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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 introduced two weeks of paid Parents' 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 in December 2020, each parent will be given an additional three weeks of paid Parents' Leave, and the period in which it can be taken will be extended to the first two...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rape Crisis Network Funding (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: 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 domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). Tusla provides funding to some 60 organisations around the country that provide front line services to those who have experienced, or are currently experiencing DSGBV. The details of a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of discussions between Tusla and the organisation to which the Deputy refers, with regard to the agreed level of funding in 2021. The organisation is commissioned by Tusla to provide a service, for a specified funding allocation, covered by an annual Service Level Agreement (SLA). The details of any funding arrangement between Tusla and a third party, covered by an annual Service...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 introduced two weeks of paid Parents' 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 in December 2020, each parent will be given an additional three weeks of paid Parents' Leave, and the period in which it can be taken will be extended to the first two...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is committed to ensuring that overall investment in the early learning and care (ELC) and school age childcare (SAC) sector is maintained and that services are sustained through this crisis. On 26 January, the Government made the decision to extend the suspension of the free pre-school ECCE programme and to continue to restrict access to childcare services to the children of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth provider runs a number of schemes which are available early learning and care and school age childcare services. The schemes are administer by Pobal on behalf of the DCEDIY. The following table includes the Department’s core funding programmes and supports - Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) - AIM level 1 -...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: From the available information compiled to date by my Department, the contracts that were approved without competitive tender in 2018 and 2019 are outlined in the table following. For 2020, the 40/02 for year ended 2020 is currently being prepared and will be submitted to the C&AG before the 31st March 2021. For 2021, the 40/02 for year ended 2021 will be compiled and submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a programme of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The goal of AIM, which was launched in 2016, is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience, ensuring that every eligible child can meaningfully participate in the ECCE...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 588 together. My Department is currently engaged with HIQA with regard to undertaking the role of monitoring the services provided to those accommodated in our centres against National Standards that were published in 2019. The National Standards meet the requirements of the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive (Directive 2013/33/EU) which...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to undertake an investigation into the provision of paid leave and social welfare supports for victims. The Government agreed on 8 December 2020 to examine the feasibility of establishing a statutory entitlement to paid domestic violence leave and to provide a report within six months, with legislative proposals to follow within 4 months. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Functions (3 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government committed to an audit of how responsibility for DSGBV is segmented across Government bodies, and developing proposals on the required infrastructure to ensure the issue is dealt with effectively. External consultants were appointed to carry out this work in late 2020, and the audit is currently in progress. Responsibility for the audit is being led by my...