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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Undefined (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment as responsibility for disability services has not yet transferred to my Department. These matters are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleagues, the Minister for Health and the Minister for Education. Unfortunately, the recent cyber attack on the Department of Health has rendered them unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country. This includes the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme which provides out-of-school supports in local communities to marginalised, disadvantaged or vulnerable young people between the age of 10 and 24. Within youth organisations supported under this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Persons Supports (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for addressing homelessness rests with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. In this regard, any decision relating to a specific family homelessness strategy would also be a matter for that Department. That said, my Department and Tusla are continuing to make every effort to alleviate the difficulties experienced by children and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Policy (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the issue raised here and in previous correspondence. Business in the Community Ireland successfully applied for funding to support the Employment for People from Immigrant Communities (EPIC) Programme through the 2016 European Social Fund (ESF) Call for Proposals. Under the ESF Integration and Employment of Migrants funding stream, the Programme was approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432, 442 and 443 together. The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. The Government strategy to further this goal is the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) 2017 – 2021. The Strategy brings Government Departments and agencies together along with representatives of both...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you Deputy for your question. This Department monitors inspections carried out by HIQA in relation to Child Protection Services, Foster Care Services, Special Care and Tusla run Children's Residential Centres.When HIQA carries out an inspection Tusla are informed of the findings by way of an inspection report. The service provider will need to develop an action plan to address areas...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment as responsibility for disability services has not yet transferred to my Department. These matters are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health. The recent cyber attack on the Department of Health has rendered them unable to access their IT systems.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Baby Boxes for newborns are to be piloted under First 5 A Whole-of -Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028. Piloting Baby Boxes is just one initiative which is part of a wide ranging strategy addressing various aspects of the lives of children from birth to age five including supports for parents to balance working and caring, developments in early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since its formation, this Government has made clear that tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is a key priority. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to investigate the provision of paid leave and social protection provision to victims of domestic violence with a view to establishing a statutory entitlement to paid domestic violence leave. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government made a commitment in the Programme for Government to commencing the 2015 Act, recognising the importance of the much needed reform it represents. We are working towards a date of June 2022 for full commencement. Amendments are required to the 2015 Act before full commencement can take place. Work is actively taking place on an Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Functions (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government has agreed to the transfer of policy, functions and funding responsibility for specialist community-based disability services from the Minister for Health to my own Department. It has also agreed that the HSE will retain responsibility for the delivery of these services post-transfer. It should be noted that the transfer of these services does not encompass mainstream health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. On very rare occasions, the level of specialist intervention required to care for a child in the care of the State is not available in Ireland. If the child has a serious mental illness for which there is no appropriate facility in Ireland a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist may recommend to the Court that the child requires treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Pobal, the administrator of my Department's childcare funding programmes, are also responsible for Force Majeure applications. Pobal have informed my Department that further documentation was requested from the service referred to by the Deputy in relation to their force majeure application. This has now been received and the application for Force Majeure has been approved.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. The Government strategy to further this goal is the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) 2017 – 2021. The Strategy brings government departments and agencies together along with representatives of both Traveller and Roma communities. The Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ICT services are provided to my Department by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The provision of ICT security, including data back up and recovery is part of that service. My ICT Staff are engaging closely with the OGCIO on this issue, who in turn are engaging with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to ensure that best practice is followed as it...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. The Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments regarding DSGBV, including an audit on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can assure the Deputy that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic the health and well-being of all persons accommodated by my Department has remained the highest priority for me and my officials in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). To that end, a wide range of measures have been put in place across the accommodation network to address any COVID-19 related issues should...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for the administration of the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which involved the allocation of approximately €18m in 2020 towards the core costs of 121 existing FRCs. My Department and Tusla have secured €0.62m in Dormant Accounts Funding for 2021 to support the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. This funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The provision of mental health services is a matter for the Minister for Health. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to counselling services, through a network of community-based counselling service providers and Family Resource Centres that offer the following types of counselling/psychotherapy and support: - Marriage and Relationship Counselling; - Child Counselling; -...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, I value all the services that Family Resource Centres (FRC) provide across the country. I greatly appreciate FRCs providing low-cost counselling, play therapy and other therapeutic services to support children and families within the community. It should be noted that overall responsibility for mental health services lies...