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Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: With respect to the ambit of the scheme, I believe I did answer the Senator's question in terms of setting out where the scheme lies in terms of the wider response, but if I can try to be more specific for the Senator, as we know, when the commission reported, it set out certain criteria that it regarded would qualify former residents for a form of redress. The commission was not asked...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have answered on a number of occasions. I accept that Senators do not agree with my answers but I have answered their questions in quite considerable detail at this point.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Senator is entitled to his view.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The amendments are out of order so I am not allowed to respond.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: No.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: First, it is important to note that section 9(3) clearly states the independence of the executive office. That is clearly stated within the legislation. Second, I said very clearly in the Dáil - I may not have stated it on Second Stage in this House - that the staff within the executive office, who are independent in making their determinations, will receive trauma-informed training in...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Having a recruitment process that is entirely specialised for this office would create an amount of administration that would severely hamper the effective delivery of the scheme. The key element is the ability of the office to make determinations in an independent manner on the thousands of applications that will come into it.That is the key element. The appointment of staff will be done...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I indicated in my previous reply our position and that the work on this has started already. As stated, we will be providing for specific trauma-informed training for officials working in the executive office. I am not sure that legislation is the best place in terms of identifying a specific skill set, but I hear what Senator Higgins says about she or Senator Boyhan bringing forward an...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will speak to the section. A substantial number of amendments in this section have been ruled out of order. I did not make that ruling; it was a decision of the Cathaoirleach. I dispute what Senator Gavan said. I spoke at length on section 2 and its various elements and set out the rationale behind the parameters, including the rationale for the period of six months. He may disagree...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am speaking to the section, recognising the fact that the amendments the Senator put down on this point were ruled out of order. Nevertheless, regarding the significance of these issues, I try to speak to them out of respect for them while recognising the same issues are coming up in amendments later on that have been held to be in order. The eligibility criteria for the enhanced medical...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to Tusla operational matters, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (11 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The investigation of burial arrangements in Mother and Baby institutions, including Bessborough, was an important part of the work of the independent Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters. The Commission carried out cartographic and landscape assessments of possible unrecorded burial arrangements at the Bessborough site and also followed up with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (11 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 was signed into law by the President on 4th April. The Act introduces important entitlements for workers, including leave for medical care purposes for parents of children under 12, and the right to request flexible working for parents and carers. The Act includes provisions to transpose Article 9 of the EU Work Life Balance...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (11 May 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: Youth Services (10 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides grant funding to support a range of youth services which are delivered by voluntary youth organisations and carried out by both paid youth workers and volunteers. My Department has no role in the setting of pay scales or other matters that belong properly to the individual employer. The youth workers and other staff involved in youth services are employed directly...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (10 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will provide financial payments and health supports in the form of an enhanced medical card to eligible persons who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. The Payment Scheme is designed to be non-adversarial and will not require applicants to bring forward evidence of abuse or harm suffered. It will consist of a general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (10 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (10 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 163 together. In November 2022, Government approved proposals for the appointment of a Special Advocate for Survivors of Institutional Abuse. The Special Advocate will manage and facilitate consultation with survivors to identify and discuss issues of concern for them. Their primary role will be to represent the collective interests of those who...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to Tusla operational matters, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.