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• Parliamentary Question

  556. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if legislation is in place under the Children First Act 2015 in respect of cases in which a child is being abused under the care of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24643/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-05-17/556/#pq_556
  Tue, 17 May 2022 - Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth...if legislation is in place under the Children First Act 2015 in respect of cases in which a child is

• Parliamentary Question

  238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which the welfare of children continues to be provided for all circumstances whether in State or other care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29085/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-05-27/238/#pq_238
  Thu, 27 May 2021 - Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which...the welfare of children continues to be provided for all circumstances whether in State or other care

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Protection Services

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-09-27/58/
  27 Sep 2011 - Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children....This Handbook will facilitate implementation of the Children First Guidance and achieve greater consistency...First Guidance....Beyond the HSE and An Garda Síochána the Children First Guidance has been disseminated widely, including...The consistent implementation of the Children First Guidance in every sector is a priority.

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-01-24/373/
  24 Jan 2012 - Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald) I presume the Deputy is referring...to the proposed legislation to put Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare...of Children on a statutory footing....The policy framework to implement the decision by Government to put Children First on a statutory footing

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Legislative Programme

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-09-14/597/
  14 Sep 2011 - Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald) The Government is attaching a high...priority to the preparation of legislation to underpin Children First: National Guidance for the Protection...and Welfare of Children.

• Parliamentary Question

  240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the obvious steps that can be most readily taken to ensure that individual cases referred to Tusla or other bodies are likely to receive urgent and ongoing attention of the highest quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29087/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-05-27/240/#pq_240
  Thu, 27 May 2021 - Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the obvious steps

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse.

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-02/192/
  2 Feb 2010 - Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Deputy Barry Andrews) Children First, the...National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children were published in 1999....First National Guidelines; a duty to share relevant information in the best interests of the child;...The revised Children First Guidelines contains guidance and best practice in relation to recording-keeping...in respect of child welfare and protection concerns, including the use of the Child Protection Notification

• Parliamentary Question

  97. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the public consultation process relative to the proposed national standards for children’s services; if he plans to have a separate standard for foster care similar to the 2003 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-07-07/97/#pq_97
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 - Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the...status of the public consultation process relative to the proposed national standards for children’s

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Care Services

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-12-15/56/
  15 Dec 2011 - National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children on the 15th July, 2011....My Department is finalising legislative proposals to make compliance with the Children First Guidance...and protection concerns, Children First forms an integral part of their existing operations and practices...It recently published a Child Welfare and Protection Practice Handbook for all its staff in order to...The consistent implementation of the Children First Guidance across all sectors working with children

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-11-03/54/
  3 Nov 2011 - First National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children 1999 was patchy and that the protocol...This conclusion is in line with reviews in relation to Children First National Guidelines for the Protection...In July, 2011, I launched the revised Children First National Guidance for the protection and welfare...It emphasises the need to safeguard and protect children, that the safety and welfare of children is...The Handbook complements the Children First Guidance and sets specific protocols for HSE social workers

• Parliamentary Question

  73. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children taken into care are being accommodated in hotels in recent months; if this is a regular situation; the steps he plans to take to ensure children in such situations are provided with appropriate care and accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36226/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-07-06/73/#pq_73
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 - Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children...accommodated in hotels in recent months; if this is a regular situation; the steps he plans to take to ensure children

• Parliamentary Question

  161. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns raised regarding HIQA’s standards for children’s services (details supplied). [35047/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-30/161/#pq_161
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 - Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-05-03/191/
  3 May 2012 - Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald) The Children First National Guidance...for the Protection and Welfare of Children, published in 2011, provides greater clarity and guidance...First and the Heads of the Bill have been prepared and submitted to the Committee for Health and Children...Gordon Jeyes, HSE National Director Children and Family Services has given me an assurance that all referrals...protection reports receive a service promptly from the range of family support services and child protection

• Debate: Seanad Éireann

  Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2021-11-23/22/
  23 Nov 2021 - First, the establishment of Tusla in 2014 represented the most comprehensive reform of child protection...overarching national policy framework for children and young people in Ireland....The Child Care Act 1991 is the statutory framework for child welfare and protection in Ireland....The legislation places a statutory duty on Tusla to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving...The legislation is underpinned by regulations and national standards set out by HIQA to support the welfare

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Protection

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-03-22/63/
  22 Mar 2012 - In July 2011, I launched the revised Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare...The revised guidance replaces the original version of Children First which was first published in 1999...The HSE as the statutory body responsible for promoting the welfare of children has in place a network...This includes the publication of its Child Protection and Welfare Practice Handbook which will facilitate...implementation of the Children First Guidance and provide for greater consistency in child protection

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Protection and Welfare

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-07-12/75/
  12 Jul 2011 - Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald) The Health Service Executive (HSE...) currently operates a Child Protection Notification System....are unresolved child protection issues, including neglect....The function of the system will be clearly set out in the new Children First National Guidance for the...protection and welfare of children which I will be publishing later this week.

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-07-12/16/
  12 Jul 2011 - First national guidance later this week....We need different organisations working well together if we are to protect children....The new Children First national guidance for 2011 will be published later this week....The implementation of the new Children First national guidance and its subsequent statutory underpinning...and respond to circumstances where the abuse or welfare of children is at risk.

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Care Services

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-12-15/50/
  15 Dec 2011 - staff in support of the process of operational improvement in child protection and welfare services...I launched the Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children on the 15th...My Department is finalising legislative proposals to make compliance with the Children First Guidance...and protection concerns, Children First forms an integral part of their existing operations and practices...The consistent implementation of the Children First Guidance across all sectors working with children

• Debate: Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

  Child Poverty: Discussion

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_children_equality_disability_integration_and_youth/2021-12-14/2/
  14 Dec 2021 - We know that close to 100,000 children in Ireland are in consistent poverty, with another 200,000 at...My first question is for the representatives of the National One Parent Family Alliance....There are similar issues with the social protection system....The practice of social welfare rates being solely dependent on the decision of a Government at each budget...The National One Parent Family Alliance has highlighted the importance of a social protection system

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Child Abuse

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-09-27/55/
  27 Sep 2011 - The Government is also committed to the introduction of legislation to underpin Children First, the national...guidance on the reporting and management of child welfare and protection concerns....In July 2011, I published the new Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of...I would hope that the implementation of both the revised Children First Guidance and the legislation...children.