Written Answers Nos. 184-190
184. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost per annum to the State for a juvenile offender under 18 years serving a custodial sentence or other form of court mandated detention in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8526/14]
View answerI understand that my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, is providing a separate answer in relation to children detained in adult prison facilities.
I have responsibility for the children detention schools under Part 10 of the Children Act, 2001. The three children detention schools in the State are located in Oberstown, Lusk, Co Dublin and comprise Trinity House School, Oberstown Boys School and Oberstown Girls School, all of which are located in Oberstown, Lusk, Co Dublin. Both Trinity House School and Oberstown Boys School are responsible for detention of males up to the age of 17 years. Oberstown Girls School provides detention places for females up to the age of 18 years.
The average cost per annum of each detention place in Oberstown is estimated by averaging out the number of detention places available over the combined pay and non pay costs of the children detention schools in each year in question. This results in the following costs:
|
Year |
Annual cost of detention place |
|
2011 |
€298,000 |
|
2012 |
€332,000 |
|
2013 |
€314,000 |
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It should be noted that the emphasis on individual care, education and rehabilitation in the child care model of detention in Oberstown results in staffing costs that are significantly in excess of comparable costs for places in the adult prison system. This is reflected in the annual cost estimates listed above.
185. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to Tusla and its establishment, the cost of rebranding, new stationery and facilities and refurbishment of offices for the organisation; the cost of overall website design and rebranding; if an external public relations or design company was employed to develop or undertake the rebranding; the cost of any such external companies employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8442/14]
View answerIn preparation for the establishment of the Child and Family Agency on 1st January 2014 and in order to establish a single brand identity, the HSE Children and Family Services decided to formally engage external support. A tendering process was entered into by Children and Family Services and three companies were invited to make presentations. Creative Inc were selected and contracted for branding purposes.
The information sought by the Deputy regarding costs has been requested from the Child and Family Agency and I will be in touch with the Deputy again in the coming days with details regarding these costs.
186. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the alternative scheme announced by his Department on 26 February 2013 that the motorised transport grant scheme was closed to new applicants and that an alternative scheme was being devised to replace it; when he expects it to come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8436/14]
View answer188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the review of the mobility allowance scheme and the motorised transport grant scheme has been completed; if he will outline the criteria and application process for the replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 188 together.
In November 2013, the Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health, in consultation with other relevant Ministers. The Department of Health is working to progress this matter in line with the Government's decision.
The Department will draw on the work, last year, of the Review Group on Transport Supports for People with Disabilities and the Inter-Departmental Group tasked by Government to consider details of a statutory replacement for the discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Schemes.
187. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the amount Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, has spent on the services of debt collection agencies in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [8506/14]
View answerThis question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
189. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing clerical administrative agency staff within the Health Service Executive on an annual basis for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8389/14]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
190. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of clerical agency staff that were employed by the Health Service Executive in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8390/14]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
