Results 181-200 of 234 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...care and education and realising the opportunity to reach their full potential, including their social, emotional, cognitive and language development. The budget allocated for AIM in 2020 is €43 million. The focus of AIM is on the needs of the child in the context of the preschool setting, and therefore access to AIM supports does not require a formal diagnosis. AIM has seven levels...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...for the Public Good: A new Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare, was published on 7 December 2021 following consideration by Government and acceptance of its 25 recommendations. Work has now commenced on implementation of these recommendations. Announcements in Budget 2022 signaled the commitment to the first stage of implementation of the Expert...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Support Payments (28 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Baby boxes for newborns are to be piloted under First 5: A Whole-of -Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028. Piloting Baby Boxes is just one initiative which is part of a wide ranging strategy addressing various aspects of the lives of children from birth to age five including supports for parents to balance working and caring, developments in early...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (3 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...social competencies and developing their resilience and mental well-being. Between 2016 and 2020 the annual current funding invested in youth schemes by the Department has increased from €51.9m to €61.79m. The UBU - Your Place Your Space, which was launched in July this year, is targeted at young people aged between 10 – 24 years who are vulnerable, disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Fund The purpose of the Communities Integration Fund (CIF) is to support communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting the integration of migrants. Each year, a total of €500,000 is available to local community-based organisations to carry out integration projects in their local areas. Organisations eligible to apply include local community groups, sports clubs,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...together. According to the Living Wage Technical Group, the "living wage" in Ireland in 2019 was €12.30 per hour. Although the average wage in the Early Learning and Care sector in 2019 was €12.55, as per Pobal’s Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report for the 2018/2019 programme year, wages vary, particularly according to staff role in the service. The table, taken...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to 1 November 2021. It is important to note that the suitability and safety of premises is a key concern in the assessment of quality provision for children in early years services. Section 58G of the Child Care Act, 1991 (as amended by Part 12 of the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013) places an onus on the providers of early years services to ensure that they take all reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...paid directly to service providers. On 7 December, I launched Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare, available at first5fundingmodel.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Funding -Model-FINAL-REPORT-2.pdf. This report was delivered by an Expert Group which was independently chaired and comprised national and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...financial stability of early learning and childcare services is a priority of Government. This is demonstrated by the significant State supports provided to the sector. Core Funding - worth €259 million in Year 1 and €287 million in Year 2 - contributes to services’ sustainability and significantly increases income for the overwhelming majority of services and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Refugee Status (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...where incidences such as that which occurred in the Moria camp in Lesbos can cause additional hardship. Under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) Ireland has committed to accepting 50 people in family groups from the camp at Moria on Lesbos. Officials from my Department have been in contact with EU counterparts to confirm this pledge and to begin the process of resettling...

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...sector and the tremendous efforts by early learning and childcare professionals and service providers during this period to keep services open and safe; notes that investment in the sector has increased by 141 per cent since 2015 and welcomes the commitment by Government to build on this by at least doubling investment in early learning and childcare by 2028; recognises: — the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...pay and conditions. Early Learning and Childcare is a public good with benefits across society, as have become even more evident in the context of Covid-19. My Department is investing €638 million this year in the sector, with affordability for parents as a key policy objective of this investment. This is distinct from the additional investment, currently estimated at...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (3 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in supporting young people at this time, funding has been maintained throughout this challenging period. The overall budget allocation for the youth sector in my Department for 2020 is €61.79 million in current funding, in addition to a further €3 million in capital funding. Furthermore, I recently secured an additional amount of €1m capital funding in 2020 to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...prefabricated and modular units 2. Conversion of commercial buildings 3. Targeted purchase of medium and larger turnkey properties 4. Design and build of new Reception and Integration Centres 5. Upgrading of IPAS Centres The multi-strand approach focuses on both increasing State owned permanent capacity, and the upgrading of additional contingency accommodation, developed to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... A fourth programme – the Equal Participation Model is under development. This is the start of a multi-annual investment plan – with investment this year exceeding €1.1 billion – achieving the First 5 investment target five years ahead of time. Core Funding which introduced on foot of Together for Better has been in operation since 15 September 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: State investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has increased  by an unprecedented 141% over the past 5 budgets (from €260m to €638m). This has enabled, for example, a doubling of the ECCE programme to two years, a doubling of the number of children availing of State subsidies, a 60% increase in ELC and SAC...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Immigration Support Services (3 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of migrants. Grants are spread over three years to support the implementation of these projects. The National Integration Fund 2020 was launched on 11 August 2020 with funding of almost €2.2 million available over a three year period. The Fund supports communities to promote the integration of migrants and their children into Irish society and selected projects will help to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to the service agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €207 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to the service agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €207 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on...