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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (24 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm that I wrote to St John Ambulance to encourage publication of Dr Shannon’s report in December of 2022. In reply the St John Ambulance commissioner noted that survivors are understandably eager to review the findings of the report and reiterated that the Board is committed to publishing the report once a legal review is complete. I understand the frustration of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There were 621 staff in my department at the end of December 2022. There are a number of units involved in matters related to integration, including all of the units working on International Protection, the Irish Refugee Protection Program and related policy units. As of 16 January, there are 17 vacancies across the units working directly or indirectly on integration matters. The changes in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 22 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who have been accommodated by my Department is approximately 54,000. The information requested regarding Donegal has been extracted from our systems and outlined in tabular form below. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is procuring and allocating accommodation in County Donegal for the purposes of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information being sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and the response will issue as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy knows, the State is accommodating 54,000 Ukrainians right now. Of those, 46,000 are in hotels and guesthouses. That is more than 700 individual contracts. I recognise that in the latter half of last year a backlog grew in regard to prompt payment. We put in additional resources to address that. We shrunk the backlog. We did not entirely clear it. We will work with the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I would advise them to contact the local authority. The local authorities are now doing the vacant homes call. That is the route they should take.

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021 be deemed to be read a second time this day 12 months, to allow for time to further examine the issues raised in the Bill alongside existing work to examine the workplace impact of pregnancy loss and miscarriage...

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I do not believe anyone in this House claims, and I know I certainly do not, complete ownership of compassion. I completely recognise the issues as well as the need for those raised by the Deputies to be addressed. The Deputies have said that this issue is provided for by the vast majority of employers. However, their concern, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Vacant Sites (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: While the Department is considering offers of buildings to be repurposed for accommodation, my officials can confirm that it does not posses a record of this property, that no offer has been made in respect of same and that it is not under consideration for use as international protection accommodation at this time. To provide some context as to the pressure the Department is under to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together. There were 621 staff in my department at the end of December 2022. There are a number of units involved in matters related to integration, including all of the units working on International Protection, the Irish Refugee Protection Program and related policy units. As of 16 January, there are 17 vacancies across the units working...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with my Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, the Department temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department to the payments team in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is procuring and allocating accommodation in County Donegal for the purposes of providing shelter to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. My Department did respect a request from the Local Authority in Donegal to introduce a pause on allocating Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in the aftermath of the tragedy in Creeslough with services focused...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 22 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who have been accommodated by my Department is approximately 54,000. The information requested has been extracted from our systems, is available monthly and is outlined in tabular form below. BOTP Accommodation Contracts Procured by Month since October 2022. Month Number of Contracts Procured ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department respected a request from the Local Authority in Donegal to introduce a pause on accommodating Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in the aftermath of the tragedy in Creeslough with services focused on the response at that time. The pause was lifted some weeks ago and officials in the procurement division within my Department are engaging with Donegal County Council in regard...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has received approximately 300 offers of accommodation in Donegal. Some of these did not meet our criteria, which include amongst others the potential impact on the local private rental market. In the case of houses, only those which can comfortably accommodate a minimum of 15 people are considered- these are generally houses with a minimum of 6 bedrooms. Offers which rely...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 22 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who have been accommodated by my Department is approximately 54,000. The information requested with regard to Donegal has been extracted from our systems and outlined in tabular form below. Donegal - BoTP Booked by Month/WEEK October No. of BoTP...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are currently 4,587 providers providing Early Learning and Care (ELC) and/or School Aged Childcare (SAC) that have signed an ELC/SAC funding agreement with my Department. Of these 494 offer SAC only, with the remaining 4,093 providing ELC only or ELC and SAC. 1,048 of the 4,093 services providing ELC have signed an ECCE funding agreement only i.e. they have neither signed a National...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 23 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who have been accommodated by my Department is approximately 54,000. The information requested with regard to Dublin has been extracted from our systems and outlined in tabular form below. Beneficiary of Temporary Protection (BOTP) Accommodation ACCOMM NAME ACCOMMODATION TYPE LOCAL...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with my Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, the Department temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department to the payments team in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (25 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with my Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, the Department temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department to the payments team in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged...