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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department provides material in many different languages depending on the needs of each International Protection (IP) applicant. Material in all of the languages listed below are widely available to IP applicants. These are the languages that material has been translated into so far: -Afrikaans -Albanian -Arabic -Bengali -Burmese...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department is providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine where requested. Over 11,000 people have been referred for accommodation through the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) to date. IPAS has contracted around 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department currently has one member of staff at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union, Brussels. Their role is to represent Ireland and the Department and undertake various functions consistent with the Department’s strategic objectives and in contributing to the wider effort to project a coherent image of a modern, dynamic and progressive country. Prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Education Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new strand of funding to ELC and SAC services which will form part of the new funding model as recommended by an Expert Group in December. It will operate alongside the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme and in addition to the income that services receive from parents' fees. Core Funding is designed to meet the combined...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new funding stream for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services introduced in Budget 2022 and informed by the work of the Expert Group to develop a new funding model for ELC and SAC, outlined inPartnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare. Core Funding is a payment to providers designed...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The company in question provides therapeutic and individualised residential care to young people in the care of the State and to adults with intellectual disabilities. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, remain engaged in a tendering process with the provider and as such, the Deputy will appreciate that Tusla is not in a position to share detailed information. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine where requested. Over 11,000 people have been referred to the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) for accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 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 (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new funding stream for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services introduced in Budget 2022 and informed by the work of the Expert Group to develop a new funding model for ELC and SAC, outlined in Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare. Core Funding will operate in addition to and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine where requested. Over 11,000 people have been referred to the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) for accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that my Department operates from 2 offices: 1. Miesian Plaza. 50-58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2. D02 XWI4 2. Montague Court. 7/11 Montague Court, Montague Street, Dublin.These offices are not open to the public for the purpose of accessing services. However, I can confirm that my Department has a defibrillator located on each of the floors that it occupies in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department does not have records of any contracts with the company supplied during 2017 to 2021. This also applies to the Adoption Authority of Ireland. I have forwarded this question to all other agencies under the aegis of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth. They will respond to you directly in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: To date more than 10,000 of those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine who have arrived in Ireland have been referred to the International Protection Accommodations Service (IPAS) for accommodation. A dedicated team in my Department is focused on the provision of accommodation to refugees fleeing Ukraine. This team is in contact with all relevant Departments and Agencies on a regular basis in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new funding stream for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services introduced in Budget 2022 and informed by the work of the Expert Group to develop a new funding model for ELC and SAC, outlined in Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare. Core Funding is a payment to providers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Apr 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 early learning and care (ELC). The evidence suggests children achieve better outcomes when staff are well qualified. This is undisputed internationally. First 5 seeks to continue to build an appropriately skilled and sustainable professional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Providers of early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) are private businesses and the State has no role in the employment of their staff, nor does my Department provide funding specifically to cover the costs of employing staff. However, providers receive income from a number of State funding schemes as well as from parental fees. Currently, ELC and SAC providers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The company in question provides therapeutic and individualised residential care to young people in the care of the State and to adults with intellectual disabilities. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, remain engaged in a tendering process with the provider and as such, the Deputy will appreciate that Tusla is not in a position to share detailed information. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The company in question provides therapeutic and individualised residential care to young people in the care of the State and to adults with intellectual disabilities. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, remain engaged in a tendering process with the provider and as such, the Deputy will appreciate that Tusla is not in a position to share detailed information. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (as amended), working parents are entitled to five weeks of paid parent's leave for each relevant parent, as defined in the legislation, to be taken in the first two years after the birth or adoptive placement of a child. Provision has been made in Budget 2022 to increase the number of weeks of Parent’s Leave and Benefit available to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In December, I announced major reforms to the funding model for early learning and childcare services. These reforms are on foot of a report from an Expert Group established in 2019, which comprised national and international experts, and was independently chaired by Michael Scanlan. Its report, Partnership for the Public Good, proposes a new approach to State funding of the sector in future....