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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Forsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is in the early stages of planning its approach for the delivery of increased state owned accommodation for International Protection (IP) applicants. Discussions are ongoing with Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan (NDP) Delivery and Reform, as part of the NDP review regarding the need for further capital monies to deliver on this. With respect to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Contractual arrangements for the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation centres are deemed confidential and commercially sensitive. IPAS contracts vary in length and cost, and therefore, it is not possible to provide the duration of contracts currently held for accommodation purposes. The total spend for International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 273 together. There are currently over 27,000 people being accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). Of those over 9,800 are being accommodated in 70 hotels throughout Ireland. Over 90% of those hotels are contracted exclusively for the accommodation of International Protection (IP) applicants and are not available...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to delivering on its legal obligations to provide material reception conditions to those seeking International Protection (IP) in Ireland, and the Department is contracting emergency and short-term accommodation across the country in order to accommodate people as they arrive. The Department carries out due diligence on accommodation being contracted including;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In February 2021 A White Paper to End Direct Provision and establish a new International Protection Service was published. The paper set out a new approach for accommodating applicants that seek International Protection in Ireland and contains three core themes – accommodation, integration and supports. Since January 2022, more than 29,000 people have come to Ireland seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is an operational matter for Tusla. I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Funding (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Nurturing Skills Learner Fund was launched in December 2023 and is co-funded by the EU under the ESF+ Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027, Skills and Lifelong Learning, Childcare Upskilling. The ESF+ programme includes provision for financial support for the planned reform of funding for upskilling of early years educators and school-age childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by Tusla that, at this time, there are 10 young people who are currently the subject of a Special Care Order, in accordance with the Child Care Act 1991, who are not in Special Care owing to the absence of an available bed in a Special Care Unit. I am well aware of the challenges in special care, and I understand that the primary limiting factor in relation the availability...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to Tusla operational matters, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for this question. A response will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 274 together. Ireland’s response to the Ukraine crisis is governed by the EU Temporary Protection Directive (Council Directive 2001/55/EC). The European Commission activated the Directive on 2 March 2022 and on 4 March, the Council unanimously adopted the Decision giving those fleeing war in Ukraine the right to temporary protection. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Providers that had an active Core Funding Contract during the 2022/2023 Programme Year must provide validated Financial Returns as per their Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement. My Department are currently finalising the ICT system which will be used to submit the Core Funding Financial Requirement under previously announced transitional arrangements and Partner Services will be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister sought the support of his Government colleagues in responding to Ireland’s humanitarian response to support those arriving in Ireland seeking protection. This site is owned and controlled by the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. Should an offer to utilise buildings at this or any other state owned site be made, the Minister would be open to considering it....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy is aware, seven weeks Parent's Leave and Benefit is available to all eligible parents of children born or adopted from 1 November 2019. The leave and benefit must be availed of within the first two years of the child’s life or adoptive placement. In line with the EU Work-Life Balance Directive, Parent’s Leave and Benefit is required to increase by an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions contains 22 commitments to survivors, intended to address the expressed priorities of those who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, as well as respond to the findings and recommendations of the Commission of Investigation. Of these 22 commitments, 9 are completed and a...