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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that an allocation policy has been developed and approved for the allocation of beneficiaries of temporary protection to the rapid build units. Priority criteria are being applied in allocating the units, prioritising families of four located in the county / counties close to the site. My Department will make decisions on assignments to the accommodation based on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since February 2022, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked extensively to accommodate over 85,000 arrivals fleeing the war in Ukraine, of which 63,000 have sought accommodation from this Department. Overseeing provision of accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The 6 funding calls listed below are open to not for profit organisations. Each fund has its own goals and areas of concern.  The association referred to may set up or already have projects that would fall under each fund’s criteria. 4 of the funds listed below are annual funding calls.  The exceptions to this are the National Integration Fund which is every 3 years and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this relates to Tusla operational matters, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The number of unaccompanied minors in The State seeking international protection is a matter for the Department of Justice. As TUSLA have set out in their answer to PQ 574 of 27 June 2023, Unaccompanied Minors who apply for international protection in the International Protection Office (IPO) are notified to TUSLA and do not come to the attention of the International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Maternity Protection Act 1994 and the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 provide a pregnant employee with six months of paid maternity leave and an additional 16 weeks of unpaid leave, alongside other entitlements such as breastfeeding breaks which will be extended to two years following the birth of the child through the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department is aware of the need to ensure an adequate supply of student accommodation. At the same time, there is an obligation on the State to provide suitable accommodation to those people seeking shelter and refuge here. The buildings in question in Sligo had been offered to my Department through an open tender process. Nevertheless, officials from my Department are engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is focused on providing short term accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. A high volume of people have sought short-term temporary accommodation to date. Where contracts with accommodation providers are ending, our Department undertakes to offer alternative accommodation for those beneficiaries of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Priorities (4 Jul 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. To note this Department has significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: All public bodies have responsibility under Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers, service users and everyone affected by their policies and plans. The public sector duty assessment and implementation for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy will be aware that Ireland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since February 2022, my Department has worked to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge from the invasion of Ukraine. To date, approximately 86,000 people have been recognised as Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs), of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: OECD data from 2018, before the introduction of the NCS in late 2019, showed that early learning and childcare costs in Ireland, relative to household income, were the highest in the EU for couples on low incomes and third highest for lone parents on low incomes, with couples paying on average 26.5 per cent and lone parents paying 25.2 per cent, compared to the EU averages of 9.6 per cent and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5, the whole-of-government strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families recognises the potential for the use of school facilities for before and after-school early learning childcare. Data captured through the Annual Early Years Sector Profile in Spring 2022 revealed that approximately 15% of early learning and childcare services are located on school...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is the statutory body with responsibility for child protection and welfare services. The Children First Act 2015 provides for a number of key child protection measures, including raising awareness of child abuse and neglect, providing for mandated reporting of child protection concerns and improving child protection arrangements in organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Priorities (4 Jul 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: Youth Services (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department and I engage with the youth sector in a number of ways to ensure that youth supports are distributed appropriately throughout the country. My Department provides funding to Education and Training Boards (ETB) to support youth services in their area. My officials hold quarterly meetings with ETBI (the representative body for the ETBs) and these meetings assist my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (4 Jul 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: Constitutional Amendments (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 539 and 542 together. On 8 March 2023, the Taoiseach and I announced that a referendum will be held in November 2023 to amend the Constitution as recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality and the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality. An Inter-Departmental Committee, involving all Government Departments and chaired by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (29 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is preparing a response and will contact the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The new policy framework is expected to be published in the middle of this year. Last year, my department published a Blueprint of the Policy Framework for Children and Young People (0-24) 2023-2028, setting out our plans for this framework, which adopts a children’s rights approach, informed by the UN Convention on the Rights of Child (UNCRC), envisioning an Ireland in which the...