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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foster Care (11 May 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: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can advise the Deputy that a large number of organisations funded by my Department may be classified as non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In the absence of a formal definition of NGO, my officials are preparing a response which takes account of community-based/voluntary bodies with charitable tax status funded by this Department in 2020 and in the current year. Information sought...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below shows the number of staff employed in my Department and the collective total annual salaries as of 30th April 2021. Headcount Collective Annual Salaries 430 €23.37 million

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth does not employ persons or firms to deal with public relations. Accordingly, the Department has a zero spend on public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Public health advice in relation to Covid-19 and pregnancy is provided by the HSE at . This advice is based on the latest evidence available and is kept under review. It is important to note that, at this point in time, the HSE has not categorised pregnant women as falling within the High Risk or Very High Risk groups in relation to Covid-19 (). My Department does not have an employer role...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to provide an answer on this matter. This is a matter appropriate to my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to provide an answer on this matter. This is a matter appropriate to my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (11 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding for the provision of targeted youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by the Education and Training Boards, which allocate funding via applications to the UBU Your Place Your Spacescheme. This scheme is aimed at young people between the ages of 10 and 24 who are, or are at risk of becoming, disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable. Targeted annual youth funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Agreements (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department made a comprehensive submission to the Attorney General’s Office in 2019 seeking confirmation as to whether Ireland was in a position to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The advice received from the AGO stated that while Ireland is largely compliant with the terms of the Protocol, there are some outstanding issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (12 May 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: Childcare Services (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the challenges facing school-age childcare, as well as early learning and care services, caused by the ongoing pandemic. Support is available to concerned services through Case Management. My Department oversees a Case Management process through which local CCCs and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy may be aware, the closure or otherwise of temporary accommodation premises for the housing of frontline healthcare workers operated by the HSE is entirely a matter for the HSE. The Social Inclusion Office of the HSE has assured the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department that there are no plans to discontinue its accommodation scheme and has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The following are the amounts expended by the Department on advertising and awareness-raising initiatives directly on foot of COVID-19, from March 2020 to-date. Department Initiative Media Organisation Total Spend Reopening of Childcare Inventive Marketing Ltd t/a KICK Communications €2,804 Reopening of Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The supply of, and demand for, ELC and SAC places is currently monitored annually through the Early Years Sector Profile report. This survey is conducted by Pobal on behalf of my Department. Data from the 2018/2019 programme year, indicates that existing childcare provision, in general, meets current demand nationwide in terms of capacity, whilst recognising that small pockets of under...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The supply of, and demand for, ELC and SAC places is currently monitored annually through the Early Years Sector Profile report. This survey is conducted by Pobal on behalf of my Department. Data from the 2018/2019 programme year, indicates that existing childcare provision, in general, meets current demand nationwide in terms of capacity, whilst recognising that small pockets of under...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds numerous childcare schemes to help parents’ access quality childcare at a more affordable cost, these include: - The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) which launched in November 2019 and replaced a number of pre-existing childcare support programmes and the universal childcare subsidy with a single scheme to help parents meet the cost of quality childcare, - Community...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5: A Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families, published in November 2018, sets out an ambitious programme of work across Government Departments to improve the experiences and outcomes of children in Ireland from birth to age 5 across all aspects of their lives in the coming ten years. Included in First 5 is a commitment to designing a new Funding Model...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ombudsman for Children (12 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the Report of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) “Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision” and my Department accepts its recommendations in full. The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department has embarked upon a series of actions, planned for the short to medium term which will build upon existing work to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (13 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Maternity Protection Acts 1994-2004 provide for up to 26 weeks maternity leave with a maternity benefit available to those who qualify, and a further 16 weeks unpaid leave. Where a child is born prematurely, additional weeks may be available. I believe the Deputy is referring to a requirement on employers to pay salary during maternity leave. As noted above, maternity benefit is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (13 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As I previously advised the Deputy in my reply to Question No 87 of 29 April 2021, the person in question is no longer an applicant for international protection and is consequently ineligible for the provision of accommodation under the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018. It is open to the person in question to make another application to the Minister for...