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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The legislation that underpins the Scheme provides that a person who spent at least 180 days as a mother or child in a Mother and Baby or County Home Institution, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Act, is eligible for the health supports in the form of an enhanced medical card. This medical card is not means-tested, is not subject to intermittent review and will be available to the recipient...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: While I try to be helpful at all times in the parliamentary process, the Deputy will be aware that I cannot be involved in individual cases and cannot comment on same. The legislation underpinning the Payment Scheme - the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 - specifically provides for the explicit independence of the Chief Deciding Officer in administering the application...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection and Integration Division has overall responsibility for developing and promoting policy on migrant integration. The division is responsible for procuring, developing and providing accommodation and reception conditions for international protection applicants, guided by EU regulations and the Government's Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy (CAS). The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: To be eligible for Core Funding it is necessary for all Partner Services to agree to the Core Funding Fee Management terms and conditions as laid out in the Core Funding Partner Service Funding Agreement. (). Some Providers may choose to withdraw from Core Funding or not participate/sign up for Year 3 of the Core Funding scheme, therefore, as private businesses, are free to set their own...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I firmly believe the level of pay for early years educators and school-age childcare practitioners should reflect the value of their work for children, families, society and the economy. The State is not the employer and therefore does not set the pay or conditions for employees in either early learning and care (ELC) or school-age childcare (SAC) services. However, there is now, through...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Responsibility for central Civil Service HR policy rests with my colleague the Minister for Public Enterprise and National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, who is best placed to provide a summary of rules/guidelines/best practices in place. My Department is leading across Government for the development of the next National Disability Strategy (NDS), due for publication in 2024. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Freedom of Information (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Due to an administrative oversight the Freedom of Information publishing log for my Department has not been updated since January 2023. This will be addressed in the very near future and my Department will notify the Deputy's Office once the log is available.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Commission of Investigation (certain matters relative to a disability service in the South East and related matters), “the Farrelly Commission” is an independent statutory Commission of Investigation established under to investigate the care and protection of “Grace” (pseudonym) and others in a former foster home in the South East, which has been the subject...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the State’s humanitarian response to the Ukrainian crisis, the Government has developed a Rapid Build Housing Programme to provide accommodation for families fleeing the war in Ukraine who request it. The programme aims to provide short-term accommodation for up to 2,800 Ukrainians at several sites across Ireland. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is leading the development...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the State’s humanitarian response to the Ukrainian crisis, the Government has developed a Rapid Build Housing Programme to provide accommodation for families fleeing the war in Ukraine who request it. The programme aims to provide short-term accommodation for up to 2,800 Ukrainians at several sites across Ireland. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is leading the development...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to information held 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 (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is required under the Child and Family Agency Act (2013) to support and promote the welfare and protection of children; to support and encourage the effective functioning of families; and to provide services relating to the psychological welfare of children and their families (excluding the provision of specialist mental health services for children). ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. 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: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. 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: Childcare Services (26 Sep 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: Childcare Services (26 Sep 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: Childcare Services (26 Sep 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: Ukraine War (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269, 270 and 271 together. In light of the extension by the EU of the operation of the Temporary Protection Directive to the war in Ukraine, the Government agreed on 12 December 2023 to amend its accommodation and income support offering for newly arriving beneficiaries of temporary protection to more closely align with supports in other EU Member States and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) is applied to a preexisting fee thereby supporting families to access early learning and childcare through the offsetting of fees. The NCS income assessed subsidies are higher for younger children reflecting the differing costs of early learning and childcare. The current maximum subsidies by age are: Child’s Age Maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The requested schedule of special advisors is outlined below. To note, employees' exact points on the payscale are treated as personal information, as such we have had to provide the ranges of pay instead. Name Minister Grade Duration Payscale Eoin Wilson Roderic O'Gorman PO 51 months ...