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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you Deputy for your question. This Department monitors inspections carried out by HIQA in relation to Child Protection Services, Foster Care Services, Special Care and Tusla run Children's Residential Centres.When HIQA carries out an inspection Tusla are informed of the findings by way of an inspection report. The service provider will need to develop an action plan to address areas...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment as responsibility for disability services has not yet transferred to my Department. These matters are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health. The recent cyber attack on the Department of Health has rendered them unable to access their IT systems.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (25 May 2021)

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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since its formation, this Government has made clear that tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is a key priority. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to investigate the provision of paid leave and social protection provision to victims of domestic violence with a view to establishing a statutory entitlement to paid domestic violence leave. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government made a commitment in the Programme for Government to commencing the 2015 Act, recognising the importance of the much needed reform it represents. We are working towards a date of June 2022 for full commencement. Amendments are required to the 2015 Act before full commencement can take place. Work is actively taking place on an Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Functions (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government has agreed to the transfer of policy, functions and funding responsibility for specialist community-based disability services from the Minister for Health to my own Department. It has also agreed that the HSE will retain responsibility for the delivery of these services post-transfer. It should be noted that the transfer of these services does not encompass mainstream health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. On very rare occasions, the level of specialist intervention required to care for a child in the care of the State is not available in Ireland. If the child has a serious mental illness for which there is no appropriate facility in Ireland a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist may recommend to the Court that the child requires treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Pobal, the administrator of my Department's childcare funding programmes, are also responsible for Force Majeure applications. Pobal have informed my Department that further documentation was requested from the service referred to by the Deputy in relation to their force majeure application. This has now been received and the application for Force Majeure has been approved.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. The Government strategy to further this goal is the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) 2017 – 2021. The Strategy brings government departments and agencies together along with representatives of both Traveller and Roma communities. The Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ICT services are provided to my Department by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The provision of ICT security, including data back up and recovery is part of that service. My ICT Staff are engaging closely with the OGCIO on this issue, who in turn are engaging with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to ensure that best practice is followed as it...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. The Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments regarding DSGBV, including an audit on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can assure the Deputy that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic the health and well-being of all persons accommodated by my Department has remained the highest priority for me and my officials in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). To that end, a wide range of measures have been put in place across the accommodation network to address any COVID-19 related issues should...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. I welcome the opportunity to come before the House to discuss this important subject. The emotional impact of pregnancy loss is absolutely tremendous. Unfortunately, it is experienced by many. There has been a very welcome move in society towards greater openness about miscarriage and pregnancy loss and the heartbreak it can bring to women and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: We will certainly examine and consider the statutory element. As Deputy Higgins alluded to, we have acted to enhance rights and protections for families, particularly for women, through the parental leave extension about which she spoke and ongoing work to implement legislation on the gender pay gap, through the proposals we are examining with regard to extending breaks for breastfeeding and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the proposal to which the Deputy refers. While my officials continue to liaise closely with officials in the Department of Health in relation to health supports for survivors, the specific matters raised are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health. The recent cyber attack on the Department of Health has rendered them unable to access...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In relation to early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC), the safety and protection of children remains the first priority of Government. This is done through the enforcement of Regulations which have children at the heart of their implementation. All service providers are obliged to comply with the relevant legislation as set out in the Child Care Act 1991 as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The recent cyber-attack on HSE IT systems has impacted on the operational functioning of Tusla, Child and Family Agency. Many of Tusla's key systems operate on HSE-supported systems, including the National Child Care Information System (NCCIS), the Child Protection Notification System (CPNS) and some legacy and corporate systems. As a security measure, Tusla actioned an immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: When the minimum qualification requirement for working in early learning and care was introduced in 2016, the so-called Grandfathering Declaration process allowed for unqualified staff who were planning to retire over the coming years to sign a declaration that enabled them to work without qualification for a 5-year period up to 31 August 2021. On 19th May, in recognition of the exceptional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and the response will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that this matter is more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. For the Deputy's information, I understand that my colleague the Minister of State for Disability has engaged with a number of artists with disabilities about the issues being faced and has also discussed the matter...