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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes operated entirely independently of Government. It conducted its investigations in accordance with Terms of Reference approved by the Houses of the Oireachtas and the legal framework provided by the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. It is not open to Government to retrospectively seek to alter or interrogate its findings or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Every year it is normal for some early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services to close while other new services open. Services close for a wide variety of reasons including retirement of owners or other personal circumstances. Tusla is the independent statutory regulator for the sector. Services intending to close must notify Tusla within 28 days of closure. Data...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 15th 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: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have become aware that some Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) providers intend to fully close, or reduce their service provision by closing their ECCE room/s, on 11 and 25 November 2022. I do not believe that closures are justified, given the very significant additional investment secured for the sector in recent years, with funding in 2023 to exceed €1 billion. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (26 Oct 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, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (26 Oct 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, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (26 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, I can confirm that Double Property Group (DPG) were successful with their submitted tender for Type 2 family accommodation in response to the Department's published RFT to establish ‘Bespoke Panel Agreement for the Provision of Accommodation Services and Related Services for Persons Seeking International Protection’ which was published in January 2022. DPG’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (26 Oct 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, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The funding being provided is record-breaking.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The providers are getting a very large amount of additional funding.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: White Papers (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator for raising this extremely important matter, which is close to my heart. We emphasised this matter when we brought forward the White Paper to end direct provision in February of last year. I will outline some of the achievements that have been made since the White Paper was published. We created a unit within my Department to implement the White Paper. We established...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: White Papers (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are approximately 4,500 people living in international protection centres with status. We will not charge them rent. They are entitled to full social welfare if they are not working, although many of them are. Some of them are in centres where they get free food points. It is not particularly fair that, on top of the supports that everyone else gets, they are getting these...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations, 1995 and the Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) Regulations, 1995, stipulate that the allowance payable to foster carers and relatives shall not be less than an amount specified by the Minister. Foster carers are paid a weekly allowance, which is a payment to meet the needs of the child in their care. The foster...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 and 513 together. The ECCE programme is delivered over 3 hours per day, 15 hours per week and 38 weeks of the year. There is no charge to parents for the ECCE programme. ECCE capitation is paid to providers in respect of each eligible childr enrolled. In 2010, when the ECCE Programme was first introduced, the standard capitation was €64.50, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 515 together. On 15th September, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare as recommended by an Expert Group in their report ‘Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model For Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare’. This new funding model supports the delivery of early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 490 and 516 together. The Government is investing significantly in the early learning and childcare sector and there is an ambitious new funding model being introduced to improve stability and sustainability for providers. There are supports, financial and otherwise, available to services who need them. Services are independent operators and may close for a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 514 and 517 together. Services which have financial or other sustainability concerns can avail of supports through the case management process. My Department oversees this process, through which local City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to ELC and SAC services experiencing difficulties. CCCs...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Oct 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, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department's Communications Unit/Press Office has 11 members in total, with staff responsible for communications and press office duties including social media management. Unit Staff Communications unit/Press Office 11

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 Family Resource Centres across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the Family Resource Centre Programme and since 2018 has provided an additional €4.5m bringing Tusla's core budget to €18.0m for Family Resource Centres. Tusla had also...