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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: A young person, upon reaching the age of 18 and who has been in State care is deemed to have left care. Care leavers who have spent 12 months in care between the age of 13-18 are eligible for aftercare supports. Further, a young person’s time spent in accommodation provided under section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 can form part of those 12 months care experience but where this is the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy. Additionally the Deputy may wish to view the latest available data published on .

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Agreements (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is firmly committed to ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, several legislative measures have been implemented which were necessary to ensure that Ireland is in compliance with the obligations of the Optional Protocol. Enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The property to which the Deputy refers has been in contract with my Department for the provision of temporary emergency accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) fleeing the war in Ukraine. As part of the standard contract renewal process undertaken by my Department with regard to temporary emergency accommodation, the accommodation provider was requested to submit a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (16 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: New Partner Service is defined strictly to mean services that were not in existence on 30 September 2021. Services that have made changes such as name, address, owner, or legal structure do not qualify as new Partner Services. If a Partner Service undergoes a closure and has been closed for over 6 months and has fully deregistered with Tusla, and subsequently a new service registers under...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The introduction of Core Funding in 2022 brought a significant increase in investment for the sector, with €259m of funding paid directly to services in year 1 of the scheme, of which €210.8 million was entirely new funding. This funding, which increased by 11% (to €287 million) in year 2, increased again by a further 15% in year 3 (to €331 million). In view of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Care Law Reporting Project (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Child care proceedings ordinarily occur otherwise than in public, and court reporting has an important role in highlighting for policy makers those issues that may impact on children as they arise in these proceedings. My Department renews the court reporting project periodically through a competitive tender process. The current iteration of court reporting began in November 2021 and will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Huge efforts are underway, within this Department and as part of a whole-of-Government response, to source and bring into use suitable facilities to provide shelter and safety to international protection applicants. Providing reception conditions – accommodation and other basic supports – to applicants is part of Irish and EU law and is also part of our humanitarian duty to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for this question. A response will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2024 Government approved a new Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy (CAS) for International Protection applicants. The strategy seeks to address the current accommodation shortfall, while reforming the system over the longer term to ensure the State will always be able to meet its international commitments. Accommodation in the new strategy will be delivered through the following...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2024 Government approved a new Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy (CAS) for International Protection applicants. The strategy seeks to address the current accommodation shortfall, while reforming the system over the longer term to ensure the State will always be able to meet its international commitments. Accommodation in the new strategy will be delivered through the following...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Enterprise Sector (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Care Law Reporting Project (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Child care proceedings ordinarily occur otherwise than in public, and court reporting has an important role in highlighting for policy makers those issues that may impact on children as they arise in these proceedings. My Department renews the court reporting project periodically through a competitive tender process. The current iteration of court reporting began in November 2021 and will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Oct 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: At the moment, there are over 32,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole compared with approximately 7,000 people at the end of August 2022. Of those 32,000 people, approximately 9,000 are children. People are accommodated at over 300 locations, in every county. As at 29 September 2024, there are 753 International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: From the limited information provided in this question it is, unfortunately, impossible for me to assist at this point. My department operates the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme but institution referenced - Convent of Mercy - is not a named institution in that scheme. At this juncture, I am not sure to what redress scheme the Deputy refers. My officials will be happy to assist if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (15 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to information held by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for the attention of the relevant area, and for direct reply to the Deputy.