Results 1-20 of 253 for garda speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the responsibility of the Department of Justice. My Department is notified when an application for international protection made by an IPAS resident has been finalised and works closely with the Garda National Immigration Bureau and the Department of Justice to identify people in IPAS accommodation that have been issued with Deportation Orders with a view to their removal.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... IPAS continues a programme of Child Protection briefings to management and staff in all IPAS accommodation centres. The main focus of these briefings is on reporting child welfare concerns to TUSLA and An Garda Síochána and they engage with centre managers in relation to all related child safeguarding procedures. The IPAS Child Safeguarding Statement has been published on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A joint operation between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; the Department of Justice; An Garda Síochána; Dublin City Council; the Office of Public Works; and the HSE got underway early yesterday morning on Mount Street, Dublin. The purpose of the operation was to ensure the safe movement of people seeking international protection from the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and vetting and the Agency subsequently ceased engaging with them as providers. Where Tusla has a significant cause for concern, such as a case of suspected fraud or serious wrongdoing, Tusla will refer the case to An Garda Síochána (AGS).

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to take the issue of potential Child Sexual Exploitation very seriously and are committed to promoting safe and high quality practice in all areas of Alternative Care, including working with An Garda Síochána as required. As the Deputy has highlighted, officials in my Department reviewed the findings and recommendations of the Protecting Against Predators scoping study by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...care. Tusla report that most of children who go missing return to care. Children reported missing from care are recognised as being among the most vulnerable in society. Tusla along with An Garda Síochána work together on such cases through a Joint Protocol. This protocol sets out how social workers and social care workers should make a report of a missing child in care,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Standards (2012). Standard 2.2 specifically references actions to be taken on foot of suspected child sexual abuse, including sharing information on any suspected case of sexual abuse with An Garda Síochána in order to protect the child and/or other children from significant harm. Prior to the publication of the report, my Department and Tusla established a Working Group...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...providing services to children. The Children First Act also established the Children First Inter-Departmental Implementation Group, on which each Government Department, Tusla, the HSE and An Garda Síochána is represented, on a statutory footing. The functions of the Implementation Group include promoting compliance by Government Departments with their obligations under the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla maintains a Child Sexual Exploitation Procedure in partnership with An Garda Síochána. The joint working protocol between Tusla and AGS forms a critical part of the response to child abuse, neglect, and child sexual exploitation. A Principal Social Worker from Tusla has been seconded to the Garda National Protective Service Bureau (GNPSB) for a number of years. Tusla has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...training in relation to the Children First Act (2015), which provides clear statutory obligations on relevant services. Through contracts between Tusla and commissioned services, compliance with Garda vetting and child safeguarding statements is reviewed and monitored by Tusla on a going basis. In addition, Tusla’s Practice Assurance and Service Management (PASM) team alongside...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Protection (SCSIPs) and Unaccompanied Minors (UAMs), absence management plans are completed on the day of placement by the Tusla SCSIP Intake and Assessment Team. The Joint Protocol between An Garda Síochána and Tusla sets out how social workers and social care workers should make a report of a missing child in care. The Gardaí have primary responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...service and others, particularly with regard identification of particularly vulnerable individuals. Issues relating to public order and the removal of tents from public areas are matters for An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice. Similarly, it does fall under the remit of this Department to comment on the success of business and enterprise in the area. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (9 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...by the Deputy as to whether the cancellation was instigated by the service provider or my Department is not available. My Department has not referred any of these cancelled contracts to An Garda Síochána for investigation. A Compliance team was set up in my Department in June 2023 to investigate accommodation providers reported to be in breach of their contractual...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth's Facilities Management Unit contacted An Garda Síochána on 19th January 2023 following a verbal threat via the telephone made to Departmental staff in the Minister's Office. The threat was to cause damage to Miesian Plaza. On two separate occasions, the assistance of An Garda Síochána has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to take the issue of potential Child Sexual Exploitation very seriously and are committed to promoting safe and high quality practice in all areas of Alternative Care, including working with An Garda Síochána as required. In this regard, my Department and Tusla have undertaken a range of actions in relation to potential child sexual exploitation, including the following: I...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...any allegations of misconduct. IPAS cannot comment on any alleged individual incidents. Where any person suspects that a crime has been committed, this should immediately be reported to An Garda Síochána. IPAS is committed to engaging with An Garda Síochána on any investigation.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... He is very good at the Facebook moment. No doubt, the video has been clipped already. But ultimately I can set out in real detail the engagements I have had with the Ombudsman for Children, An Garda Síochána and Tusla to ensure the safety of children in care.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Children in Care (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of its importance, but the Deputy was not present. It is important that I put that point on the record. As to what we are doing about this issue, I had extensive engagement with Tusla, An Garda Síochána, the special rapporteur on child protection and the Ombudsman for Children over last summer. That engagement was focused on the use of special emergency arrangements and, in...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...checked against Eurodac, an EU immigration database which stores the fingerprints of asylum applicants and those who have crossed borders illegally. Character and conduct checks are undertaken by An Garda Síochána at the point where consideration is being given to someone being granted refugee status or other permission to remain in the State. To stick with the facts, while...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of each centre are assessed by each provider and agreed with the Department prior to the opening of the centre. The Department has an obligation to report any allegations of criminality to An Garda Síochána (AGS) once brought to its attention. AGS is responsible for operational policing matters, and where intimidation or criminal acts have occurred, the Department is...