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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 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 programme on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is a new funding stream for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services introduced in Budget 2022 and informed by the work of the Expert Group to develop a new funding model for ELC and SAC, outlined in Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare. Core Funding will operate in addition to and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine where requested. Over 11,000 people have been referred to the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) for accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that my Department operates from 2 offices: 1. Miesian Plaza. 50-58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2. D02 XWI4 2. Montague Court. 7/11 Montague Court, Montague Street, Dublin.These offices are not open to the public for the purpose of accessing services. However, I can confirm that my Department has a defibrillator located on each of the floors that it occupies in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (7 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department does not have records of any contracts with the company supplied during 2017 to 2021. This also applies to the Adoption Authority of Ireland. I have forwarded this question to all other agencies under the aegis of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth. They will respond to you directly in due course.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will speak to a number of the amendments.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 15, after “persons;” to insert the following: “to amend the Succession Act 1965 to make provision in respect of persons who have been the subject of incorrect birth registrations;”. I will speak to amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 77. To clarify, if the Deputy comes back in will amendment No. 1 be dealt with?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: That is fine. This set of amendments deals with the issue of terminology used in the Bill, in particular the use of the term "illegal birth registration". In all of my communications and discussion of these issues I have always sought to very clearly understand the significance of illegal birth registrations and place the proper emphasis on it. I am pleased to bring forward these very...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, line 24, to delete “Part 8” and substitute “Parts 8and 9”.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, to delete lines 13 to 15 and substitute the following: “(b) born in the State and— (i) placed for adoption outside the State by An Bord Uchtála, a person who was at the time a registered adoption society, the Authority or the Agency, or (ii) removed from the State by any other person for the purpose of the effecting of his or her...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(d) an arrangement made under section 36(1)(d) of the Child Care Act 1991, under which a child was placed with a relative,”. This amendment amends the definition of "care arrangement" to include records of relevant foster care. It was an issue that arose on Committee Stage and I...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, line 25, to delete “, subject to subsection (2),”. This is another amendment that springs from the discussions on Committee Stage. Collectively, this grouping of amendments removes the time limitation placed on early life information and care information. When first published, the Bill provided that the definitions of early life...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 8: In page 10, line 3, to delete “, subject to subsection (2),”.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 9: In page 10, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(d) a photograph or other image of him or her,”. This is another positive amendment that we are able to make, again following on from the discussions on Committee Stage. This is an amendment to the definitions to include specific reference to photographs within the materials that can...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: We have had significant discussions about the definitions used in terms of what we all know, recognise and speak of as illegal birth registrations - there was illegality involved in many such adoptions - and the use of the word "incorrect" in the legislation. I made the point that in my communications and those of the Government, in which we have engaged extensively with groups of people who...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As I said, the reason we are not accepting this set of amendments is that to do so would narrow the pool of people who potentially may use this legislation. It would mean that a requirement or threshold of illegality would need to be met in order for people to be able to use its provisions. This is something neither I nor any Deputy wants to see. I have been very clear on my recognition of...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The key element in all this is to ensure the legislation is as inclusive as possible. That is what we are seeking to do, to ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from this legislation.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In response to Deputy Cairns, we looked at whether we could include definitions of both. I specifically went to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and inquired on that point because I know it is an issue people feel strongly about. The concern was that the definition of illegal adoption that was proposed in some of the amendments would not sit with the existing definition of relevant...