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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: A detailed description of the actions contained in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 can be found at . The following actions have been completed:

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foster Care (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has regular meetings with the Irish Foster Care Association (IFCA)  on a range of issues. In recent months my officials have engaged with the Association regarding their concerns about HIQA's draft Standards for Children's Social Services. HIQA's proposal is to replace the current standards for Foster Care (2003), Children's Residential Care Special Care and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to provide the following information to the Deputy regarding the cost of each contract entered into by my Department and the agencies under my remit to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction; and the name of the contractor in each case. DCEDIY contracted Holland Safety to provide bespoke Covid-19 Health and Safety Induction Training to all staff. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: All youth funding programmes received an increased allocation in 2021 arising from the additional €5 million in Budget 2021 for youth services. The table below details the exact amount increased in each funding programme for the Deputy. This increased the funding for youth services to €66.8 million and this is broken down as follows: Scheme Allocation 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy points out, I secured an additional €1 million for the provision of new UBU services in 2021. Six Education and Training Boards (ETBs), who did not form part of the Sample Services process in 2016 and 2017, were pre-selected to establish new services. These ETBs are: - City of Dublin ETB - Donegal ETB - Kerry ETB - Laois Offaly ETB - Louth Meath ETB - Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government commitment referred to by the Deputy sets out that the Government will develop mechanisms, through a new youth strategy, for the voice and views of young people to be part of decision-making at community, county and national levels. Promoting and ensuring the participation of young people at all levels of decision-making is a key priority for my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I would like to thank the Deputy for her 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: Family Resource Centres (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme and provides funding supports to 121 FRCs across the country. Core funding for the national FRC Programme is provided from my Department (Vote 40), and, since 2019 has involved the allocation of approximately €18m annually to Tusla for this purpose. FRCs will receive funding from Tusla other than core funding, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: All of my Department’s international protection accommodation centres are contractually bound to provide menus that reasonably meet the dietary needs of the different ethnic, cultural and religious groups accommodated at the centre and the reasonable prescribed dietary needs of any person accommodated at the centre including the provision of a vegetarian option. All...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: One funding stream under the remit of my Department can be accessed by community groups through the Local Authority  in which the facility for which funding is needed is or will be located. My department has administered  the Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation every year since 2013. This Scheme  provides Local Authorities with the opportunity to apply for funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth has no spend on public relations advice and media advice in the dates January 2020 to date in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: . Date Amount Company Engaged Company With August 2020 €4059 Inc VAT Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd Online Advertising 2020 Total €146,513.54 Inc VAT Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd Sky Adsmart, YouTube PMP, GroupM Programmatic VOD, TodayFM, MediaCentral 6, IRS, GroupM PBU...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank all the Deputies for their detailed contributions to this important debate. Deputy Connolly listed out the range of individuals and groups that have contributed to the knowledge we have as an Oireachtas and a Government about the failures of direct provision. She is correct to acknowledge the work of the likes of Mr. Justice McMahon and his group, the previous Committee on Justice...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will share time with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. We will have seven and a half minutes each. As a country, we pride ourselves on being welcoming, kind and empathetic. Our own history of emigration gives us an understanding of the pain of leaving one's own country and the difficulties and challenges of settling elsewhere. As a people, we want to extend a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ongoing management of the organisation referred to by the Deputy is a matter for their Board, including the challenges being presented due to the recent Covid-19 restrictions. My Department provides substantial funding to this organisation, which plays an important role in providing young people with opportunities for developmental experiences and informal learning.  All of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers have a range of different arrangements for their premises.  In 2019, 48% providers owned their premises, 38% leased their premises, 8% had no formal agreement and 6% had a licensing agreement. Robust costs data was captured through the Independent Review of the Cost of Providing Quality ELC and SAC Services in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The minimum required ratios of adults to children in early learning and care services in Ireland for full day care or part-time provision are: 1:3 for children under 1 year old; 1:5 for children aged between 1 and 2 years old; 1:6 for 2 year olds; and 1:8 for pre-school children aged between 3 and 6. For children in sessional (less than 3.5 hours) pre-school provision who are aged between 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware that some providers of early learning and childcare services have expressed concerns about the administrative burden related to providing my Departments funded childcare programmes to families. Since 2017 my Department has provided an annual programme supports payment (PSP) to all eligible childcare services, in recognition of the administrative work...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am very conscious of the need for significant improvement in pay and working conditions for practitioners in early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services. The level of pay they receive does not reflect the value of the work they do for children, for families and for the wider society and economy. It also contributes to challenges in recruitment and retention of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to provide the following information to the Deputy regarding the ways that my Department and the bodies under the aegis of my Department encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work.   Body Active Travel Measures Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) DCEDIY provides...