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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. As this is an operational matter, it has been sent on to Tusla who will reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 26 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for a review of the operation of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to commence 12 months after the first payment of subsidies under the scheme.   The purpose for the Review is to provide key data and information to support the future development of the NCS. It will provide a basis for the DCEDIY to consider how...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 26 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for a review of the operation of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to commence 12 months after the first payment of subsidies under the scheme. The 12 month review is an independent assessment of the implementation and impacts of NCS during its first year of operation.   The fundamental purpose for the review is to provide key data...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding for the provision of youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by the Education and Training Boards, which allocate funding for local youth clubs and services via applications to the UBU Your Place Your Space the Local Youth Club Grant schemes. Funding of almost €42 million will be made available under UBU Your Place This Space in 2021 while over...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department's Statement of Strategy 2021- 2023 was published in recent weeks and sets out six Strategic Goals to provide focus for the work of my Department over the coming three years. In achievement of these Goals, my Departments approach, as confirmed in the Statement of Strategy, will also focus on the realisation of the commitments within the remit of the Department as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department does not have a contract with a third party company to conduct social media monitoring.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are no officials in my Department who are tasked with completing reports on social media coverage of the Department or Ministerial activities. 

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that supports to assist in accessing housing in the community are provided to residents leaving accommodation centres provided by my Department.  International Protection applicants who have been granted an International Protection status (refugee status or subsidiary protection status) or a permission to remain have the same access to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides funding under the After School Childcare (ASCC) programme, which is administered on my Department' behalf by Pobal. The ASCC programme was closed to new entrants on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) in 2019.Subsidies for after school care are available under the NCS. With regard to the ASCC, participants’ eligibility was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that a total of 47 breaches occurred in my Department in the years 2017 to 2021. This is broken down as follows: 2017 - 1 breach. 2018 - 14 breaches. 2019 - 10 breaches. 2020 - 17 breaches. 2021 - 5 breaches (to date).

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In my reply to Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021 referred to by the Deputy, I indicated that 158 subject access requests (SARs) had been received by my Department.  Since then, an additional two SARs have been received by my Department as of Friday 7 May last. The total number of SARS now received is 160.  Once a SAR is received, the identity of the requestor is verified and the SAR...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 28 February, with the dissolution of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (‘the Department’) became the data controller for all the personal data contained in the records and databases (including those of the Confidential Committee) that transferred from the Commission. Everyone has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In my reply to Question No. 131 of 6 May 2021 referred to by the Deputy, I indicated that officials in my Department who process subject access request (SARs) from individuals completed data protection training delivered by external consultants to ensure that they are appropriately equipped to respond to requests in respect of the archive.   I have asked my officials to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Public health advice in relation to Covid-19 and pregnancy is provided by the HSE at . This advice is based on the latest evidence available and is kept under review. It is important to note that, at this point in time, the HSE has not categorised pregnant women as falling within the High Risk or Very High Risk groups in relation to Covid-19 (). This Department does not have an employer...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disadvantaged Status (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5: A Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families, published in November 2018, sets out an ambitious programme of work across Government Departments to improve the experiences and outcomes of children in Ireland from birth to age 5 across all aspects of their lives over a ten year timeframe. Included in First 5 is a commitment to designing a new...