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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: €289.3m euro has been allocated to the Early Childhood Care and Education programme in 2021. The Early Childhood Care and Education programme runs for 38 weeks each programme year. The standard capitation rate paid to providers is €69 per child, per week, and the higher capitation rate paid is €80.25 per child, per week. The programme currently provides 15 hours of free...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Social Media Advertising budgets for my Department in 2021, including the associated campaigns, are as follows: Campaign Budget Supporting Children €14,400 Live Out Loud €200 National Childcare Scheme €48,100

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Parental Leave Act 1998 entitles parents to unpaid leave to look after their children. This leave is available to a relevant parent, who is defined as a parent, adoptive parent or person acting in loco parentis. The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 introduced a significant extension to the existing parental leave entitlements, raising the age of the child for whom parental leave...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 reached Committee Stage in the previous Seanad, however, the Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad in January 2020. As it was a Private Members Bill, it would be a matter for members to decide how they wish to progress this legislation in the new Dáil and Seanad.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to fully commencing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). The Act provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The 2015 Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been fully commenced. The Act provides for the establishment of new administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Disability Act (2005) has been commenced in full except for Part 2 which makes provision for an Assessment of Need. This section was commenced for children aged under the age of 5 in June 2007. It was intended that the HSE would deliver Assessments of Need under the Disability Act for this age group and the Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act (2004) (EPSEN) would...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The area of disability services is a priority area for this Government. To support people with a disability, significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services, and the Government has ensured that an additional €100 million is being provided for new disability measures next year under Budget 2021. These measures will include an additional 80,000...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment on this matter, as it presently falls outside my area of responsibility. However if the Deputy wishes make contact with my private office in the form of a representation I will ensure the matter is examined appropriately.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not have a particular funding stream appropriate to a project for the purpose as outlined by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Paternity Leave (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 introduced two weeks of paid parent’s leave for each parent to be taken in the first year after the birth or adoptive placement of a child. Under proposals approved by Government on 8 December 2020, each parent will be given an additional three weeks of paid parent's leave, and the period in which it can be taken will be extended to the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: In preparing for the publication of the final report of the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes, I have highlighted to survivors the counselling supports available to those who may feel they need additional support. Many of the stakeholders I have engaged with in recent weeks have highlighted this issue to me, and I recognise the importance of ensuring former residents’ mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Longford Refugee Resettlement programme commenced on 1st March 2018 following the signing of a grant agreement between the Department of Justice and Longford County Council for a period of 18 months with funding of €191,500 under Phase I of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP, 2015-2019). The commencement date of the programme was changed at the request of the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment on this matter. This is more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Education.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue. Policy is coordinated by the Department of Justice. Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Attendance (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under Section 21 (6) of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 schools are required submit a report to the Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) on the levels of attendance at that school during the immediately preceding school year within 6 weeks of the end of that school year. TESS holds this data on school attendance at a County level. The most recent published data on the number of school...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The publication of the report into the mother and baby homes marks another moment of truth for our State and for our people. Its publication is an occasion to acknowledge the profound wrong visited upon the Irish women and their children who were placed in these institutions and too often left with only grief as a companion. It is an occasion to acknowledge, as the Government, the role the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The area of disability services is a priority area for this Government. The HSE provides a range of assisted living services, including Personal Assistant (PA) services to support individuals to live independent lives. Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services, and the Government has ensured that an additional €100 million is being provided...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established in 2015 to deliver upon Government commitments to bring to Ireland refugees located in Lebanon and Jordan who had been forced to flee their homes due to the war in Syria. The Deputy will note that persons granted permission to travel to Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Humanitarian Admission Programme (IHAP) make...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Rights (13 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to end the practice of conversion therapy and work is due to commence on the necessary preliminary measures shortly. The National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021 commits to ensuring that the practice of conversion therapy in Ireland is investigated and followed up with appropriate counter measures. In support of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (13 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Maternity Protection Acts provide for up to 26 weeks paid maternity leave, and a further 16 weeks unpaid leave. Where a child is born prematurely, additional weeks may be available. There have been a number of developments in terms of leave for working parents in recent years, notably, in 2019, the extension of parental leave up to 26 weeks for a child under 12 years and the...