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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 646 and 653 together. I know that access to personal information is a recurring and priority concern for those directly involved and personally affected by mother and baby homes and related institutions. It is Government policy that persons should have access to such information insofar as is legally and constitutionally possible. I acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The distinction between access to personal data and contact with natural family is a point made by adoption stakeholder groups and I understand that, while a lot of adoptees would like access to family of origin details, it often does not necessarily follow that they want contact or to build a relationship with that family. As I have noted in previous responses to legislative proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 650 together. In considering the natural mother’s expectation of privacy in the adoption process, it is important to take account of the context in which adoption took place in the past. While adoption today is a child focused service, aimed at providing a family for a child where their own parents are unable to care for them, in the past, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: When the Government decided to establish an inquiry into mother and baby homes, the model of investigation that it chose was a commission of investigation under the Commissions of Investigation Act of 2004. That decision by Government, and the subsequent establishment, under the law, of the Commission, had indelible consequences for the format of the investigation that was to be conducted,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Archives (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655 and 654 together. The arrangements for preserving the records compiled by a Commission of Investigation in the course of its work are prescribed in the Commissions of Investigation Act, 2004. Section 43(2) of the Act directs that, on submission of its final report, the Commission will stand dissolved, and, prior to its dissolution, it must deposit all...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: "commits strongly to the principle that Government should ensure the best start possible for every child, underpinned by the principles of social justice, equality and fairness; recognises the need for a renewed, target-led, cross-Departmental approach to tackling child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) was first launched in November 2019. There are currently over 30,200 children who are subject to a claim by childcare providers. This is the highest number of child registrations on NCS to date and in comparative terms more children are registered for my Department’s schemes overall than were registered at the same time last year. While the NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla has a national research office with a view to meeting its statutory obligation to under Section 8 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 to undertake and commission research. Considerable information is available in this regard on Tusla's website .  As the Deputy's question concerns operational matters, I have requested that Tusla respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy's question concerns an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have requested that Tusla respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

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. In addition you may find Tuslas Data Hub a useful resource for information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

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. In addition, the Deputy may find Tusla's Data Hub a useful resource for information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: To date in 2020, my Department has spent €4,261.05 on media monitoring services. The services are provided by Media Watch Ltd., trading as Kantar Media, a private company.  Media monitoring services are not provided in-house. My Department's overall objective in this regard is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and media monitoring services are only used when deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government has committed to establishing a dedicated agency, Childcare Ireland which was outlined in the 2020 Programme for Government. It is envisaged that Childcare Ireland will assist in expanding high quality childcare, best practice and innovation in community and private childcare settings. Childcare Ireland will also be tasked with developing career paths for childcare staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The reopening of the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector and the resumption of services has been positive to date. Undoubtedly, the stimulus package provided by my Department has been critical to sustain capacity in their sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme, which operated from April to June, enabled participating...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The amount expended by the Department on access to online and hardcopy media publications since May 2020 is €10,793.25, and is broken down as follows: - Title Spend (€) Since May 2020 Hardcopy Officedrop Ltd 41.58 Digital National Licensing Authority 6935.11 Reach...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department has had a contract in place with Media Watch Ltd., trading as Kantar Media, for the years 2017 to-date. The contract is for the monitoring of print, online, social and broadcast media and covers all issues that are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the Department. The majority of the costs, as set out below, and borne under the contract are for the provision...