Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 May 2017
283. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by bodies and agencies under the aegis of her Department on renting car park spaces in each of the years from 2011 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23461/17]
View answerTusla, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children are under the aegis of my Department.
The Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Oberstown Children Detention Campus have confirmed that they have not incurred any expenditure for renting car parking spaces during the specified time period.
With regard to Tusla, the information sought by the Deputy is held regionally and is currently being compiled. I have asked Tusla to communicate directly with the Deputy when a full response is available.
I have requested the Ombudsman for Children's Office to respond to you directly on this issue as it is an independent statutory body established under the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 and is directly accountable to the Oireachtas in relation to the exercising of its functions.
