Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
358. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board appointment made by him or by an agency of his Department from 1 January 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6686/16]
View answerI signed the Children Act 2001 (Section 160 Designation) Order 2016 (S.I. Number 28 of 2016) on 21 January 2016 and it came into operation on 22 January 2016.
As regards State Board appointments, I appointed Mr. Paul A. White to the Board of Tusla on 3 February 2016 following the advertisement and selection process by the Public Appointments Service.
All tendering and procurement processes undertaken by my Department are subject to specific Government rules. Please find the information from 1 January 2016 to date in tabular form as requested:
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Tender Issued |
Tender Awarded |
Contract Entered Into |
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Report of the consultation process to be undertaken by the Participation Unit with transgender identified children and young people (Tender published in 2015) |
Agnes Hayes of Trinity College Dublin |
23 March 2016 |
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Provision of Irish translation services |
Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd |
Contract to be finalised |
|
Review implementation of the National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) for Youth Work |
No tender awarded as of yet |
|
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Report of consultations with children on after school care |
Deirdre Horgan University College Cork |
Contract to be finalised |
|
Research support for the Comhairle na nÓg National Executive |
Carmel Corrigan Independent Researcher |
Contract to be finalised |
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Bail Supervision Scheme to provide services to assist young people who have been remanded on bail in the community |
No tender awarded as of yet. |
|
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Research services in the area of youth justice |
No tender awarded as of yet |
