Results 201-220 of 253 for garda speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Rights (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Safeguarding Statement. It also mandated the establishment of the Children First Interdepartmental Implementation Group (CFIDIG). Membership of the CFIDIG includes all government departments, Tusla, the HSE and An Garda Síochána. While Departments and agencies are responsible for child protection issues arising in their own sphere of responsibility, the CFIDIG provides a forum at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to confirm that planned relocation of Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIPs) is progressing. Next weekend officials from my Department, Tusla social workers and members of An Garda Siochana are travelling to Greece to meet the 27 separated children seeking to come to Ireland. Over the past months there has been intensive activity between my Department and Tusla...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cybersecurity Policy (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...with this incident. A technical incident room chaired by Director of ICT has been established. Tusla has communications and engagement with the HSE, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), An Garda Siochana and relevant statutory regulatory bodies including the Data Protection Commissioner in view of the sensitive nature of records and files held by Tusla. Tusla continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...volunteer who has child protection and welfare concerns. The designated liaison person is responsible for reporting allegations or concerns of child abuse to the Child and Family Agency or to An Garda Síochána - ensuring that the organisation has clear written procedures on the action to be taken if allegations of abuse against employees/volunteers are made - raising awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to register and operate a service, which include minimum adult-child ratios, minimum space requirements, minimum qualification levels for employees working with children in ELC services, Garda vetting of staff, and provision of facilities for rest and play. It is open to any prospective ELC or SAC provider who meets the regulatory requirements to apply to Tusla to register their...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...required with this incident. A technical incident room chaired by Director of ICT has been established. Tusla has communications and engagement with the HSE, the National Cyber Security Office, An Garda Siochana and relevant statutory regulatory bodies including the Data Protection Commissioner in view of the sensitive nature of records and files held by Tusla . It is not possible to...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...’ includes data; ‘public body’ means— (a) a Department of State, (b) the Attorney General, (c) the Comptroller and Auditor General, (d) the Revenue Commissioners, (e) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, (f) the Commissioner of Valuation, (g) the Garda Síochána, (h) the Defence Forces, (i) a local authority for the purposes of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...that this agency gathers, I would certainly be happy to put in a provision that that information is fully available to all other State bodies for their use for any functions they have, be that the Garda or the coroner. Within provisions as regards GDPR, etc., I am certainly happy for any information that the agency gathers to be freely available. In terms of the role of the coroner,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My understanding is that anyone who has information about potential criminal activity has an obligation to engage with the relevant State authorities. The Garda recently set up special lines and an email address, and called on anyone who knows about criminal activity in mother and baby homes to contact it. We all welcome that. The obligation exists for anyone and everyone, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (5 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...with Tusla to provide relevant supports. Under the Critical Incident Policy any death or very serious incident that occurs within accommodation centres provided by the Department is referred to the Gardaí as a matter of course and, where appropriate, the Gardaí will in turn refer those deaths to the local Coroner’s office. Where cause of death has not already been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...requested that Tusla respond directly on the aspect of the Deputy's question that relates to operational data. The Department of Justice will respond directly to the Deputy on referrals made by An Garda Síochána. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials from Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) are working with colleagues from Tusla and An Garda Síochána to arrange a joint mission to Greece in order to arrange the relocation of families and Unaccompanied Minors from Lesvos. It is expected that this relocation will take place very shortly. Relocation from Greece is being organised as an exceptional humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials from Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) are working with colleagues from Tusla and An Garda Síochána to arrange a joint mission to Greece in order to arrange the relocation of families and Unaccompanied Minors from Lesvos. It is expected that this relocation will take place very shortly. Relocation from Greece is being organised as an exceptional humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of agencies or local voluntary and community services such as the Community and Voluntary Sector, HSE Primary Care Social Work, Early Years Services, Sports Clubs, Speech & Language Therapy, An Garda Síochána Youth Probation Services, Primary and Secondary Schools etc. In practical terms, if a family presents to one service within the Child & Family Support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...from a variety of agencies or local voluntary and community services such as the Community and Voluntary Sector, HSE Primary Care Social Work, Early Years Services, Sports Clubs, Speech & Language Therapy, An Garda Síochána Youth Probation Services, Primary and Secondary Schools etc. There are three CFSNs supported by PPFS staff in South Tipperary. I refer to my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...from a variety of agencies or local voluntary and community services such as the Community and Voluntary Sector, HSE Primary Care Social Work, Early Years Services, Sports Clubs, Speech & Language Therapy, An Garda Síochána Youth Probation Services, Primary and Secondary Schools etc. There are three CFSN networks in South Tipperary, and South Tipperary PPFS continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...from a variety of agencies or local voluntary and community services such as the Community and Voluntary Sector, HSE Primary Care Social Work, Early Years Services, Sports Clubs, Speech & Language Therapy, An Garda Siochána, Youth Probation Services, Primary and Secondary Schools etc. There are three CFSN networks in South Tipperary, and South Tipperary PPFS continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... The Interdepartmental Group (IDG) leading this initiative comprises representation from my Department, the Departments of Health and Justice, and the key service delivery agencies-Tusla , An Garda Siochána, HSE and Children's Hospital Ireland. The IDG has agreed and adopted a plan for the development of the service nationally, based on learning captured from the development and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...were translating for their parents and who were excited about starting life in Ireland. That was the most recent consignment of refugees who arrived under the IRPP. Next week, we hope to send a group from Tusla and the Garda to Greece to begin the process of bringing 14 unaccompanied minors to Ireland. As the Deputy knows, when the fire in Moria took place, we only had the capacity to...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...have highlighted that women's well-being is being more adversely affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Women are disproportionately victims of domestic and gender-based violence and at greater risk. An Garda Síochána has reported a 17% rise in calls relating to domestic abuse in 2020, and the response of the Garda through Operation Faoiseamh has been crucial in ensuring that victims...