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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Question Heading for question(s) 543 (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Officials in my Department have directed Pobal to contact the relevant Early Learning and Care provider directly to advise them that the ECCE registration will be maintained beyond the allowable period given the exceptional nature of this case. This will also ensure that AIM funding is uninterrupted and there will be no requirement to reapply for AIM.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information is not available in the manner requested by the Deputy with respect to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) or in relation to International Protection applicants. However, data at local authority and county level for BOTPs and at county level for IP applicants is presented in the following tables. BOTPs by Local Authority Local Authority BOTP...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland is currently accommodating more than 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes almost 75,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and over 26,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. Intensive efforts are being undertaken daily by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In 2022, the Government approved the construction of 700 rapid build homes with the potential to house up to 2,800 individuals in family units. The rapid build homes are being constructed on State owned land. The OPW is leading the development of this accommodation in conjunction with my Department. Following further engagement and the completion of suitability assessment work, further sites...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547, 548, 549, 550 and 551 together. The provision of parent and child mental health services in Ireland lies specifically within the remit of the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE). However, my own Department plays an important role in supporting the well-being and mental health of parents and children. In the case of those children...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I recognise the enormous impact that pregnancy loss has on expectant parents, and I wish to extend my sympathies to all parents who have suffered such a loss.Work to examine the needs of bereaved working parents coping with pregnancy loss is being advanced at present. My Department has commissioned a qualitative research study to examine the workplace experiences of parents coping with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has a wide range of functions and shares personal data with other bodies in the course of the exercise of those functions or the provision of public services to individuals. Sharing of personal data may also take place in response to a valid lawful request from another public body such as An Garda Síochána. My Department’s remit incorporates responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Currently, seven weeks Parent's Leave and Benefit is available to all eligible parents of children born or adopted from 1 November 2019. The leave and benefit must be availed of within the first two years of the child’s life or adoptive placement. In line with the EU Work-Life Balance Directive, Parent’s Leave and Benefit is required to increase by an additional two weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Heritage Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2022 Government approved high level proposals for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance to be located on the site of the former Magdalen Laundry in Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1 to comprise:a museum and exhibition space, the development of which will be led by the National Museum of Irelanda research centre and repository of records related to institutional trauma in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has implemented a Blended Working Policy which currently requires a minimum of two days attendance onsite as mandatory. This is pro-rated for staff on a reduced working pattern. Formal applications for blended working opened in my Department on 29 August 2022. The end of year breakdown of the staff availing of blended working for 2022 and 2023 is as follows: 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that my officials have asked the respective aegis bodies under my Department to respond directly to you on these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is involved in negotiations with a range of accommodation providers across Ireland, and has received an offer of accommodation from the provider to which the Deputy refers. This offer is being evaluated to determine if it meets my Department's requirements. Due to the commercial sensitivities involved, it is not possible to provide information on the negotiations with any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (24 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested is available publicly via my Department's social media accounts and the social media accounts of agencies under the remit of this Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Proposed Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: All residential care centres for children are subject to, and inspected against, the National Standards for Children's Residential Centres. HIQA are responsible for the inspection of centres operated directly by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), whereas, under Part VIII of the Child Care Act 1991, Tusla are currently responsible for inspecting non-statutory centres for children that are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) was introduced in July 2022 to recognise the generosity of people who have opened their homes to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. The ARP is paid at the rate of €800 per month per property with a unique Eircode. The scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Service Level Agreements (25 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by Fórsa administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below shows the number of unique children by and across programmes that benefitted from my Department's funded schemes in the 2022 and 2023 calendar years, along with the number of unique children across the both years. Programme Unique children 2022 Unique children 2023 Total unique children – 2022 and 2023 CCSP Saver...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Core Funding is in operation since 15 September 2022 and has achieved very significant success in terms of the high levels of participation. With 95% participation of eligible services in year 1 and to date, 94% or over 4,300 providers have signed up for Core Funding Year 2, with applications still open. There are officially more services contracted for Core Funding year 2 than there were at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am committed to the ongoing success of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) which continues to benefit increasing numbers of families across Ireland. Uptake of NCS subsidies has grown yearly with 182,776 children benefitting from the Scheme in 2023. This represents an increase of 48% on 2022. I envisage further growth in 2024. This growth is driven, in part, by recent changes...