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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this significant is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is engaging with the Department of Health and the HSE to ensure that only disused nursing homes which were deregistered before 1 September 2022 and 18 months have passed since deregistration from the HIQA’s register, are used for accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs). My Department is currently in contract or in contract negotiations with a small...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this service is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is guided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and by the National Cyber Security Centre on ICT policy and security matters. For operational and security reasons, the NCSC has advised not to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is guided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and by the National Cyber Security Centre on ICT policy and security matters. For operational and security reasons, the NCSC has advised not to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is guided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and by the National Cyber Security Centre on ICT policy and security matters. The OGCIO implements a multi-layered approach to cyber security and to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures, and services. For...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care Act 1991 is the primary piece of legislation regulating child care (alternative care), child protection policy, and early learning and childcare services. The 1991 Act is a wide-ranging piece of legislation, which, at its core, seeks to promote the welfare of children who may not otherwise receive adequate care and protection. My Department brought forward a General Scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to ban conversion therapy. The National LGBTI Youth Strategy 2018 – 2020 and the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019 – 2021 contain commitments in relation to conversion therapy. The LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy provides for the prohibition of “the promotion or practice of conversion therapy by health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this service is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this service is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has at this time no current contracts with an Israeli state agency or an Israeli-based company. There is no contract in place at this time, to the best of my Department's knowledge, with a company based elsewhere in the world which is owned or part-owned by an Israeli state agency or by an Israeli-based company.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this service is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care Act 1991 is the primary piece of legislation regulating child care (alternative care) and child protection policy in Ireland. The 1991 Act is a wide-ranging piece of legislation, which, at its core, seeks to promote the welfare of children who may not be receiving adequate care and protection. The Government committed to undertaking a review of the 1991 Act in the National...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The award winning Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) has supported more than 27,000 children with a disability to access and meaningfully participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme since it was first introduced in September 2016. In Budget 2024, I was very pleased to secure an additional €14m for AIM. €7m of this allocation will support the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a universal free two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. As per the rules governing the ECCE programme, where attendance in the childcare setting differs from registration in a consistent pattern over a four-week period, the relevant registrations must be updated to reflect the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: CARI offers an important and vital service to Children who have experienced sexual abuse , and the support offered by the service to the parents of those children . The Minister, and the Department understand the vital role CARI play in providing therapy to those who have experienced sexual abuse and it is acknowledged how vital this service is for children and their families through an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Budget 2024 (21 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy will be aware, budget negotiations are confidential. However, as announced on Budget Day, I can confirm that I negotiated a substantial increase in funding for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth in 2024, in line with the parameters agreed by Government in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy. This includes a significant increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and, since 2019, an additional €1.5m has been provided in funding, which has meant that yearly funding has amounted to €18m for this programme rising to over...