Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current numbers and grades of staff employed in North-South co-operation units in her Department as established under the Good Friday Agreement; the numbers in each unit when first established and the year on year change for her Department. [16822/11]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Government established the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, and the legislation enacting the new Department came into force on 2 June 2011. The administrative structures of the new Department are currently being finalised. The work related to North South Co-operation will be prioritised in the development of these structures.

In the meantime, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs continues to take an active role in North South Co-operation particularly in relation to its involvement in the Cross Border Group on Child Protection, which is taking forward initiatives in areas where co-operation, shared learning and best practice could be of benefit to both jurisdictions, and meets regularly to review progress.