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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Employment Rights (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Discrimination on nine specified grounds, namely, gender, civil status, family, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, membership of the Traveller is prohibited by law in the field of employment under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015. The Acts prohibit direct and indirect discrimination or harassment related to any of the discriminatory grounds, sexual harassment, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331 and 332 together. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to ban conversion therapy. The National LGBTI Youth Strategy 2018 – 2020 and the National LGBTI+ Inclusion strategy 2019 – 2021 contain commitments in relation to conversion therapy. The LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy provides for the prohibition of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to ban conversion therapy. The National LGBTI Youth Strategy 2018 – 2020 and the National LGBTI+ Inclusion strategy 2019 – 2021 contain commitments in relation to conversion therapy. The LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy provides for the prohibition of “the promotion or practice of conversion therapy by health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, operates the TellUs portal, where any individual can make a complaint. Details of how to make a complaint and how complaints are managed can be found on Tusla's website: www.tusla.ie/about/feedback-and-complaints/ Tusla’s complaint process has four stages. Stage 1: Tusla aims for local resolution, where at all possible. Key Performance Indicator...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on 20 March 2018. This marked an important milestone in a process to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland that has gathered momentum since Ireland became a signatory to the Convention in 2007. Ireland's approach to meeting the obligations of the UNCRPD is one of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues, and outsourcing of elements of the process to speed up processing and respond to supplier calls. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority. One of the outstanding invoices referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Emergency Team (UCTAT) within my Department has accommodated a total of 1,068 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in 22 properties in the Cork City Council Local Authority Area. There are currently 11 properties in use by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS), with 1,380 International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 and 361 together. 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 Policies (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to ban conversion therapy. The National LGBTI Youth Strategy 2018 – 2020 and the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019 – 2021 contain commitments in relation to conversion therapy. The LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy provides for the prohibition of “the promotion or practice of conversion therapy by health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues, and outsourcing of elements of the process to speed up processing and respond to supplier calls. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority. With regard to the service provider referred...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues, and outsourcing of elements of the process to speed up processing and to respond to supplier calls. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority. With regard to the service provider...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am in regular contact with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with regard to the funding for my Department and its aegis bodies. My Department funds over 600 organisations in the community and voluntary sector. The bulk of that funding is distributed through Tusla. Officials from my Department are in regular contact with officials in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is making a significant investment in youth services in 2023, the full package of funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €75 million. This includes €72.95 million for current funding and €2.7 million in capital funds for minor works, equipment, and contributions towards playgrounds with local authorities. From 2020 to Budget 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this question refers to an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Further to the PQ 15673 response of 3rd April. Remedial works have now been completed in Dolcain House and are awaiting sign off from the relevant authorities in the coming weeks. Once this has been attained, IPAS will once again accommodate International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in the property. There are currently almost 550 IPAs who remain unaccommodated by IPAS and the acute...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (3 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The organisation referred to by the Deputy held a briefing event for Oireachtas members on 27 April. I attended this event along with other members of the Oireachtas. Representatives of this organisation, including the Chairperson of the Board and CEO, met with officials in my Department on 27 April, where the issues raised in the Oireachtas briefing were discussed. A reply to the...

Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important topic. Myself, the Minster for Health, Deputy Donnelly, the Minster for Justice, Deputy Harris, and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, have all engaged directly with and have received correspondence from families affected by surrogacy. One cannot help but be moved by their stories but also by their desire to be recognised by the State...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department successfully secured €69 million under the National Development Plan allocation for the Building Blocks Capital Programme. The Building Blocks Capital Programme includes three Pillars:An Improvement Grant to improve energy efficiency standards, while also supporting the continuous improvement of the physical environment of services. Successful applicants have since been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy will be aware, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 over 72,565 people have been forced to leave their homes and have sought refuge here in Ireland. To date 63,175 of those who arrived in Ireland have sought accommodation from the State. In response to the crisis, the Government has sought to provide a range of accommodation solutions. As part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The average cost of each of the rapid build homes is €145,000. This includes construction, transport and installation of the units. Information on the full cost of the programme is currently subject to site enabling costs. Identification of sites to house the full 700 units is currently ongoing.