Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Funding
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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870. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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As the Deputy is aware a standard procedure exists under Government financial procedures to allow funds allocated under any subhead that are not going to be used before year end to be reallocated for use under another subhead, a process known as virement. It allows Departments to respond to other resourcing needs and is subject to the prior sanction of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). As requested, the following tables outline the list of virements by year in respect of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and in addition sets out the purpose of the funding in its original subhead and the purpose of the subhead the money was transferred to, since I took office in 2020. All of these transfers were agreed and sanctioned by DPER and in each case the date referred to is the date of sanction from DPER.
| 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Transferred From | Purpose of Subhead | Transferred To | Purpose of Subhead | € |
| 23/12/2020 | B03: ECCE and AIM Pre-School Programmes | To meet costs of the ECCE programme. To meet costs for the Access and Inclusion (AIM) which is designed to ensure that children with additional needs can benefit from accessing and participating in the ECCE programme. | A03: Child and Family Agency (Pay) | To meet the operational costs of Tusla. | 1,208,000 |
| Total for 2020 | €1,208,000 |
| 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Transferred From | Purpose of Subhead | Transferred To | Purpose of Subhead | € |
| 12/11/2021 | D04: Refugee and Migrant Integration | To meet costs to support a programme of activity on refugee and migrant integration | D08: Equality and LGBTI+ Initiatives | To meet costs of funding for LGBTI+ community services. | 250,000 |
| 12/11/2021 | D07: Positive Action for Gender Equality | To fund projects to support women's return to employment and female entrepreneurship and to fund initiatives to promote equality for women and girls | D08: Equality and LGBTI+ Initiatives | To meet costs of funding for LGBTI+ community services. | 150,000 |
| 12/11/2021 | C09: Magdalen Fund | To meet the cost for claims received under the Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme for women in the Magadalen laundries. | D08: Equality and LGBTI+ Initiatives | To meet costs of funding for LGBTI+ community services. | 350,000 |
| 750,000 | |||||
| 03/12/2021 | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services (and others?) | To meet costs of providing accommodation and associated services to international protection applicants (IPAs) | E03: Asylum Migration and Integration Fund | To fund integration projects. | 193,000 |
| 193,000 | |||||
| Total for 2021 | €943,000 |
| 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Transferred From | Purpose of Subhead | Transferred To | Purpose of Subhead | € |
| 15/08/2022 | D04: Refugee and Migrant Integration | To meet costs to support a programme of activity on refugee and migrant integration | C09: Magdalen Fund | To meet the cost for claims received under the Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme for women in the Magadalen laundries. | 300,000 |
| 300,000 | |||||
| 17/11/2022 | Departmental Non-Pay | To meet non-pay administration costs for Department. | B07: Creative Ireland | To meet costs in relation to Creative Ireland Programme. | 99,000 |
| 99,000 | |||||
| 17/11/2022 | Departmental Pay | To meet pay costs for DCEDIY staff. | C06: Adoption Authority of Ireland | To meet AAI running costs for 2022. | 800,000 |
| 17/11/2022 | Departmental Pay | To meet pay costs for DCEDIY staff. | E03: Asylum Migration and Integration Fund | To fund Integration Projects. | 960,000 |
| 1,760,000 | |||||
| 17/11/2022 | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | B03: ECCE and AIM Pre-School Programmes | To meet costs of the ECCE programme. To meet costs for the Access and Inclusion (AIM) which is designed to ensure that children with additional needs can benefit from accessing and participating in the ECCE programme | 1,984,000 |
| 17/11/2022 | B05: Childcare Programmes: Delivery Supports and other Initiatives | To meet costs for capital programmes, quality related measures, and a range of other costs assocated with administration, implementation and delivery of the Early Learning Childcare (ELC) and School Aged Childcare (SAC) Programmes | B03: ECCE and AIM Pre-School Programmes | To meet costs of the ECCE programme. To meet costs for the Access and Inclusion (AIM) which is designed to ensure that children with additional needs can benefit from accessing and participating in the ECCE programme | 1,361,000 |
| 3,345,000 | |||||
| 01/12/2022 | D06: Traveller and Roma Initiatives | To meet costs of promoting inclusion and protect rights and to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for members of the Traveller and Roma communities. | D08: Equality and LGBTI+ Initiatives | To meet costs of funding for LGBTI+ community services. | 354,000 |
| 354,000 | |||||
| 01/12/2022 | E05: Ukraine Accommodation and Related Costs | To meet costs of providing short-term accommodation and other supports for Ukranians fleeing the conflict in receipt of temporary protection. | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services | To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision. | 6,000,000 |
| 01/12/2022 | C08: Response to Legacy of Mother and Baby Institutions | To meet costs associated with implementing the government approved suite 0f 22 measures under the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services | To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision. | 1,500,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | D04: Refugee and Migrant Integrtion | To meet costs to support a programme of activity on refugee and migrant integration | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services | To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision | 2,000,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | C03: Miscellaneous Legal Fees and Settlements | To meet legal costs and settlement costs for DCEDIY. | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services | To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision | 200,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | C04: National Longitudinal Study Ireland and other Research Programmes | To meet costs for research, evaluation, evidence and data needs and commitments | E04: International Protection Accommodation Services | To meet accommodation costs and other supports for international protection applicants and for the implementation of the White Paper to end Direct provision | 300,000 |
| 10,000,000 | |||||
| 20/12/2022 | B03: ECCE and AIM Pre-School Programmes | To meet costs of the ECCE programme. To meet costs for the Access and Inclusion (AIM) which is designed to ensure that children with additional needs can benefit from accessing and participating in the ECCE programme | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 1,600,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | B05: Childcare Programmes: Delivery Supports and Other Initiatives | To meet costs for capital programmes, quality related measures, and a range of other costs assocated with administration, implementation and delivery of the Early Learning Childcare (ELC) and School Aged Childcare (SAC) Programmes | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 280,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | Departmental Non-Pay | To meet non-pay administration costs | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 1,200,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | A04: Youth Justice including Oberstown Children Detention Campus | To meet operational costs associated with the management of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 350,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | B06: Youth Organisations and Services | To meet costs to provide the funding to support the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and services for young people | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 1,350,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | D07: Positive Action for Gender Equality | To fund projects to support women's return to employment and female entrepreneurship and to fund initiatives to promote equality for women and girls | B04: National Childcare Scheme | To meet costs of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). | 300,000 |
| 5,080,000 | |||||
| 20/12/2022 | D07: Positive Action for Gender Equality | To fund projects to support women's return to employment and female entrepreneurship and to fund initiatives to promote equality for women and girls | Departmental Pay | To meet pay costs for DCEDIY. | 130,000 |
| 20/12/2022 | D07: Positive Action for Gender Equality | To fund projects to support women's return to employment and female entrepreneurship and to fund initiatives to promote equality for women and girls | D03: National Disability Authority | To meet operational costs of the NDA. | 150,000 |
| 280,000 | |||||
| Total for 2022 | €21,218,000 |
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