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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Planning Issues (18 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My officials have had limited engagement with Kildare County Council on the matter in question. The planning matters at hand are being addressed between the Council and the accommodation provider directly and the Department will await the outcome of those proceedings.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy is aware, access to suitable accommodation for international protection applicants is severely constrained at present. There are over 500 people seeking protection currently unaccommodated in the State. The number of international protection applicants (IPAs) and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) arriving in Ireland is expected to remain at elevated levels...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this refers to service matters, 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 (17 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: Homeless Persons Supports (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Local authorities may provide emergency accommodation to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It is the role of the housing welfare officers to assess the needs of families and children presenting as homeless and in need of accommodation. Under the Children First Act 2015 and Children First National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017, where a child...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 28 February 2021, with the dissolution of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, my Department became the data controller for all the personal data contained in the records and databases that transferred from the Commission. Former residents of Mother and Baby Homes can make a subject access request to my Department under the GDPR for access to their record. I am very...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including:Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3).Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3).Citywest, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A, which is a Ukrainian Refugee Transit Centre.Cleaning services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising making more timely payments of valid invoices, 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.  With regard to the service provider referred to, I am advised that my officials are engaging with this supplier, with a view to regularising the account...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Family Resource Centres are funded by Tusla, from the allocation secured for Tusla by my Department in the annual estimates and budget process. Potential changes in funding are considered and explored through the annual budgetary process.  Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country and my Department allocates core...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The reference to S.I. 605/22 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No.4) Regulations 2022 in the Department’s Briefing Note referred to in the details of your question was an informational point contained in the 'Context and Overview of Current Accommodation Pressures' category of the Briefing. This information provided context on the the efforts that the Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has not provided any funding under the per cent for art scheme in each of the past five years to date in 2023.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Senator Higgins for tabling the amendment on behalf of Senator Boyhan who texted me earlier to explain why he would not be present today. The decision as to whether an amendment is in order is not made by me or the Department; it is made by the Office of the Cathaoirleach. We will debate whatever amendments we have been told are in order, as will the Senators, and we will not be in...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not know when the Senator received notice. We received the final listings last night. I am sure the Senator will be able to take the matter up with the Office of the Cathaoirleach. I am subject to correction on when we received the list.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendments Nos. 1 and 15 are proposed to be taken together as they both seek to include a section in the Bill providing for a report on the operation of the scheme. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to be able to accept these amendments as the Bill already provides for a review of the operation of the scheme under section 49. It sets out two separate reviews that will be conducted on...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I feel I have set out the key elements for the reasoning behind the waiver. We are creating a scheme whereby proof of residence within one of these institutions equates with an award. The person applying to the scheme does not need to pay out legal fees, to bring forward proof, or undergo the trauma of having to provide evidence of the specific abuses they underwent in that institution....

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The waiver applies to an award provided for under the redress scheme.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will have to come back to the Senator in writing on that one.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The finalised groupings were confirmed to us at lunchtime as well.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: With respect to the ambit of the scheme, I believe I did answer the Senator's question in terms of setting out where the scheme lies in terms of the wider response, but if I can try to be more specific for the Senator, as we know, when the commission reported, it set out certain criteria that it regarded would qualify former residents for a form of redress. The commission was not asked...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not.