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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: To reply to the Deputy's question my Department requested information from Tusla. They have informed us of the following: The Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations 1995, and the Child Care (Placement of Children in Relative Foster Care) Regulations 1995, state that the allowance payable to Foster Carers should not be less than an amount specified by the Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: To reply to the Deputy's question my Department requested information from Tusla. They have informed us of the following: Foster carers who are caring for the child on a day-to-day basis play a critically important and valuable role in contributing to the care plan of children in their care. Every foster carer should receive a copy of the child’s care plan and any exceptions to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Prior to September 2018 there were three entry points per year to ECCE (September, January and April) and children had to be at least 3 years old to enter the scheme.  This lead to a situation where there was variation in the number of ECCE weeks a child could qualify for, ranging from between 61 and 88 weeks depending on the date of birth of the child. The introduction of a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding, a new funding stream, begins the transformative change envisaged for the sector under Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare to the benefit of the children, parents, providers, the workforce, the State, and society overall. Core Funding aims to facilitate a new partnership between providers and the State...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am very concerned to hear that this family has been unable to secure an ECCE place for their child. First and foremost, I would strongly advise that the family contact the local CCC who can work with the family to try to  identify a provider who will provide ECCE for the child mentioned in your correspondence. Information for the relevant CCC is available at: www.myccc.ie...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme runs from September to June each year. From 4 July 2022, the ECCE programme 2022/23 will be open for registrations. From this point, providers will be able to register children on the Programme. As the registration process has not yet opened, there is no data yet available in respect of the coming ECCE programme year.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The availability of high-quality early learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key Government priority. Since 2015, significant increases in State investment in early learning and childcare has given rise to a substantial growth in the numbers of children participating in these services. More than 100,000 children now participate on the universal pre-school programme on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is the national body tasked with the protection and promotion of human rights and equality in the State. The Commission is independent in its operation and reports directly to the Oireachtas. Under s.30(1)(b) of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, the Commission is required to provide information to the public and keep...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The availability of high-quality early learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key Government priority.  My Department successfully secured €70m in the revised National Development Plan (NDP) allocation, which will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare over the period 2023-2025. This adds to the substantial level of capital...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Support Services (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 212, inclusive, together. The vulnerability assessment pilot programme is still ongoing. A review is currently taking place but has been delayed because of the need to respond to the Ukraine crisis. Since 1 February 2021, 668 applicants have been deemed to be vulnerable within the meaning of Regulation 2(5) of the European Union (Reception...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department does not have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and as a consequence will consider what measures can be undertaken in this area. The below...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to present to the House the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022. The Bill will mark a major change to the law in Ireland. It will provide, for the first time, a clear pathway for access to identity records for adopted people and others. The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 was published in January and in April the Bill completed its passage through Dáil...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I want to thank all Members of the House for the considered contributions they have made in the context of this legislation and in relation to the apology that has been delivered to those who were the subject of illegal birth registrations. I want to thank the Acting Chairman for his insightful contributions, as ever. He focused his contribution on the importance of identity and that is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Equal Status Acts prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services across a number of grounds and the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 introduced a 'housing assistance' ground. I take note of the recommendations made in the report by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission related to the provisions under the Equal Status Acts and have asked officials...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 May 2022)

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: Childcare Services (10 May 2022)

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: Childcare Services (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The availability of high-quality early learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key Government priority. Since 2015, significant increases in State investment in early learning and childcare has given rise to a substantial growth in the numbers of children participating in these services. More than 100,000 children now participate on the universal pre-school programme on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: While the NCS is an initiative of my Department, a Scheme Administrator has been engaged to manage the daily operations of the NCS on behalf of DCEDIY. Pobal act in this capacity as Scheme Administrator and it is their role to follow up on individual cases. I do appreciate the difficulty of the applicant's position and the significant value that NCS subsidies can have in a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine on February 24, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on meeting the immediate, temporary accommodation needs of those fleeing the conflict. Of the approximately 27,000 people who have arrived in Ireland to date having fled the conflict in Ukraine, around 19,000 people have been placed in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine on February 24, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on meeting the immediate, temporary accommodation needs of those fleeing the conflict. A dedicated team is focused on the provision of temporary accommodation to refugees from Ukraine. This team is collaborating with all relevant...