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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) contracts for the provision of services to accommodate International Protection (IP) applicants. Part of that service provision includes the requirement for the accommodation to be adequately staffed to maintain the privacy and security of residents. The security requirement is determined on a case by case basis by the provider. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: These type of decisions are a matter for the Chief Deciding Officer of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and it would be inappropriate for me to offer an opinion on what is a precise operational matter. That said, I will try to be helpful in general terms. The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme provides financial payments and health supports to eligible people who...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Owing to the largest conflict on the European continent since World War Two, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it, in line with Government policy. To date, over 106,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, those who have had their application determined are no longer entitled to Material Reception conditions. However, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) continues to accommodate those with status, until such time that they progress into the community. All families granted International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for his question. This information will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The significant increase in numbers of arrivals and constraints on available accommodation across the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) portfolio placed extreme pressure on IPAS resources, including the Vulnerability Assessment Programme. As a result, a decision was made to suspend the programme and to seek to procure an external contractor to manage it. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A Community Engagement Team (CET) was established in October 2023 to engage directly with elected representatives, relevant Local Authorities, Local Development Companies, and other entities and individuals. The purpose of the team is to improve the flow of information regarding arrivals into areas and to help equip local communities with the accurate information required to help them...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below shows the numbers of full time equivalant DCEDIY staff and their grades assigned to the International Protection and Integration Division. - Principal Officer Assistant Principal Higher Executvie Officer Administrative Officer Executive Officer Clerical Officer Total 1 January 2023 5 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2023, an Interdepartmental Group (IDG) was established to support the development of referendum proposals on family and care. The group comprised representatives from every Government Department, as well as the Office of the Attorney General. It met 16 times over the course of its work in a period spanning March to November 2023. My Department published the redacted minutes of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A whole of government humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine and the increase in those seeking International Protection is ongoing, and a range of measures have been put in place to respond to local need and the potential pressures on services. At a sectoral level, individual departments have put in place processes to ensure there are systems to allow an appropriately targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Integration does not comment on occupancy figures for individual properties given the requirement to maintain the security and right to privacy of International Protection (IP) applicants, and the variability of this data due to the emergency nature of its requirement to provide shelter for IP applicants. General statistical information may be provided but government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A joint operation between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; the Department of Justice; An Garda Síochána; Dublin City Council; the Office of Public Works; and the HSE got underway early yesterday morning on Mount Street, Dublin. The purpose of the operation was to ensure the safe movement of people seeking international protection from the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Tourism Industry (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank for the deputy for her question. However, as I understand the question, the data requested is not held by the Department. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media may be better placed to assist with this request. There are 7 state-owned centres providing accommodation to International Protection (IP) applicants, none of which come under the remit of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it, in line with Government policy. To date, over 106,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Employees of my Department are expected to adhere to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour at all times. The Code forms part of the terms of employment of all civil servants. Part 2, sections 5.1 to 5.4 – ‘Civil Servants and Politics’ states that civil servants above clerical level cannot stand for local election. Civil servants in clerical grades and certain...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ms. Holohan's letter was received on April 30 and is receiving prompt attention. A reply will issue shortly, following due consultation with the relevant officials within the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The recognition of foreign prescriptions is a matter for the Department of Health. The determination of whether or not a specific action constitutes discrimination is a matter for the Workplace Relations Commission or for the courts.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme is designed to provide payments and other benefits to people who spent time in one or more of the Mother and Baby or County Home Institutions, that were identified by the Commission of Investigation as having a main function of providing sheltered and supervised ante and post-natal facilities to single mothers and their children. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has contracted a property in Páirc Mhuire, Newbridge, Co. Kildare for use as accommodation for International Protection applicants. It has capacity for 11 people, and will accommodate families seeking International Protection. Details on individual contracts or providers are considered commercially sensitive and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 232, 233 and 234 together. I thank the Deputy for her question. The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be provided directly in the coming day.