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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds Tusla registered childcare services to provide the ECCE programme to eligible children. New Tusla registered early learning and care services are eligible to participate in ECCE. Soon to be published research indicates that the majority of services offer a place to eligible children. In addition the majority of parents indicated they felt they had a choice of services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is currently accommodating over 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes over 75,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and over 27,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. IPAS releases weekly statistics in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Reunification (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In relation to this case, I am advised by my officials that an application for exceptional reunification was considered by the Ukrainian Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team (UCTAT), which evaluates applications for exceptional reunification on a case by case basis. A refusal notification was issued accordingly by the UCTAT team. A further review of this case was considered by my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Department officials are working intensively to bring more bed spaces into use, and since January 2023 have brought over 13,000 bed spaces into use to accommodate those who arrive in Ireland seeking International Protection (IP). With all new properties contracted by the Department to provide accommodation for IP applicants, the provider is required to provide detailed information,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department was established in 2011 and I am happy to supply the Deputy with information relating to the period 2011 to 2024. Year Total Youth Capital Funding Allocation Youth Capital Funding Scheme for Youth Organisations/Youth Services/Youth Clubs Youth Café Funding Scheme Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department was established in 2011 and I am happy to supply the Deputy with information relating to the period 2011 to 2024. The annual current funding allocation provided for youth organisations and services under the sectoral programme for children and young people within subhead B06-Youth Organisations and Services (part funded by the national lottery) is set out in the table below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I was very pleased to secure an additional €1 million in the Budget to support the Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative (TYESI) in 2024. The aim of this important scheme is to engage and support harder to reach young people, aged from 15 to 24 years, who are not in employment, education, or training. The focused interventions are intended to provide community-based...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The annual breakdown of the current funding allocation per budget line provided by the Department for youth organisations and services under the sectoral programme for children and young people within subhead B06-Youth Organisations and Services (part funded by the national lottery) is set out in the tables at the below link for 2014 to 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Youth workers and volunteers are central to the delivery of youth services to young people. The relationships which young people develop with their youth workers or volunteer leaders can be transformative to a young person's life. I have committed to developing a workforce development plan for the youth sector, to support the recruitment and retention of staff and volunteers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides funding to 21 Youth Information Centres (YICs) nationally. Their purpose is to provide young people with information on rights, opportunities, benefits, health, welfare and other matters. My Department has contracted independent research into the role, benefits, and best practice of state-funded youth information provision. This research will address a set of key...

Report of Joint Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I hope Deputy Cronin might extend an old cupán tae to me as well during the revolution, because I certainly would like to be a part of assisting it.

Report of Joint Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I want to begin by welcoming all present for our debate on the joint committee's report Unfinished Democracy: Achieving Gender Equality. As both Deputies have already described, the overarching goal of the report is to achieve gender equality within our society by means of a variety of targeted actions. That goal is also a key tenet of my Department's mission. This is outlined in our...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy speaks of a cooling-off period as if these are easy decisions that our Department is taking in a normal time. Again, we are responding to a humanitarian crisis and imminent homelessness. We have already seen that we are unable to provide accommodation for more than 1,000 male applicants as of today. We are close to being in that situation with families and female applicants as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: We do not sign contracts without evidence of compliance with fire certification. On the final point, the Deputy spoke of 220 spaces that are available in Drogheda. Those are spaces that under Government decisions can only be used by beneficiaries of temporary protection by Ukrainians.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: With respect to the Deputy, that is true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: They are not available for the use of international protection-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: They are not available for the use of international protection-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ------applicants.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: On the basis that they are within the refurbishment programme, they are only available to beneficiaries of temporary protection.