Written answers
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services Funding
12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the funding crisis in Youngballymun; and her plans to roll out this model across the State. [14841/16] - Preschool Services
13. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans in regard to the Highscope model; and her further plans to roll out this model nationally. [14848/16] - Child and Family Agency Funding
14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to further resource Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to address the heavy caseloads of social workers; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she agrees that grandparents offer a valuable and often overlooked role in raising their grandchildren; the supports are available to... - Child and Family Agency Remit
16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the circumstances in which she can instruct Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to alter its policy on any given issue under its remit; and... - Garda Youth Diversion Projects
17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered advocating for the services of the Garda youth diversion projects to be extended in north inner city Dublin, as part... - Ombudsman for Children Remit
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider extending the mandate of the office of the Ombudsman for Children such that it could receive complaints from children... - Youth Services Funding
19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the funding to youth services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14851/16] - Direct Provision System
20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the care of children in the direct provision system; if she will support the taking of all minors out of that system given the... - Child Protection Services Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which, in the context of the programme for Government or otherwise, she intends to address the issue of vulnerable children... - Departmental Functions
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the desirability of her Department assuming responsibility for young adults in the judicial system, responsibility which... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the long-term effect of homelessness on children, their welfare and their educational attainment; the actions she has taken;... - Detention Centres Provision
24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that young persons and staff at the Oberstown detention facility are guaranteed safety under the current policy and... - Workplace Relations Commission
25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she proposes putting in place supports for parents who may no longer be able to avail of the traditional au pair role given the recent... - Child Protection Services Provision
26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the child protection and welfare issues where the lack of availability of alternative housing is adding to the difficulties... - Legislative Measures
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she assessed the possible unforeseen effects of the Aftercare Bill 2014; her plans to amend this legislation in the near future; and if... - Child Care Costs
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the provision of affordable child care; the role she sees for the private sector in child care provision; and if she will make... - Legislative Measures
30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to implement section 22 of the Adoption Act 2010 based on means to support those persons that wish to adopt but are unable to do... - Preschool Services
31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of an integrated preschool unit at a school (details supplied) and the possibility of expanding services of this nature to... - Child and Family Agency Funding
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a guardian ad litem and rehabilitation centre (details supplied) in County Longford has not received significant funding owed to... - Industrial Relations
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to report on the industrial relations situation in Oberstown youth detention centre. [14846/16] - Child Care Services Provision
34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are special procedures are in place for children residing in special care units whose first language is not English; and if she... - Community Childcare Subvention Programme
35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the strategy in place to extend the community childcare subvention programme those who are most in need of it; her plans to expand the... - Child and Family Agency Funding
36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding contributors to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, can influence or direct its policy on any matter under its remit; and if she... - Early Childhood Care and Education
37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the fact that some providers of the early childhood care and education scheme (details supplied) have experienced a reduction... - Adoption Legislation
38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered amalgamating the proposed adoption information and tracing Bill with the current Adoption Amendment Bill 2016; if not,...
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