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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for his correspondence. Please see in tabular format per county the number of people in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation overall and those with a status that allows them to remain in Ireland currently residing in IPAS accommodation as of 6 April 2023. County Occupancy Overall No. of People With Status ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy, for his correspondence. There are 8 Housing Support workers employed with DePaul and 8 with the Peter McVerry Trust. The role of the Housing Support Worker is to support those with status in IPAS accommodation and their transition into permanent/ long-term accommodation. They also provide additional place-finder staff where required. The services provided by Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Recast Reception Conditions Directive (SI 230 of 2018), the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is legally required to provide accommodation to international protection applicants who seek it while their claim for international protection is being determined by the International Protection Office which falls under the aegis of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Birth Information and Tracing Act was signed into law on 30th June 2022, all services established under the Act are open to applications since 3rd October. As of Monday 3rd April a total of 7,649 applications for information have been received by he Child and Family Agency, Tusla and the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI), with over half of that total being received within two weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority. I am advised by my officials that a payment has recently issued to this provider in respect of the oldest outstanding invoice. Another...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Policy on rent a room schemes is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Housing. Work is ongoing to procure accommodation for International Protection applicants across the country. It is important to note that over 5,000 persons currently accommodated in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres have a status that allows them to remain in Ireland and they have...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Those seeking asylum in Ireland must make an application for international protection. While that claim is being examined by the International Protection Office, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) provides accommodation and related services to IPAs who wish to accept the offer of accommodation from the Irish State. This offering includes food and utilities while the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: While an application for international protection is being examined by the International Protection Office, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) provides accommodation and related services to international protection applicants (IPAs) who wish to accept the offer of accommodation from the Irish State. This offering includes food and utilities while the person is an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department gained responsibility for integration matters in 2020. Questions regarding figures from 2010 to 2019 for the organisation in question can be directed to the Department of Justice. Please see below breakdown by year up until end of 2022 and the projected payments for 2023. Organisation 2020 Payments 2021 Payments 2022 Payments 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: It would not be appropriate for me to discuss any individual service in this reply. My Department oversees a Case Management Process through which local City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to early learning and care services experiencing difficulties. This support can take the form of assisting services with interpreting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Local Authorities (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The disbursement of grant funding to Local Authorities, under the Play and Recreation capital grant scheme, for the period 2017-2022 is tabulated below: The data for the years 2013-2016 on this grant scheme is hosted on an older platform, which takes longer to access. The outstanding data will be forward directly to the Deputy, as soon as it has been extracted and collated.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Local Authorities (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department operates the Capital Grants Scheme for Play and Recreation in Local Authorities, to support the development of new recreation facilities for children and young people, and for the refurbishment of existing play and recreation facilities and incorporation of natural play elements. The policy aim underpinning this scheme is to manage the allocated funding, which amounts to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: If a member of staff is absent due to stress it is recorded as sick leave. The table below provides details of the number of staff who took sick leave during the years 2018-2022 and so far in 2023. As of 12 April 2023 there were 21 people on sick leave. The Deputy may wish to note that the staffing of my Department increased from a headcount of 277 at the end of 2018 to a headcount of 618 at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth was established in 2020. Since then there was 1 allegation of bullying made by departmental staff, which was made in 2021. The Dignity at Work policy, is an anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy for employees of the Irish Civil Service which aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There has been one dismissal in the last ten years which occurred in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Functions (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority. With regard to the service providers mentioned in the details supplied, I am advised by my officials that the largest invoice queried has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, Thank you for your correspondence. Please see in tabular format, the number of IPAs and BOTPs per County for March 2023. The Department has released monthly figures relating to IPAS occupancy since 2004. This information is available on the Gov.ie website under the heading "IPAS Statistics". Please see in tabular format, the numbers residing in IPAS accommodation for March 2023 and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1306 and 1307 together. Adult day services are HSE funded programmes to provide day service supports to people, age 18 and over, with intellectual disabilities, autism, or people with complex physical disabilities. These services are demand led and the number of new places in any year reflects the number of applications from young people leaving school....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the publication of Dr. Shannon’s report on March 16th 2023, officials from my Department have engaged with SJAI around assurances related to current child protection and vetting practices at SJAI. Tusla established a helpline that continues to operate in normal business hours from Monday to Friday. Any affected person may make reports of abuse or suspected abuse concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Flexible Work Practices (18 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Part 4 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 provides for the preparation of a Code of Practice for the purpose of practical guidance to employers and employees on the rights to request remote working and flexible working as introduced in Parts 2A and 3 of the Act.  The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment will, in consultation with myself, ask the...