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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Vaccination Programme (7 Oct 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 Data (7 Oct 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 Data (7 Oct 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: Children in Care (7 Oct 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: Guardians Ad Litem (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Guardian ad litem(GAL) arrangements for children who are the subject of public law child care proceedings are currently provided for under the Child Care Act, 1991. Section 26 of the 1991 Act provides for the appointment of a GAL in respect of care proceedings where a child is not party to those proceedings and where the Court is satisfied that it is necessary in the best interests of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The allocations under Budget 2022 are being considered by Government in the context of the annual Estimates process for 2022. As this process is ongoing, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment at this stage. In recent years, funding for the provision of youth services has increased on an annual basis. Between the years 2016 and 2021, the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information on the numbers of separated children seeking international protection who go missing, and as this is 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 . Tusla has a dedicated social work team for Separated Children Seeking International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Working in collaboration with representatives of the early learning and care (ELC) and school age childcare (SAC) sector and with representatives of further and higher education institutions, work is nearing completion on preparation of a Workforce Development Plan for ELC and SAC. The Plan, which will be completed by year-end, is intended to set out an approach to achieve the workforce...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The allocations under Budget 2022 are being considered by Government in the context of the annual Estimates process for 2022. As this process is ongoing, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment at this stage. I would like to reiterate the significance and value I place on the contributions made by volunteers to the community life of our country and to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Unemployment (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The issue of employment is a key consideration for both myself and my Government colleagues. Indeed, in the past few weeks I attended a round table discussion convened by the Tánaiste involving Ministers and officials from relevant Departments and the youth sector to consider this issue. I issued a joint press release on 24 September detailing this meeting which may be of interest to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Victim Support Services (13 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator for raising this very important matter. I am aware that this has received significant media attention recently, and that the statistics are very sobering. There has been a 100% increase in calls to helplines, a 63% increase in appointments and a 30% increase in the number of survivors attending centres. The Senator has outlined, beyond the statistics, the real-life...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Victim Support Services (13 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: This Government has a strong track record on funding DSGBV services, including the increases that were provided in last year's budget to Tusla for funding the services, and with regard to the Department of Justice funding other supports, especially around the victims of domestic and sexual violence. That has been continued in this year's budget with a very substantial increase for Tusla. In...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Children in Care (13 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Senator Ruane for raising this important matter. I am aware of the vulnerability of people leaving care. I met with representatives from the Irish Aftercare Network on Monday, and we had a good discussion. It is not the first time I met with them. I have met groups such as Empowering People in Care, EPIC, so I am engaged with people, both dealing with children in care, and those...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Children in Care (13 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Every Minister has to consider cost as one of the factors in any decision-making process. However, it is not the driving factor. It is worth noting that the amount of data available since the Ryan report was published - which as the Senator pointed out is a long time ago – is now much greater. We have data from the national childcare information system, the Central Statistics Office...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2018. This marked an important milestone in a process to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland. The approach being taken to meeting the obligations of the UNCRPD is one of progressive realisation, each year moving forward on key reforms, with the obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 355 together. The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) was entirely independent in the conduct of its investigations and this independence was guaranteed in law. It was a matter for the Commission alone to reach whatever conclusions it deemed possible, based on its assessment of the full body of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (12 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently compiling the information requested by the Deputy and a response will be issued directly as soon as possible.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: This had been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: This has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: This has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.