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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy Bacik and I have similar amendments in this grouping. Should we speak on them now?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Those are amendments Nos. 104 and 105. If Deputy Bacik wants to speak on her amendment, I can speak on mine. They are quite similar.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not think amendments Nos. 104 and 105 have been proposed yet. One of them is mine and the other is Deputy Bacik's. I would certainly like the opportunity to speak to amendment No. 105. If Deputy Bacik wants to go first, as she tabled amendment No. 104-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will speak to amendment No. 105, which is similar to Deputy Bacik's amendment No. 104. I thank the Deputy for her amendment. This relates to the definition of illegal birth registration and use of the term "incorrect birth registration" within the legislation. I am very clear and I and the Government absolutely accept that illegal birth registrations took place, and in terms of my...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Incorrect.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have listened to the concerns that have been raised in this area. I have brought forward an amendment similar to one that was put forward by Deputy Bacik that I believe addresses this issue. It recognises the diversity of situations that led to incorrect registrations, some of which were because of inaccuracies and some of which were because of the provision of false or misleading...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendments Nos. 6 and 349 seek to add a new section to the Bill, which would establish a permanent adoption advisory group to inform the operation of the Act. Consultation with stakeholders and people who benefit from this legislation have been to the forefront of the development of the legislation. During pre-legislative scrutiny, members engaged with a large number of groups. I have also...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Just to set out the overall context, it is important to remember that the definition of care arrangement is set out on page 9 of the Bill. That sets out the types of care arrangements that are relevant to the release of information provided for in the Bill. It is particularly relevant to the definition of a "relevant person" and the categories of information that are eligible for release...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Again, I understand where Deputies are coming from here. However, in terms of the circumstances Deputy Funchion just outlined, the type of care arrangements that are defined in the Bill clearly include a nursed out arrangement, a boarded out arrangement and an arrangement under which a child was cared for by a resident of an institution. Our belief is that the situation that Deputy Funchion...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will just speak to amendments Nos. 13 to 25, inclusive, given that Deputy Funchion indicated her intention to withdraw amendments Nos. 11 and 12. I do not propose to accept these amendments, primarily because we believe these definitions are already clearly contained within the existing definitions in the Bill. Like the Deputies, we also wish to see as broad a range of categories of...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is right. I am right in all these things and we should just------

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: A number of points were made by Deputies Pringle, Funchion and Cairns. Deputy Funchion was making points on a good-faith gesture regarding the acceptance of amendments. We have made significant changes between the publication of the pre-legislative scrutiny report and the final Bill. I have already indicated that I will ask officials to review some of the points Deputies made where I feel...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I cannot support this set of amendments. They seek to alter or expand the definitions of "genetic relative" and "genetic relative information" contained in the Bill. These definitions were carefully considered in consultation with the Attorney General and the Data Protection Commissioner. The definition of genetic relative is central to information release in two key ways. First, it...

Seanad: International Women's Day 2022: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Nearly all the Senators touched on the issue of Ukraine. It is something that the Government and, more importantly, the entirely country are united on in terms of our open and generous response. Almost 10,000 pledges of support have come in through the Red Cross portal in the past number of days. Irish women and Irish men are saying what they will do, for instance, giving a spare room or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy may be aware, a vulnerability assessment process, as provided for under Regulation 8 of the European Union (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, has been piloted by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) since its development in December 2020. The assessment was extended to all new applicants from 21 February 2021. An evaluation of the pilot has commenced...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is adopting a whole of Government approach to supporting Ukrainian refugees. My Department is currently providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees arriving into Ireland. I have provided funding to support the Irish Red Cross which has now launched a national pledge seeking offers of accommodation from members of the public interested in supporting the refugees. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, please note there were no International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres in Wexford in 2018 or 2019. From 2020 to present there is one centre - Rosslare Port Lodge. This centre is made up solely of families, the residents of which are detailed below: As at 30/12/2018 29/12/2019 27/12/2020 26/12/2021 27/02/2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Firstly, I would like to assure you that my officials and I are deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine. We are monitoring the situation closely and My Department has begun to respond quickly and effectively in the event that Ukrainian nationals come to Ireland seeking international protection. I am liaising with the Cabinet and my EU colleagues to ensure an effective...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The availability of high-quality early learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key Government priority.  Since 2015, significant increases in State investment in early learning and childcare has given rise to a substantial growth in the numbers of children participating in these services. More than 100,000 children now participate on the universal pre-school...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Community Sponsorship is an alternative resettlement stream to the traditional state-centred resettlement model. The model seeks to allow groups in a community setting to support refugees arriving in a Community Sponsorship Group (CSG). A key aim of the Group is to source a housing solution for the refugee family. Since 2019 20 families have been settled across 20 different rural and urban...