Written answers

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

 
  • Community Employment Schemes Funding
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has engaged with the Department of Social Protection on the effect that cutbacks in community employment schemes are having on the...
  • Child Care Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a report published by the Irish Refugee Council on 18 September 2012 which catalogues over ten years of enforced child poverty,...
  • Ombudsman for Children Remit
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline her views on expanding the role of the Ombudsman for Children as per the recommendations of the Ombudsman contained in her...
  • Child Protection Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the outline for a national model for an integrated out of hours social care service for young persons from the Special...
  • Departmental Reports
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to receive the next report from the Ryan Report Implementation Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40685/12]
  • EU Presidency Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the preparations being made by her and her Department for the EU presidency with a particular focus on youth affairs; and if she will make a...
  • Child Care Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her policy on children’s bereavement support provision; if support will be provided for the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network; and if...
  • Child Protection Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who received out-of-hours emergency care services through the Crisis Intervention Service each month since its...
  • Health Services Staff Issues
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacant social worker posts within the Health Service Executive; and the date on which these will be filled. [40712/12]
  • Youth Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she can avail of expert opinion with particular reference to calling on the experience on youth leaders in the community in...
  • Child Detention Centres
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date in expanding the facilities at Oberstown Children Detention Centre, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Strategy Statements
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the new Children and Young People's Policy Framework will be published. [40706/12]
  • Child Protection Issues
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she will take in response to the findings of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church; and if she will...
  • HSE Reports
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will receive a copy of the Health Service Executive’s review of Adequacy of Services for Children and Families...
  • Child and Family Support Agency Remit
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to date to improve mental health services for young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40689/12]
  • Health Services Staff Issues
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed within child services in the Health Service Executive broken down by HSE division; the number of whom who...
  • Child Protection Issues
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that child minders are included in the final draft of the Children First legislation; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Child Protection Guidelines
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in different regions of the State, different systems of child abuse management are practiced,...
  • Child Care Services
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of disciplinary actions initiated against staff who were involved in cases subsequently examined by the Independent Child Death...
  • Court Procedures
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will bring forward regulations to allow for the reporting of child welfare and protection proceedings. [40716/12]
  • Child and Family Support Agency Funding
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funds that will be granted to the new Child and Family Support Agency; the rates of pay that will be allocated to the management team...
  • Children's Rights Referendum
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if following the publication of the wording for the Children’s Referendum, she will ensure that commitments made in relation to...
  • Foster Care Provision
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reduce the cost of private foster care; if her Department has examined the policy of utilising private foster care companies with a...
  • Adoption Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Adoption Amendment Bill will address the problems experienced by adopted persons in relation to their information rights following the...
  • Missing Children
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on plans for the 11600 missing childrens hotline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40707/12]
  • Garda Vetting of Personnel
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed to work directly with children by the Health Service Executive who have not been Garda vetted; the number of...
  • Post-Adoption Contact Register
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs noting her statement in Dáil Éireann on 19 September 2012 that for decades this country has failed its children, her views on whether...
  • Child Protection Issues
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the independent external assessment of the two out-of-hours pilot projects providing emergency social care services in...
  • Children in Care
    To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a statutory right to aftercare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40705/12]

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