Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Bodies Data
1119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of posts on the advisory council for Better Outcomes, Better Futures that are filled by members of her Department. [34158/17] - Adoption Services Provision
1121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the current situation affecting some families relating to the rules governing adoption (details supplied); and if she... - Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
1122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied). [33683/17] - Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
1123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated and drawn down in respect of the learner fund in 2016 and to date in 2017 by county. [33970/17] - Children in Care
1124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will implement the recommended action 75 of the Ryan implementation group for a professionally managed national archive to be... - Child and Family Agency Funding
1125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has informed all community programmes and community groups under its remit of its budget for 2016 and 2017; if she has signed off... - Child and Family Agency Remit
1126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla provided to the Health Service Executive for the provision of child counselling services in each of the years 2014 to... - Child Care Services Data
1127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new places on the community child care subvention scheme which have been taken up by private providers in addition to... - Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
1128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the figures presented by the CSO, which suggest that just 52% of children availed of the ECCE scheme during the 12 months... - Family Resource Centres
1129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of existing family resource centres that are fully operational. [33976/17] - Child and Family Agency Expenditure
1130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla spent on community programmes, by county, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the spending on... - Child and Family Agency Funding
1131. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of capital funding allocated to Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in comparison to the capital... - Aftercare Services
1132. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department spent on aftercare for children not in foster care or in the direct care of the Health Service Executive in each... - Child and Family Agency Data
1133. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the standard payment that Tusla pays private residential care companies for each child in their care weekly and annually; if payments are... - Guardians Ad Litem
1135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department has spent on guardian ad litem services, broken down by county and provider. [33982/17] - Departmental Reviews
1136. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's review of the ABC scheme; her views on its effectiveness; her plans to continue funding these centres after... - Services for People with Disabilities
1137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way her Department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities during 2017. [34027/17] - Departmental Expenditure
1138. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the investment by her Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the... - Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
1139. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recent Private Members' debate in Dáil Éireann on child care, her plans to increase pay for ECCE year from 38... - Child Poverty
1140. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to examine service providers in areas of high disadvantage and high deprivation with a view to introducing a scheme similar to... - School Completion Programme
1141. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the first and full year cost of restoring the school completion programme to pre-2011 levels. [34165/17] - Child Care Services Expenditure
1142. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a detailed breakdown of planned expenditure on the child care measures that will be put in place in September 2017.... - Child and Family Agency Data
1143. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 9 May 2017, the number of whole-time equivalent social workers in each of the years 2011 to... - Data Collection
1144. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to develop data collection within Tusla and her Department. [34168/17] - Child Protection Services Provision
1145. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the procurement process for a training partner for Tusla to implement the CPW strategy. [34169/17] - Child and Family Agency Staff
1146. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in foster care that have not been allocated a social worker, broken down by priority level and the number of weeks... - Child and Family Agency Services
1148. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the children first e-learning module has been made available to those working with children in the voluntary and unpaid sector. [34172/17] - Child and Family Agency Staff
1149. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has recruited a full-time data protection officer, as per its 2017 business plan. [34173/17] - Child and Family Agency Services
1150. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has published a revised child protection and welfare handbook in line with Children First requirements. [34174/17] - Departmental Funding
1151. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her department assigned in 2016 and to date in 2017 to the hidden harm programme. [34175/17] - Child and Family Agency Services
1152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she plans to continue the hidden harm and nurture programmes after the withdrawal of an organisation (details supplied). [34177/17] - Child Protection Guidelines
1153. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the joint protocol between gardaí and Tusla with regard to the Children First guidelines. [34178/17] - Child and Family Agency Staff
1154. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an ICT director has been recruited within Tusla. [34179/17] - Child and Family Agency
1155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of Tusla's ICT strategy. [34180/17] - Child and Family Agency Services
1156. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is possible to access Tusla's stored centralised procurement database. [34181/17] - Child and Family Agency Expenditure
1157. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department assigned to Tusla for learning and development in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and the amount of this... - Child and Family Agency Staff
1158. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time posts in Tusla's employee well-being and welfare unit. [34183/17] - Question Heading for question(s) 1159
1159. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average recruitment time for social care workers in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [34184/17] - Departmental Expenditure
1160. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Department has made available to child care providers for non-contact time since 2011, broken down by year. [34185/17] - Departmental Bodies
1161. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of posts on the advisory council for Better Outcomes, Better Futures that are filled by members of her Department. [34188/17] - Living Wage Expenditure
1163. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour; and the estimated cost of paying ECCE... - Departmental Funding
1164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will release the necessary capital funding to help sustain a project (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Child Care Services Funding
1165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in delivering the funding to six child care projects in County Cork promised by her Department six months ago.... - School Completion Programme
1166. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has considered the ramifications for young persons who will no longer receive counselling services under the school... - Traveller Data
1167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide figures on school attendance and participation among Traveller children from 2016/2017 or the latest date... - Traveller Education
1168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the approximate cost of re-introducing the visiting teachers service for Travellers in budget 2018. [34512/17] - School Attendance Data
1169. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has undertaken studies of school attendance and participation among children living in homeless households; if so, if... - Family Resource Centres
1170. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to accept applications from communities seeking funding for resource centres. [34666/17] - National Youth Strategy
1171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LGBT youth strategy; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34691/17] - Area Based Childhood Programme
1172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the operation of the area based childhood programme; the projects awarded funding under this scheme, by amount awarded and... - Appointments to State Boards Data
1173. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1934 of 20 June 2017, the number of former Members who applied for board positions; and if she will...
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