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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) has a policy on the recording and reporting of deaths of residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres. As part of that policy, IPAS publishes resident death statistics on a biannual basis with the most recent publication in June 2023. This information is available on the IPAS website and can be found...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for his question. The information requested will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: In response to the current accommodation shortage, Cabinet has approved a proposal, in line with EU’s Reception Conditions Directive, for the provision of contingency supports for IP applicants who Ireland is not in a position to accommodate. The EU Reception Conditions Directive outlines the necessary reception conditions for receiving IP applicants. In line with this Directive, in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (12 Dec 2023)

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: Departmental Policies (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My officials are collating the required information and a response will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Some €69 million has been allocated over the period 2023-2025 to the early learning and childcare sector under the revised National Development Plan (NDP). This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare across three pillars: 1. Building Blocks - Improvement Grant; 2. Building Blocks - Capacity Grant; and 3. Building Blocks - Innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 695 and 696 together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides universal, free preschool to children in the eligible age range of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Dec 2023)

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: Departmental Communications (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has not updated our email system.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for the OPW.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: At my request, officials from my Department have, in recent weeks, engaged with the Early Learning and Childcare Stakeholder Forum (ELCSF) on issues raised by providers on the financial reporting requirements under Core Funding. To date, four meetings have taken place on the 7th, 20th and 27th November and again on 1st December, involving members and nominees from Childhood Services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Dec 2023)

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: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials in my Department have engaged with the Scheme Administrator, Pobal, to investigate this case on behalf of the applicant. We have been advised that the application was submitted on 16 October and processed by Pobal on the same date. This is standard procedure for NCS Universal Awards, which have the quickest turnaround times, with CHICKs typically being issued on the same day an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is currently accommodating nearly 26,000 people in over 200 accommodation centres throughout Ireland. Of these people, over 5,900 have been granted International Protection or a Leave to Remain. Under The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, those who have had their application determined are no longer entitled...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth funds 30 City/County Childcare Committees which provide support and assist families and early learning and childcare providers with early learning and childcare matters. The Childcare Committee are working to support the National School where the service was located to put in place a new school age service for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Priorities (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Subhead B3 2023 Original Allocation 2023 Supplementary Estimates €'000 €'000 ECCE Programme Funding € 264,600 € 268,163 ECCE AIM Programme Funding € 43,600 € 47,356 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: It should be noted that early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services are private, and the State is not the employer. As a result, the Government does not set wage levels nor determine staff working conditions or roles in the sector. The estimates provided in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 145 on 6 December 2023 were calculated based on data provided...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since 27 June 2020, there has been very significant action taken to support the early learning and childcare (ELC) sector. The full suite of actions are set out in the First 5 Annual Implementation Reports 2020, 2021 and 2022. The recently published First 5 Implementation Plan covering the period 2023-2025 includes 125 actions for the next phase of strategy implementation, each with a defined...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials in my Department are currently experiencing temporary issues in accessing the ESRI SWITCH Model, which is required to model complex changes to the National Childcare Scheme. Officials will revert to the Deputy directly as soon as possible once access is restored and an accurate estimate to the above scenarios can be provided.