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

Roderic O'Gorman: The current funding difficulties in the organisation referred to by the Deputy has been brought to my attention at a meeting with the organisation’s Board. 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...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below shows a breakdown of staff employed in my Department in the requested grades by gender as of 30 March 2021. Grade Female Male Total Higher Executive Officer 40 29 69 Administrative Officer 21 14 35 Assistant Principal 58 35 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue. Policy is coordinated by the Department of Justice. Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services that...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: This Department does not provide the type of data this PQ references to the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Complaints / Requests Total number (2018 to date) Complaints. 2 (one from a member of the public) Requests for access to personal data. 102 99 accepted.3 refused (adverse effect on third party). Requests for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 728 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: Family Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The development of a national model of parenting support services is a key action under First 5: A Whole-of-Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028 which sets out a commitment to “develop a national model of parenting services, from universal to targeted provision, covering key stages of child development, taking account of parents and children in a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commencement of Legislation (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My intention is to commence the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) in June 2022. The 2015 Act provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The 2015 Act is primarily the policy responsibility of my Department except for Part 8 of the 2015 Act which deals with advance healthcare planning and is the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Voluntary Sector (31 Mar 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 youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Voluntary Sector (31 Mar 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 youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DGSBV). I have requested Tusla to respond to the Deputy directly on the information sought.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: This issue has previously been brought to my attention at a meeting with the organisation's Board and management. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The procurement unit has not drawn the Minister's attention to any instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government pledge of last October to resettle up to 50 people from Lesvos was in addition to the commitment that Ireland had already made with the UNHCR to resettle 2,900 refugees to Ireland between 2020 and 2023. Families have been accepted by Ireland, subject to any assessment, security or otherwise to be undertaken. My Department is working with the Greek authorities and other...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (31 Mar 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 youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Literacy Programmes (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Imagination Library Scheme is operated by an International NGO and has no affiliation with this Department. However, as part of First 5, a whole-of-Government strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families, The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead approved by Government on 23 February, I announced the gradual lifting of restrictions on the operation of early learning and childcare services, subject to continued improvement in the public health situation. In January, early learning and childcare and school-age childcare (ELC and SAC) services were restricted to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The sponsor arrangements in place under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) represent a significant step forward from the similar arrangements that were in place for the legacy schemes (CCS/CCSP) which the NCS replaces. It puts in place clear referral criteria and legislative underpinning for such referrals. It is not readily possible to compare the legacy scheme referrals with NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: While DECDIY does not publish one overarching analysis of population change, my Department uses population data to plan policy and services. The Research and Evaluation Unit within DCEDIY has the benefit of a seconded statistician from the Central Statistics Office, and regularly draws on population data to support policy relevant analysis across the broad remit of the Department. In...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides for children to participate in a universal preschool programme for 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year for the two years prior to beginning primary school. It is a very successful programme with an estimated participation of 95% of children in the eligible age range. Some early learning and childcare services...