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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in March 2018. Advancing the implementation of the UN Convention is a priority and this is reflected in the Programme for Government. The obligations arising from the Convention will be met over time, with initial priority given to meeting legislative commitments. The Optional Protocol to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Director of the Decision Support Service (DSS) was appointed in 2017 and has been preparing, along with her staff, for the establishment of the DSS when the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is commenced in June 2022. Funding of €5.8 million was secured for the DSS in 2021 to ensure that it can commit to all of the preparations necessary for opening for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My colleague, the Minister for Justice, has provided the below information for this response. The High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (21 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: Legislative Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been fully commenced. Eleven sections have so far been commenced to allow the Director of the Decision Support Service (DSS), the agency which will support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The recording and collation of Covid-19 outbreak data for all sectors, including the early learning and care sector, is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE produce and publish weekly Covid-19 outbreak reports and those reports may be accessed here . Requests for further information in relation for Covid-19 outbreak data should be directed to the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: It was not possible to publish the Collaborative Forum's report when it was submitted to the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs because the contents of the report encroached upon the work of the independent statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. For this reason, only the Forum's recommendations were initially published and a commitment was given to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Anti-Racism Measures (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following Government approval yesterday 20th April, the Anti-Racism Committee’s Interim Report was published this morning. The Deputy can access the report on my Department's website, www.gov.ie/dcediy. The Interim Report is the first Report from the Committee. It sets out the overall approach that the Committee intends to take to its work in developing the Action Plan, which is in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Seirbhísí Cúram Leanaí (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Déanann mo Roinn a dícheall na seirbhísí luathfhoghlama agus cúram leanaí atá ag feidhmiú trí Ghaeilge a éascú agus a thacú. Creidim gur rud an-luachmhar é tacaíocht a thabhairt don soláthar seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge do leanaí óga. Tá ról tábhachtach ag na naíonraí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Seirbhísí Cúram Leanaí (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Déanann mo Roinn a dícheall na seirbhísí luathfhoghlama agus cúram leanaí atá ag feidhmiú trí Ghaeilge a éascú agus a thacú. Creidim gur rud an-luachmhar é tacaíocht a thabhairt don soláthar seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge do leanaí óga. Tá ról tábhachtach ag na naíonraí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: An Teanga Gaeilge (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tá freagracht reachtaíochta ar an Roinn Leanaí; Comhionannais; Míchumais; Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige ó thaobh comhionannais de leagtha amach san Ionstraim Reachtúil 436/2020 - Is é an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus na Meán atá i gceannas ar pholasaithe náisiúnta mar...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Appointments to State Boards (21 Apr 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: Maternity Leave (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. I recognise that miscarriage and stillbirth are very tragic for parents. The Maternity Protection Acts 1994-2004 provide for up to 26 weeks paid maternity leave, and a further 16 weeks unpaid leave for women whose pregnancy has been confirmed by a doctor/medical practitioner after the 24th week of pregnancy. In the event of a...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Supply of, and demand for, early learning and care and school-age childcare places is monitored annually through the Early Years Sector Profile report. This survey is conducted by Pobal on behalf of the Department. Published data from the 2018/2019 programme year indicates that existing childcare provision, in general, meets current needs nationwide in terms of capacity whilst recognising...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Policy on surrogacy rests with the Minister for Health while policy on parentage rests with the Minister for Justice. Legislation on family leaves must be developed in the context of the legal situation concerning parentage, including in relation to surrogacy. Any changes in the legal situation with regard to parentage and surrogacy are matters for the Minister for Justice and Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes submitted a Sixth Interim Report to the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on 2 January 2020. The Sixth Interim Report was published in full on 12 January 2021 in line with the commitment I gave to publish this Report in tandem with the Commission's Final Report. I have requested my Department to provide the Deputy with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Joint Labour Committees (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government commits to supporting the establishment of a Joint Labour Committee (JLC) for the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector and the drawing up of an Employment Regulation Order. In December 2020, I began a short process to examine the possibility of regulating the pay and conditions of employment of practitioners in early learning and care and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies Data (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that Tusla publishes considerable information on its funding of bodies under section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Acts 2013. For example, Appendix 1 of the Tusla's Annual Financial Statements for 2019 provides a list of organisations that received payments equal to or greater than €50,000 in that year. These are published and were laid before the Houses of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The purpose of the Prevention, Partnership and Family Support Programme (PPFS) is to support children, young people, parents and families in accessing preventative and support services while enabling their participation in decisions which affect their lives. It aims to prevent risks to children and young people arising or escalating through building sustainable services within Tusla and...