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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: At the end of February 2022 there was 484 staff in my Department and as of 31 May 2023 there are 672 staff in my Department a total increase of 158.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The health and well-being of all residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres is of the highest priority to myself and my officials. When new accommodation centres are contracted by the International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) through a Request for Tender (RFT) process, there are strict requirements in the form of supports and services that must be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that this matter is more appropriate for my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Education.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 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: Housing Policy (20 Jun 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, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-government humanitarian response to assist over 84,000 arrivals fleeing the war in Ukraine, of which 62,000 have sought accommodation from this Department. Overseeing provision of accommodation on this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 8 March 2023 the Government announced the intention to hold a referendum on gender equality as recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly and the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality. It is envisaged that the referendum will take place in November of this year. As part of its work, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth invited...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (20 Jun 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: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has appointed Stranmillis University College, Belfast to undertake an independent review of the ECCE programme. The review will assess whether the ECCE Programme is meeting its core objectives and will identify any opportunities for enhancements that can be made to the Programme, based on international evidence and experience to date. The review will be informed by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The policy referred to is a matter for the Department of Health and questions should be referred to that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Please refer to the table below for information on compliance with the provisions of Circular 25/2016 within each of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. Please note that the Office of the Ombudsman for Children (OCO) and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) will revert directly with their responses to this question. As Gaisce is not a State Body, this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand from further clarification that the intent of this payment is to benefit families to support the unmet needs of the child. It should be noted that income supports fall under the remit of the Department of Social Protection and this question may be more appropriate to that Department. The Access and Inclusion model (AIM) provides supports without the need diagnosis in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a number of commitments for early learning and childcare, including reforming the system to create one that brings together the best of community and private provision and the development of a new funding model for affordable, accessible, sustainable and high quality Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC). An Expert Group was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As at 11 June 2023, there are a total of 21,387 people accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). The requested information is broken down as follows: County Occupancy County Occupancy Carlow 45 Longford 77 Cavan 137 Louth 603 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) is responsible for the procurement of accommodation for use by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). Since January 2022, over 155 emergency accommodation centre locations have come into use across 25 counties in order to shelter those who seek refuge in Ireland. As of today, there are currently 207 accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The financial amounts paid to individual accommodation providers is deemed to be commercially sensitive information. Therefore, please see in tabular format below the top ten recipient companies by cumulative funding for the provision of accommodation for international protection applicants. 2020 - International Protection Accommodation No. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm that Senior Counsel, Mary O’Toole was engaged to undertake a review of 216 cases under the Magdalen ex-Gratia Scheme, where the length of time spent in the institution was deemed less than that claimed by the applicant, as recommended by the Ombudsman in his 2017 Report. Ms O’Toole carried out the review with the assistance of one Junior Counsel and 3 Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The availability of high-quality early learning and childcare is a key Government priority. My Department monitors early learning and childcare capacity on an ongoing basis, with a particular focus on responding to the unmet early learning and childcare needs of families. The annual data captured by Pobal on behalf of my Department - through the Early Years Sector Profile Survey - is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following correspondence with the Deputy, this information will be provided to amended Parliamentary Questions on 27 June 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following correspondence with the Deputy, this information will be provided to amended Parliamentary Questions on 27 June 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (20 Jun 2023)

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