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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with additional needs can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. Its goal is to empower Early Learning and Care (ELC) providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience. The main supports are grouped into universal or targeted supports. Universal supports are designed...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Phase 1 of the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028, which is nearing completion, requires the amendment of primary legislation to enable childminders to register with Tusla; the development of new, childminder-specific regulations that are proportionate and appropriate to the home environment in which childminders work; development and roll-out of new, bespoke training for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are currently over 27,000 people being accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). Over 9,800 of those International Protection (IP) applicants are being accommodated in 70 hotels throughout Ireland. Over 90% of those hotels are contracted exclusively for the accommodation of International Protection (IP) applicants and are not available for commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As at 4th March 2024, 1,159 single adult males are awaiting an offer of accommodation. While demand continues to outstrip supply, particularly for single male adults, the Department is ensuring that all single adult women, families and children have been accommodated. The Department is continuing to work intensively to source further accommodation and to follow up with those International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 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. In this context, there is a recognition that the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: DCEDIY has utilised offers that have come through the Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) for religious buildings such as seminaries and convents for International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. There are also a number of such buildings which are currently in use for the accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions contains 22 commitments to survivors, intended to address the expressed priorities of those who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, as well as respond to the findings and recommendations of the Commission of Investigation. Of these 22 commitments, 9 are completed and a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. Finglas Youth Resource Centre UBU Your Place Your Space Minor Grant Scheme Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative Capital 2024 €641,705 *TBC 2023 €628,506 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the below table. This funding is provided to Crosscare Finglas Youth Service LEAPP located in the Den, St. Helen's Road, Finglas under the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme. Year UBU Your Place Your Space Funding Youth Capital Funding Scheme 2020 €130,564 €22,950...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316, 317 and 319 together. The HSE provides a range of assisted living services including Personal Assistant (PA) and Home Support Services (HSS) to support individuals to maximise their capacity to live full and independent lives. PA and Home Support Services are provided either directly by the HSE or indirectly through a range of voluntary and private...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Fórsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Fórsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Fórsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I'd like to thank the Deputy for his question and extend my sympathies to the affected community at this very sad and difficult time. Firstly, the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is available to assist with the immediate aftermath of such cases. NEPS psychologists work with both primary and post-primary schools and are concerned with learning, behaviour, social and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 325 together. The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will open for applications on 20 March. A dedicated webpage is now live at www.gov.ie/paymentscheme, which contains information on how people will be able to apply to the Payment Scheme, and what information applicants will need. Once the Scheme opens, the Payment Scheme Office will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Forsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy will be aware, Government Departments undertake to pay their suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. Prompt Payment Interest (PPI) and compensation is levied on all valid invoices paid after 30 days. The provision of short-term accommodation to extremely high numbers of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in 2022 and 2023 resulted in a large increase in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ECCE programme is available to all children within the eligible age range. The child referred to was eligible for ECCE in September 2022 and for a second year in September 2023. The upper age limit of 5 years and 6 months for ECCE was set in consultation with the Department of Education and ensures that children transition into primary school with their peers. In a limited number...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: While my Department cannot mandate providers to participate in schemes , every effort has been made to carefully design Core Funding to meet the policy objectives including to achieve high levels of participation by providers. Officials from my Department engage extensively with provider representatives and providers of all types, via various specific consultation activities and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Education.