provision of counselling and support services for victims and survivors of sexual violence in the north eastern part of the country. Additionally, the 24 Hour sexual violence national helpline, operated by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is accessible 24/7 for individuals from any part of the country who have...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Ireland ratified the Hague Convention on the protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption on 1 November 2010. The Adoption Act 2010 provides for intercountry adoption between countries that have ratified the Hague Convention such as Bulgaria, or between countries with whom Ireland has a bilateral agreement under Section 73 of the Adoption Act 2010. The Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Capital funding of more than €420 million was provided by the State to support the development of childcare infrastructure in the period up until 2008. Since the economic downturn the limited funding available to this Department has been targeted to support the refurbishment and maintenance of childcare facilities in which there has already been considerable investment. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I should inform the Deputy at the outset that responsibility for disability services rests with the Minister for Health. The statutory duty of the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. There are many reasons for children coming into Tusla's care including abuse and neglect but disability alone, whether...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: In Budget 2016 it was announced that, from September 2016, children will be eligible to start free pre-school when they reach the age of 3, and can continue in free pre-school until they start primary school (once the child is not older than 5½ years at the end of the pre-school year i.e. end June). The age range for eligibility for children enrolling for the Early Childhood Care and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Reports (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1207 to 1210, inclusive, together. I have referred the Deputy's questions to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla for a response, and will revert when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (17 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Programme provides funding to community/ not-for-profit services to enable them to provide quality childcare at reduced rates to disadvantaged and low-income working parents. Parents qualify as disadvantaged or low income on the basis of means-tested entitlements. As part of Budget 2016, the Department announced an expansion of the CCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (19 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: In Budget 2016, my Department announced a significant expansion to pre-school provision under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. This measure, which will be introduced from September 2016, means that children will be eligible to start free pre-school when they reach the age of 3, and continue to avail of free pre-school until they start primary school (once the child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Capital funding of €4 million is being made available through the Early Years Capital Programme in 2016 for early years pre-school services, both private and not-for-profit/community, that are intending to expand their service to provide for more capacity in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The maximum grant available under this programme is €10,000....