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Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 56: In page 27, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(3) Where an applicant fails to comply with a request under section 21(2), 23(1)or 27(5)within the period specified by the Chief Deciding Officer under the provision concerned, the Chief Deciding Officer shall send the applicant a notice in writing— (a) requiring him or her, within 60...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 57: In page 30, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Guidelines 39. The Minister may issue guidelines for the purpose of providing practical guidance to any person in respect of the performance by him or her of his or her functions under this Act.”.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 58: In page 31, to delete lines 16 and 17 and substitute the following: “(a) as soon as possible after the day that is the second anniversary of the establishment day, but not later than 6 months after that day, and (b) as soon as possible after the cessation date, but not later than 6 months after that date.”.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 61: In page 31, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “(3) Where a review under this section is completed, a report in writing of the findings of the review shall be prepared and submitted to the Minister. (4) The Minister shall cause a report in writing of the findings of the review undersubsection (1)to be prepared and submitted to him or her...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 64: In page 34, line 28, to delete “An applicant” and substitute the following: “(1) A person to whom this section applies”.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 66: In page 34, after line 31, to insert the following: “(2) This section applies to— (a) a person who makes an application under section 19, (b) a person who makes an application to which section 36or 37(2)applies, or (c) a person who proceeds under section 38with an application.”.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I also welcome the visitors from Coláiste Mhuire. I was glad they were here for a while because I would have been entirely on my own otherwise. We are here this afternoon on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's brutal war on Ukraine. More than 70,000 people have fled here and more than 7,000 civilians have been killed. This represents the biggest displacement of people on the...

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am sorry to interrupt the Senator but I am being called for a vote in the Dáil that I did not anticipate. Can we have a suspension?

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am sorry. I know that is rude of me but I have been given my orders.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank all Senators for their contributions. It was a useful opportunity to discuss some of these issues, and to raise and address some of the misconceptions or disagreements that permeate through the Government and State response to the unprecedented crisis we face. I will take it from the start with the numbers and our State's ability to meet the needs of a significant number of...

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I think that strengthens the case, though.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: For some people who cannot be provided with that, they will use that and it will not be a correct one. That is the reality. It is fair to put what people do to protect themselves in this context.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is something that is hard for us to understand here in this country. On the issue of racism and hatred, Senator Flynn spoke very vividly about the very real hatred her community and indeed she has experienced in her lifetime. There is within the dialogue and discourse over recent weeks a strand of genuine hatred against people because of their race, because of their ethnicity, because of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently carrying out a Review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1999-2015. The Review is also examining the use of non-disclosure agreements by employers in cases of sexual harassment and discrimination, in line with the issues raised in the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreement) Bill 2021 Private...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, as of 12 February 23, there are 19,818 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole, compared with 8,500 at this time last year. Of this total, 4,137 are children. Since the beginning of 2022, Ireland and many other European countries are experiencing a significant increase of new arrivals seeking international protection (IP)....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. 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: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. 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: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. All unaccompanied minors who arrive in Ireland via ports of entry are referred to Tusla by immigration authorities. With reference to the article in the ‘details supplied’ section of this question, on 10th May 2022, Tusla became...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are 2 young people currently on remand at Oberstown Children Detention Campus for more than 3 months.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together. The table below reflects people who commenced their secondment to the Department in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and by 31 January 2023. Year Assistant Secretary Principal Officer Assistant Principal Administrative Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer ...