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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will be the largest scheme of its type in the history of the State with an anticipated 34,000 people eligible for its benefits. Given its scale and significance the Scheme has been placed on a statutory footing and enabling legislation - the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 - was signed into law last July. Section 37 of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Investment in early learning and childcare is at unprecedented levels with public funding exceeding €1.1 billion in 2024 for early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. My Department funds private early learning and care service providers to provide the ECCE programme at a standard rate of €69 per week per child...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Centres (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is guided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and by the National Cyber Security Centre on ICT policy, security, and infrastructure matters. The OGCIO implements a multi-layered approach to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures, and services. For...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for offering me the opportunity to respond directly to him. IPAS is currently accommodating about 27,000 people in more than 200 accommodation centres throughout Ireland. Of these 27,000 people, 5,914 have been granted status. Under the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, those who have had their applications...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy has outlined his reading of the law and I respect that. I do not have the EU legislation, the primary or the secondary legislation, before me right now.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have no doubt he could. I do not need him to; I will be able to get them myself. I thank him for the offer. We will examine the point he has made. On the wider point, the Deputy is absolutely right; there is real pressure with providing accommodation for people arriving here, including many highly vulnerable people seeking international protection here. We also want to support those...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputy Browne for his ongoing advocacy on behalf of Stephen and his family. As he knows, home support services are provided to both children and adults with a wide range of disabilities, from physical and sensory disabilities to intellectual disabilities and autism. The home support service for children with disabilities assists the child with various activities and supports...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy. As he said, he has raised this matter a number of times in the Dáil, for which I thank him. I also thank him for his acknowledgement of the work that HSE staff and section 39 staff are doing with Stephen's family. It is important we do that. As I stated, the HSE provides a range of assisted living services, including home support services, to support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister for Health leads on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 which includes provisions in relation to surrogacy and policy on parentage is a matter for the Minister for Justice. Entitlements to family leaves will be considered in the context of legislative proposals in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022. Intending parents from a surrogacy agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland is now accommodating over 102,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. The Government is committed to supporting all those seeking refuge in Ireland. The State has a legal obligation to assess the claims of those who seek International Protection, and in that time, to provide accommodation and supports in line with the Recast Reception...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. Since the outset of the war in Ukraine in early 2022, Ireland has provided accommodation to over 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection applicants. This includes approximately 74,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) from Ukraine who required State supported accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency administers the Family Resource Centre Programme, which supports 121 FRCs throughout the country. At present, Tusla has no plans to expand membership of the Programme. Should membership of the FRC Programme be expanded in the future, Tusla has advised that a transparent process would be established to ensure all applications are treated fairly. This...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: €69 million has been allocated over the period 2023-2025 to the Early Learning Childcare and School Age Childcare sector under the revised National Development Plan (NDP). This will enable significant capital investment across three pillars:Building Blocks - Improvement Grant;Building Blocks - Capacity Grant; andBuilding Blocks - Innovation Grant.Some €45 million has been set...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Passport Services (22 Feb 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below details a breakdown of the accommodation types that are currently in operation across the State to accommodate Beneficiaries Of Temporary Protection and International Protection applicants. These categories are for operational use only, which may be reviewed from time to time. Where a planning exemption is being relied on, documentation of compliance is mandatory. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland is now accommodating over 102,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. Under the Recast Reception Conditions Directive (SI 230 of 2018), the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is legally required to provide accommodation to IP applicants who seek it while their claim for international...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As at 11th February 2024, there are over 27,000 International Protection (IP) applicant’s accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation system as a whole. The average cost of accommodating an IP applicant in IPAS accommodation is currently €76.80 per night. Please see, in tabular format, the total spend of IPAS accommodation, for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, those who have had their application determined are no longer entitled to Material Reception conditions. However, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) continues to accommodate those with status, until such time that they progress into the community. All those with International Protection/Permission...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (21 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputies for their contributions. As provided under the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022, the draft order laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas cannot be made law until a resolution approving the order has been passed by each House. Therefore, approval of the motion by the Dáil today is essential to ensure the continuation of the scheme. As I said in my...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (21 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft; Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 25th January, 2024. I thank the Members of Dáil Éireann for making time to discuss this motion today concerning the order I propose...