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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, please see information below as requested. Breafy Woods Arena 30/10/22 Gender Number Percentage Male 37 20.55 Female 95 52.77 Children 48 26.67 Total 180 100 Of the 125 females, 30 are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 15 September, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare. This new funding model supports the delivery of early learning and childcare for the public good, for quality and affordability for children, parents and families as well as stability and sustainability for providers. Together for Better brings together three major programmes, the Early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: To achieve the safeguarding of records, the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 places an obligation on any person, body, or organisation who is in possession of a relevant record to maintain and safeguard the relevant record and to inform the Adoption Authority of Ireland of the existence of the record.   Furthermore, under the legislation it is an offence to conceal,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022, and the guidelines that accompany it, are clear that in all cases where birth, early life, care and medical information, as defined in the legislation is available on a record it will be released. No redactions will ever take place in respect of this information.  In addition and more broadly, no redactions will ever take place of a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Two officials at the Department Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years as outlined in the table below. Year Grade Cost 2013 Assistant Secretary €5200 2017 Principal Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Significant investment is being made by my Department to address affordability for parents through the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). As the Deputy is aware, I announced additional funding of €121m as part of Budget 2023 for the NCS, which has been allocated to reduce average parental co-payments for early learning and childcare. From 2 January 2023, all families accessing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Regarding the matter raised, I can confirm to the Deputy that the correspondence has been received and my officials are currently reviewing same. I apologise for the delay in responding, due to an extraordinary volume of correspondence on hands in the procurement unit. My officials are currently reducing the backlog and patience is appreciated in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that correspondence relating to the individual in the details supplied was received on 21 October and that an interim reply issued stating that the query has been forwarded for consideration. In the interim, my officials have been advised that the individuals concerned have secured alternative accommodation and the enquiry has accordingly been closed.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, and the invoking of the Temporary Protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis.   The operational challenges brought about by responding to the...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to be here to debate this Bill. As I said on Second Stage, it is Ireland's most ambitious legislation directed solely at improving work-life balance. I look forward to our discussions today. The Bill not only transposes the EU work-life balance directive, but it will also help to fulfil a number of programme for Government commitments for parents and carers. It will deliver a...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Bill as initiated inserts a new subsection (3A) into section 6 of the principal Act to provide for workers who have had successive temporary contracts with the employer in the last six months to be deemed as having had a continuous period of service for the purpose of calculating the qualifying period. The amendment, as drafted, would appear to reduce the six-month or 26-week period to...