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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, the service provider (contractor) is responsible for the maintenance of the IPAS accommodation centre. There are 7 State owned accommodation centres for which OPW are responsible for maintenance. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all checks of accommodation units at the centre, equipment (including safety equipment), fixtures and fittings (including paintwork, floor,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will of course participate in any debate scheduled by Dáil Éireann on matters that fall within the remit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. As you will be aware, however, the scheduling of debates in Dáil Éireann is a matter for the House itself. In respect of historical cases of child abuse within foster care, it is important...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter more appropriate for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 155 together. Both Tusla - the Child and Family Agency and my Department are committed to promoting safe and high quality practice in all areas of Alternative Care, including Residential Care and Foster Care. Safe practice is defined as the implementation of safeguarding measures necessary for working with young people in a manner that acknowledges...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can assure the Deputy that the health and wellbeing of all who avail of accommodation provided by my Department remains the highest priority to both myself and my officials. I wish to inform the Deputy that the death rates for people living in International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation are not in any way abnormal and are rather in line with those of the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future has a number of commitments that are relevant to the Traveller Community. One that comes under my Department’s responsibility is to carry out a review of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (NTRIS) and to ensure that the successor strategy has a stronger outcomes focused approach. Other commitments are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government made a commitment in the Programme for Government to end the current system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon 26 February 2021. This paper...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, the pressure on the State to accommodate over 58,000 people currently has led to significant shortages, particularly for those seeking international protection. All of the limited accommodation capacity within the IPAS system is currently being used, with any remaining applicants being moved to the Citywest Transit hub on a temporary basis. Officials continue to seek accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, and the invoking of the Temporary Protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The below table sets out, by local authority area, the number of people with status in International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation. These figures are correct as at 14 October 2022 and take into account people who have been granted status up to and including 14 October 2022. Local Authority Area Total No. of People with status Cavan ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) can confirm that no minor international protection applicant is accommodated in the same room as an adult that is not their parent or guardian. This is in line with IPAS accommodation and the relevant child safeguarding protocols. I trust this information clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In response to the significant increase in demand for Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) supports arising from the war in Ukraine, the EU adopted emergency measures. This involved an extension of the overall 2014-2020 AMIF programme, and the option for Member States to re-purpose unused funds under any heading, to be used to provide additional supports to organisations involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The goal of the Access and Inclusion Model is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience, ensuring that every eligible child can meaningfully participate in the ECCE Programme and reap the benefits of high quality early learning and care. AIM supports are grouped into universal or targeted. Universal supports are designed to create a more inclusive culture...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, and the invoking of the Temporary Protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx...

Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to address the issues raised in this motion. Everyone here will agree that the State, together with the religious congregations, must acknowledge the indisputable wrongs that were visited on the women and children who spent time in mother and baby and county home institutions. As the Taoiseach said in his apology on behalf of the State in January of last year, they...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (20 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following the formation of the present Government, responsibility for the administration of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme, which was established in 2013, was transferred to my Department from the Department of Justice. However, the database used for the recording of information on applications and awards made under the scheme remains under the control of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (20 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you Deputy for raising this matter. I have personally met with a number of Family Resource Centres over recent months to discuss their concerns. This area of work is a significant priority for me, and for this Government. The Government greatly appreciates the work of family resource centres and the work of all the community and voluntary bodies funded by Tusla, the Child and Family...