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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I see a very real value in child law reporting and I want to see that continue. One particular organisation has the contract at the moment. That was through a tendering process. We cannot just extend it for that organisation. There has to be a re-tendering process. I met the organisation in March and explained that was the situation. Between then and now, there were some delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is progressing works for the accommodation centre, for people applying for IP, at Thornton Hall. An accelerated procurement process begun in May 2024 for Thornton Hall. Three competent facilities management operators were invited to submit proposals for the creation of suitable tented accommodation, and ancillary services. The successful tenderer would thereafter operate the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over recent years, Ireland, alongside many other EU Member States and other countries, has experienced a very significant increase in people seeking International Protection (IP). The Government and this Department is making every effort to accommodate people seeking international protection against this backdrop of unprecedented demand. This is part of Irish and EU law and is also part of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679). As a data controller, my Department is cognisant of its obligations and has implemented a range of measures to protect personal data including a suite of policies and procedures and a data breach management policy. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is collating the necessary information and a substantive response will issue directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for his question. Below, in tabular form, is the information requested. There was no relevant expenditure in the years prior to 2017. The expenditure for 2024 covers the period to October 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has incurred the following amounts in consultancy fees in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024: Year Total Value 2014 €2,676.00 2015 €3,076.00 2016 €0.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The amount spent by my Department on traditional and online advertising from 2016 to date can be seen below in tabular form. Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Year Traditional & Online Advertising Spend 2024 € 1,239,891 2023 €...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. 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 (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. 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 Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy. The Deputy may also be aware that the The National Review Panel (NRP) for the investigation of serious incidents including the deaths of children in care and known to the child protection service has published a 2023 Annual Report which provides a summary of causes of death...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A young person, upon reaching the age of 18 and who has been in State care is deemed to have left care. Care leavers who have spent 12 months in care between the age of 13-18 are eligible for aftercare supports. Further, a young person’s time spent in accommodation provided under section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 can form part of those 12 months care experience but where this is the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy. Additionally the Deputy may wish to view the latest available data published on .

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Agreements (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is firmly committed to ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, several legislative measures have been implemented which were necessary to ensure that Ireland is in compliance with the obligations of the Optional Protocol. Enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The property to which the Deputy refers has been in contract with my Department for the provision of temporary emergency accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) fleeing the war in Ukraine. As part of the standard contract renewal process undertaken by my Department with regard to temporary emergency accommodation, the accommodation provider was requested to submit a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Will be ratified.

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Yes, that is correct.