Results 161-180 of 7,620 for speaker:Brendan Smith in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: In reply I wish to advise as follows with regard to childrens' legislation (i) Part IVA of the Child Care Act 1991, as inserted by the Children Act 2001, which allows Special Care cases to be dealt with at District Court level, is commenced but is not operational. My Office is drafting a bill to amend Part IVA of the Child Care Act 1991 to provide a statutory scheme for the High Court to have...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The position with respect to the draft protocol regarding intercountry adoptions from Belarus remains unchanged. As the Deputy will be aware, the Adoption Board entered into an informal working arrangement with Belarus in 1999, to facilitate the adoption of children from Belarus to Ireland. In 2005, the Belorussian Authorities sought to formalise this arrangement in a draft Protocol. The...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) 2000-2006 has now closed to applicants and is succeeded by the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP). Under both programmes all grant applications involve an assessment with reference to the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006. Regulations 5, 26 (1) and 28 (b) specifically address the issues of healthy...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 â 2010 (NCIP), which will invest â¬575 million over five years, with â¬358 million of this in capital grant aid for childcare services. Initially when seeking capital funding under the NCIP applicants approach the City/County Childcare Committees who assist in the development of...
- Written Answers — Childhood Study: Childhood Study (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The aim of the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland (NLSCI) is "to study the factors, which contribute to or undermine the well-being of children in contemporary Irish families, and, through this, contribute to the setting of effective and responsive policies relating to children and to the design of services for children and their families". This Study will monitor the...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The 1996 and 1997 Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations referred to by the Deputy, were replaced, with effect from 3rd September 2007, by the new and revised Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006. Under the new Regulations and associated explanatory guide, measures to support healthy eating and active living are provided for. Regulation 5 states that 'A person carrying on...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (5 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I can confirm that the Department received an application for a grant from the Health and Children allocation of National Lottery funds, in respect of the organisation referred to. There is a protocol in the Department of Health and Children for processing applications for National Lottery grants. Following assessment, evaluation and recommendation applications are considered in the context...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (6 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (7 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (7 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: Capital grants are available to providers of community childcare facilities under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 which is part of the National Development Plan 2007 â 2013. The Deputy will be aware that all public expenditure is subject to strict accounting rules and requirements in order to safeguard public investment. In relation to community childcare facilities a...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 198 together. The launch of the National Recreation Policy last September highlighted Government's commitment to the development of youth cafés. As the Deputy will be aware there are already a number of youth cafés in operation around the country. Funding for these existing initiatives is provided through local City/County Council and Health Service...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (12 Feb 2008)
Brendan Smith: The HSE has statutory responsibility for the implementation of policy with regard to assessments for inter-country adoption. As the Deputy may be aware, requests for assessment for inter-country adoption are continuously increasing. The recent study on inter-country adoption, undertaken by the Children's Research Centre in Trinity College, revealed that Ireland has one of the highest rates...