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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Trafficking (2 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is addressing the issue of women and children who may be under threat from possible trafficking or other forms of coercion as follows: - The Children First Act 2015, which was fully commenced in December 2017, provides for a number of key child protection measures, including raising awareness of child abuse and neglect, providing for reporting and management of child...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (2 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Domestic sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) is a stain on society. I am determined to work with Government colleagues on our commitment to address this issue. The Minister for Justice is co-ordinating the development of the Third National Strategy on DSGBV which will have a greater focus on prevention. My Department and the Child and Family Agency, Tusla are working...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the current challenges facing the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare  sector caused by the ongoing pandemic. Support is available to concerned services through Case Management. My Department oversees a Case Management process through which local CCCs and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to early learning and care (ELC) and school-age...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (1 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has worked extensively with the Board of the organisation referred to by the Deputy to progress a number of important actions in response to findings of poor safeguarding policies and practice in the organisation in the past. The publication of the report referred to by the Deputy was one part of that process. The actions included: - a governance and safeguarding review...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: An Interdepartmenal Group (IDG) was tasked by Government with developing detailed proposals for a payment scheme for former residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. The Government, having considered the proposals put forward by the IDG, have approved details of a Scheme called the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (1 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and since 2019, an additional €1.5m has been provided in funding. Funding for 2021 will amount to €18 million. Additional funds have been provided to FRCs by Tusla with approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (1 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Social Protection is responsible for the daily expenses allowance.  Any queries in this regard should be referred to the Minister for Social Protection. 

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I want to express my appreciation to the Seanad for arranging this debate further to the discussions we had in the Dáil Chamber last Tuesday and Thursday. I reiterate my appreciation of the keen interest many Members of the Oireachtas have shown in this important issue. The matters we are discussing are not easy to discuss but it is imperative we do so because survivors have waited a...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Acting Chairperson for his ongoing contributions and his often wise words in this area. I thank all Members of the House for their contributions on this issue. It was valuable of Senator Dolan to call out the numbers for the support schemes. That is important and I echo her reminder that those supports are there for all survivors of institutional abuse. Victims of mother and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) operates a community sponsorship initiative whereby local communities sponsor individual programme refugees or refugee families. Community sponsorship is an alternative resettlement stream that empowers members of the public who wish to become the face of welcome in their local community and provide a range of integration supports to a refugee...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Research Funding (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Disability, Ms. Anne Rabbitte TD, recognises the value of the research in question, and had suggested to the person concerned that a potential avenue to progress the research could be via an application for funding through the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund (DPAF), which was launched on 18 October this year. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I was pleased to announce in Budget 2022 that Tusla will be allocated €899m for 2022, which is an increase of €41m over the amount allocated in Budget 2021. My allocation to Tusla for 2021 included €28m in core funding for DSGBV services and an additional €2m in contingency funding to support challenges of DSGBV service providers arising from Covid-19. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides funding to support baby and toddler groups throughout the country. This funding is available to all Parent & Toddler Groups that are organised on a not-for-profit basis and who actively involve the participation of parents in the local community. The funds are allocated through the national network of City/County Childcare Committees (CCCs). €250,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 to 420, inclusive, together. The final report of the Commission of Investigation, which was published in January 2021, was shared with An Garda Síochána. I am aware that the An Garda Síochána carefully considered the Commission's final report and determined that there was insufficient information available in the report to commence...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment on these matters which are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Transport.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Directives (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have not been made aware by any Unit in the Department of any legal actions by the European Commission against the Department following failure to comply with reporting or other obligations under a European Union directive.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 and 425 together. I was pleased to announce in Budget 2022 that Tusla will be allocated €899m for 2022, which is an increase of €41m over the amount allocated in Budget 2021. My allocation to Tusla for 2021 included €28m in core funding for Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) services and an additional €2m in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue. Overall policy is coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV under the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I was pleased to announce in Budget 2022 that Tusla will be allocated €899m for 2022, which is an increase of €41m over the amount allocated in Budget 2021. My allocation to Tusla for 2021 included €28m in core funding for Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) services and an additional €2m in contingency funding to support challenges of DSGBV service...