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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds a national network of County Childcare Committees (CCC) who provide support and advice to early learning and childcare (ELC) providers including support on operating the various funding schemes provided by the Department and assistance for parents on accessing funding schemes and place. Contact details for all of the CCCs are available at myccc.ie The Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 658 and 659 together. As requested by the Deputy, the costs incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks/face coverings and hand sanitiser since March 2019 to date are outlined in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1: Name of Supplier and cost of Covid-19 Face Masks incurred by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. As you are aware, my officials are extremely busy working with colleagues across Government to assist the humanitarian efforts regarding Ukraine. Due to this, my officials will require more time to provide requested information. The details will be supplied to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has numerous funding streams in place to support locally organised diversity and equality projects. The Department funds these events through both EU and national funding programmes. The Department’s EU funding programmes include the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). AMIF is intended to help manage migration flows and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. Across all of Government, a wide range of specific and targeted policy approaches, designed in consultation with Traveller and Roma community representatives, are in place to seek those improved outcomes and encourage much greater inclusion across all of Irish society. The recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As you may be aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established in 2015. Since that time there have been 3,093 Syrian refugees granted leave to remain in the country. I can also confirm that 450 Afghan Refugees have been granted leave to remain under the refugee programme scheme. In regard to family reunification, this is a programme under the remit of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been no deaths of a young person in juvenile detention in the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 21/3/22 there were 14 young people on remand and 15 in detention - a total of 29 - at Oberstown Children Detention Campus.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested is in the process of being collated by Oberstown Children Detention Campus and a response will issue to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Heads of a Bill to give effect to remaining aspects of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive will go to Government in the coming weeks. The Bill will include provisions to give effect to the right of workers to leave for medical care purposes and a right to request flexible working arrangements for workers who are parents of children up to at least 8 years old or who are carers under the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: World Economic Forum (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has not engaged with the World Economic Forum since its establishment in June 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My officials at the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) have informed me that a death has taken place in an IPAS accommodation centre. I wish to express my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased. The IPAS Critical Incident Policy ensures that any death that occurs within accommodation centres provided by the Department is referred to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. Please find the requested information in tabular form below. Deputy, I trust this information satisfies your query.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As you are aware, Deputy, the Department published a request for tender (RFT) to procure additional International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation on 18 January 2021. However, this tender does not relate to the contracting of state owned phase one accommodation. This tender process is a key plank in the Department's strategy to end reliance on emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm that accommodation is being made available by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department to Ukrainian refugees in need of accommodation. As of 20 March, 4,481 Ukrainians had sought accommodation from IPAS. IPAS is providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugee arriving in Ireland through all airports including Cork and is scaling up its...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new supply-side funding stream available to Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) providers from September . It was originally announced in Budget 2022 and is informed by recommendations of an Expert Group to design a new funding model for the sector that were adopted by Government in December. Core Funding marks a new departure in State funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations, 1995 and the Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) Regulations, 1995, stipulates that the allowance payable to foster carers and relatives shall not be less than an amount specified by the Minister. The foster care allowance was last increased on January 1st 2009. Foster carers are paid a weekly allowance,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. I can confirm that as of 14 March there are 453 people under international protection at Balseskin National Reception centre (NRC). I can also say that the resident who has been accommodated at the NRC the longest has been there a total of 7 years and 9 months. In most circumstances residents stay for around 6-8 weeks but in some cases, where...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. As you are aware, my officials are extremely busy working with colleagues across Government to assist the humanitarian efforts regarding Ukraine. Due to this, my officials will require more time to provide requested information. The details will be supplied to the Deputy shortly.