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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to end the practice of conversion therapy, an objective I strongly support. In addition, the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018 – 2021 contains a commitment to prohibit the promotion or practice of conversion therapy by health professionals in Ireland, and the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019 - 2022 commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to achieving its vision of a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland where people are supported to flourish and to live inclusive, healthy and fulfilling lives, whatever their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. Ireland’s first National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2022, published in November 2019, is the primary policy...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2021, following publication of the Independent Review into Illegal Birth Registration, I asked Professor Conor O’Mahony, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, to consider the significant complexities and challenges which arise in relation to the issue of illegal birth registrations, and to provide a report proposing an appropriate course of action. On 14th March 2022 I...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Registration of Births (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2021, following publication of the Independent Review into Illegal Birth Registration, I asked Professor Conor O’Mahony, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, to consider the significant complexities and challenges which arise in relation to the issue of illegal birth registrations, and to provide a report proposing an appropriate course of action. On 14th March 2022 I...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are two young people on remand over four months.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine on February 24, and the invoking of the Temporary Protection Directive shortly thereafter, my Department has been working intensively as part of the cross-Government response to the Ukraine crisis. My Department is focused on providing short term accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Approximately 20 000 people have been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme is an area-based prevention and early intervention initiative which is delivered in 12 areas of significant socioeconomic disadvantage across the country through Tusla’s Prevention Partnership and Family Support (PPFS) services. The ABC Programme works in partnership with families, practitioners, communities and national stakeholders to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In December 2021, Government adopted the 25 recommendations contained in an Expert Group report, Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC). The new funding model will support delivery of ELC and SAC for the public good, for quality and affordability for children, parents and families. To achieve this, there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: 'First 5, the whole-of-Government strategy for babies, young children and their families' recognises that the workforce is at the heart of high-quality ELC. There is strong evidence about the relationship between staff qualifications and children’s experiences and outcomes. First 5 commits to building an appropriately skilled and sustainable professional workforce, and includes a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children First Guidelines (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: If the Deputy has a specific concern that a child may have been, is being or is at risk of being abused or neglected, he should report this concern to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency and An Garda Síochána without delay. The statutory bodies with primary responsibility for child welfare and protection are Tusla and An Garda Síochána. Both have distinct functions, powers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme is Ireland’s pathway to quality, accessible, affordable ELC and SAC. The Scheme provides a single, streamlined and more user-friendly scheme, and includes ‘wraparound’ care for pre-school and school-age children. The scheme seeks to address poverty traps that have been identified on a cross government basis. It is a key aspect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I believe that significant progress can be made through my Department’s coordination of the EU Child Guarantee, an important initiative which aims to combat social exclusion by guaranteeing access for children who are in need of a range of key services. The EU Child Guarantee calls on Member States to guarantee for children in need, free access to early childhood education and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the committee for the opportunity for me and officials from my Department to come before it to speak about the role our Department has played in the response to the crisis in Ukraine. Ireland and the Government continue to condemn the invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. We reiterate our commitment to offer humanitarian assistance, safety and shelter to those forced...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputy Ward for his comments and recognition of the work done by staff in my Department. I agree with everything he said. The impact of this war will be felt by individual Ukrainians in different ways, in different circumstances and at different times. In terms of the health services we have in place for Ukrainians, when they arrive in the Citywest welcome centre there is a HSE...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand that if particular issues have been flagged by the HSE at Citywest, those issues are addressed. There have been situations where people have been undergoing cancer treatment in Ukraine and they are accommodated in a location near a major hospital where they can continue to get that treatment. If an issue has not been flagged, there is no way to move it forward. If an issue...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputy Cairns and acknowledge what the Chair said. The Government is working according to the temporary protection directive, which is an EU directive that directs all 27 member states on how to respond to the Ukraine crisis. It is a directive that I am comfortable working with. It extends significant rights to Ukrainian displaced persons when they come to this country. It enables...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ukrainian Crisis: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will try to address Deputy Cathal Crowe's points. He spoke to a wider point at the start. The difference in treatment is because of the temporary protection directive. We, along with all EU member states, have been directed to give these particular rights to Ukrainians. That may be a convincing or an unconvincing reason but it is the reason. That is what the Government is working...