Results 121-140 of 217 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Education (DE) Inspectorate’s Early Years team into a single body that provides integrated care and education inspections. The Tusla Early Years Inspectorate costs in 2023 were approximately €7 million. In 2024, the Tusla Early Years Inspectorate has been allocated approximately €11 million. The majority of this increase is related to the plans to extend...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past six budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) has increased by 141% - rising from €260 million in 2015, to €638 million in 2021. This excludes substantial funding provided to support the sector during the closure period from March - June and to operate in a COVID-19 context since reopening. Despite this progress, investment...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ... from April to June, enabled participating providers to retain almost 23,000 staff. A funding package to support the reopening of services from 29 June enabled the majority (approximately 95%) of services the ordinarily operate during the summer months to do so. There is strong evidence to suggest that further supports secured in August for the sector...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Rights and Equality Commission. As members will have seen from the briefing material provided last week, my Department is projected to spend €3.173 billion on current expenditure and €103 million on capital expenditure during 2023. This represents an increase of €463 million or 16% over the 2022 Supplementary Estimate. This allocation provides for a range of key...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Facilities (9 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...My Department allocated funding under the Annual Capital Programme 2021 to assist services complete any outstanding fire safety works required to complete re-registration with Tusla. A total of €5 million has been allocated across 643 services to carry out remedial works to ensure these services will be fully compliant with fire safety standards. However, my Department is not...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...has increased significantly in recent years, from a relatively low base. As of 2020, funding levels stood at approximately €638m, up from €235m in 2011. Next year, funding will reach €716 million. This excludes the significant spending on Covid-19 supports for the sector, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme. First 5, the Whole-of-Government Strategy for...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...ago I set out an ambition to deliver a meaningful reduction in childcare costs for families all over our country. I am pleased that today we have have been able to deliver that, with an average 25% reduction in the cost of childcare in budget 2024. This change will be effective from September of next year and will mean we have halved childcare costs in the space of two years. Across a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (2 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and conditions for staff. They include fee control measures in respect of a Transition Fund and a new core funding stream. The allocation for early learning and childcare next year is €716 million, an increase of €78m from €638m in 2021. This excludes supports provided under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS). The new core funding stream will become...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...was able to provide an additional small grant to support local funded organisations, Youth Information Centres and youth clubs to defray some of the Covid-19 costs. Since then, I have also secured an additional €5 million investment in youth services for 2021. I see this funding as supporting the frontline services as they seek to innovate to continue to provide critical services to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...an additional small grant to support local funded organisations, Youth Information Centres and youth clubs to defray some Covid-19 costs. Since then, I have also secured an additional €5 million investment in youth services for 2021. I see this funding as supporting the frontline services as they seek to innovate to continue to provide critical services to vulnerable young...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (31 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...also allows different scenarios of provision to be tested. This will show the benefits of applying for Core Funding when it is possible to do so. Of the total of €221m in full year costs, €138 million is intended to contribute to staff costs, €25 million is for a contribution to administrative costs and €20 million is allocated to contribute to non staff costs....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...disadvantage; 3. The ECCE programme, but with funding to support the employment of graduate staff incorporated into Core Funding, and AIM extended beyond the ECCE programme (in line with First 5 commitments); 4. An amended NCS to provide enhanced universal support to all families, tailor additional supports to high volume users of services, and resolve certain issues arising from the NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: In 2023, State investment in early learning and childcare will exceed €1 billion for the first time, achieving an investment target set out in the First 5 Strategy, five years ahead of schedule. In 2023, this has seen investment of:€308 million for the ECCE programme including AIM €342 million for the NCS and€266 million for Core FundingAll children meeting the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €221 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on their capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...by the Expert Group. Secondly, the introduction of a new Core Funding stream in September 2022 will support providers cover increased operating costs linked to quality improvement measures. This core funding stream will be worth €69 million to providers in 2022 and approximately €207 million in a full year from 2023 on. Thirdly, a one-off transition fund of up to €37...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (3 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to confirm that I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services nationally as part of Budget 2021. My officials are currently working on the apportionment of these funds in the context of the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume later this year. As such, I am not in a position as yet to provide a detailed breakdown of these allocations. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (17 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to confirm that I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services nationally as part of Budget 2021.  My officials are currently working on the apportionment of these funds in the context of the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume later this year. As such, I am not in a position as yet to provide a detailed breakdown of these...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and Childcare (ELC). Historically, there have been low levels of investment in ELC in Ireland. Over the past five years however, investment has increased by some 141% and currently stands at €638 million per year.  This increase has funded a second year of the universal Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) pre-school programme, along with the introduction of the Access and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (3 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ..., crucial outreach and detached services have continued throughout the restrictions to reach the most vulnerable young people and their families. I can also confirm that I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services nationally as part of Budget 2021. This additional funding allocated to youth services in the coming year will support the delivery of...