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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of a service in Donegal with issues due to their building being condemned due to the presence of defective concrete blocks. My Department works closely with Pobal and local City/County Childcare Committees to offer case management support to services in difficulty. Through this process, services may also access sustainability funding following an assessment of need. One strand of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 commits to the introduction of regulations that are proportionate and appropriate to the home and family setting, to respect the unique way in which childminders work. It also commits to providing supports to childminders to help them meet regulatory requirements. The main route through which parents are subsidised for their early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it, in line with Government policy. To date, over 106,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) have arrived in Ireland and over...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The research evidence is clear that the quality of early learning and care services is key to ensuring good outcomes for children, and also that the professionals who work with children are the key to the quality of those services. Supporting the further professionalisation of the early learning and care workforce is therefore key to improving outcomes for children and families. It is also...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland continues to experience a sustained and unprecedented increase in people seeking International Protection (IP). There are currently over 29,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom approximately 7,000 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022. In keeping with its legal...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy will appreciate, I have no direct role in the operational handling of the records retained by the Child and Family Agency Tusla. I have however referred the Deputy's question to Tusla for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Maternity Protection Act 1994 and the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 provide a pregnant employee with six months of paid maternity leave and an additional 16 weeks of unpaid leave. All forms of family leave are kept under review to ensure that they are effective in supporting families and children. In October I announced plans to introduce legislation to allow women...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 commits to the introduction of regulations that are proportionate and appropriate to the home and family setting, to respect the unique way in which childminders work. It also commits to providing supports to childminders to help them meet regulatory requirements. The main route through which parents are subsidised for their early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is currently engaging with the provider in relation to the potential renewal of the contract to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Reply: Year Firm Description Value Timeframe 2020 Indecon Economic Consultants Economic Consultants Review of ELC and SAC €186,100 < 1 year 2023 Indecon Provision of economic consultancy services to support the new model of accommodation and supports...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been so many debates.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Guardians Ad Litem (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This question has been referred to TUSLA as they currently pay all Guardian ad litem costs, an answer will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Guardians Ad Litem (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This question has been transferred to TUSLA who will reply to the Dpeuty directly over the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The D Hotel has been offered to the International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) and contracted to provide accommodation to International Protection (IP) applicants under the emergency appraisal process, with a capacity of 500 beds. It is functioning as a dispersal centre for the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) with families in residence for a short period of time...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds private early learning and care service providers to provide the ECCE programme at a standard rate of €69 per week per child attending the ECCE programme. With the addition of the Core Funding Scheme in 2022, services providing ECCE who are also signed up to Core Funding receive a minimum of €79.20 per child per week in capitation. This figure can rise to a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are currently over 29,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom nearly 7,000 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022. Together with Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection displaced by the war in Ukraine, this means that Ireland is now accommodating over 100,000 people in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The requirement to have adequate security forms part of the contract to accommodate International Protection (IP) applicants. The Department requires that centres are adequately staffed for the running of the centre and that there is a 24/7 staff presence. The particular security needs of each centre are assessed by each provider and agreed with the Department prior to the opening of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm to the Deputy that I issued a response to this enquiry on 7 May. The introduction of Core Funding in September 2022 brought with it a significant increase in investment for the sector, with €210.8m of brand new funding for the sector in its first year of operation. Its primary purpose is to improve pay and conditions in the sector as a whole and improve affordability...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. In relation to service providers contracted by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) to provide accommodation and related services to International Protection (IP) applicants, the Department publishes reports on all payments over €20,000. These are published, once per quarter, on gov.ie ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Integration appraises properties for temporary emergency accommodation based on the criteria outlined in the current International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) proposal form. The proposals criteria are drawn from various sources such as the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) National Standards , the Department of Housing, Local Government and...