Written Answers Nos. 355-359
355. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding single farm payment that were claimed by a person as an individual in 2011, but the farming set up is now run by them through a limited company; if the company can continue to claim the payments originally activated by the individual; the additional measures, if any, they need to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21576/13]
View answerWhere an individual farmer sets up a limited company the Single Payment entitlements may be transferred to that company provided the main business of the company is carrying on the business of farming. A Transfer of Entitlement application form, available on my Department’s website, must be completed requesting the transfer of entitlements. The person must ensure that they include the appropriate paperwork such as the Company Registrar Printout and the Memorandum of Articles of Association. Payments may continue to be claimed by the Company by submitting a valid Single Payment application form which has been signed appropriately and includes sufficient eligible hectares to support the number of entitlements.
The herd number should also be transferred from the individual farmers to the Company.
356. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are plans to close the Mol an Óige residential care home and outreach service for children and young persons in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21113/13]
View answerMy Department has sought the information requested by the Deputy from the HSE and I will provide the Deputy with the information as soon as it becomes available.
357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the findings of the child law project report which indicates that children in County Donegal are ten times more likely to be put into State care; her views on the report; the plans in place to ensure that there are appropriate facilities in place for the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21114/13]
View answer358. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the findings of the child law project report which indicates that children in County Donegal are ten times more likely to be put into State care; her views on the findings; the plans put in place by her to reduce this figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21118/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together.
The Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) is an independent project established under Section 3 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007, in accordance with the Regulations made under that Act, with the support of the One Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The aims and objectives of the project are to:
- Provide information to the public on child care proceedings in the courts;
- Conduct research on these proceedings in order to promote debate and inform policy-makers;
- Make recommendations to address any short-comings in the child care system identified by the research;
- Assist in the implementation of these recommendations;
- Promote confidence in the child care system.
The project pursues its aims and objectives by attending the courts where child care cases are heard in order to report on those proceedings while protecting the anonymity of the children and their families, in accordance with a Protocol drawn up by its Director. The CCLRP will publish reports of child care cases for the public and all relevant stake-holders at a frequency and in a form to be determined by the Director. It will also collect and analyse data from the proceedings, publish reports on the nature and outcomes of the child care proceedings and promote a public debate on the issues raised through seminars and conferences.
The project is in its early stages and it would be unwise to reach any firm conclusions based on the very limited information available at this stage. The CCLRP is scheduled to run for five years to seek to determine a range of issues such as that mentioned by the Deputy. Officials from my Department are in touch with the project team and I understand that the intention is for the project to publish its first interim overview report in Autumn 2013. At this time it may be possible to identify any emerging issues requiring policy consideration.
I am not entirely clear as to the origin of the figures quoted by the Deputy. However I can confirm that Court Services statistics indicate that 2 Care Orders and 22 Interim Care Orders were granted in Donegal in 2011. The HSE's Review of Adequacy Report for the same period indicates that the total number of children in care in Donegal in 2011 was 161 (2.6% of child population). This figure is broadly in line with percentages in other parts of the country.
359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will confirm for each of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the number of children adopted by State residents from each of Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States including Russia and from all foreign jurisdictions. [21193/13]
View answerThe statistics on intercountry adoption registrations broken down by country are in the table. Registrations from Russia were as follows: 100 in 2009; 80 in 2010; 124 in 2011; and 49 in 2012.
Total number of adoptions recognised between 2009 and 2012, where the adopters were habitually resident in Ireland and held a valid Declaration of Eligibility & Suitability at the time of effecting the adoption. (Section 5, Adoption Act 1991 and Section 57(2)(b)(ii) of the Adoption Act 2010 refers).
|
Country |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Belarus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cambodia |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
China |
10 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
Colombia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ethiopia |
21 |
75 |
42 |
32 |
|
India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
Kazakhstan |
7 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Mexico |
16 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
|
Peru |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Philippines |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Romania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Russia |
100 |
80 |
124 |
49 |
|
South Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Taiwan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Thailand |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
United States of America |
4 |
7 |
7 |
19 |
|
Uzbekistan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vietnam |
136 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
307 |
200 |
188 |
117 |
