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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Mar 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 to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge following the invasion of Ukraine, with over 77,000 people arriving in Ireland, including 57,000 who have sought accommodation from this Department. Overseeing provision...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (23 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The 2015 Act is an important piece of legislation that represents significant legal reform. It changes the existing law on capacity from the status approach of the wardship system to a more rights based and flexible approach, whereby capacity is assessed on an issue and time-specific basis. The 2015 Act will abolish the wards of court system for adults by repealing the Lunacy Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (23 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: When a vacancy arises, my department seeks a replacement either by an assignment by the Public Appointments Service, or under the civil service mobility or secondment process in accordance with the relevant guidance.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 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: Social Media (23 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department social media policy provides general guidelines for staff on use of social media and is publicly available via the Department's website. The Department has not sanctioned any officials in respect of social media output in the past ten years. Queries on which applications are restricted or available for use on Department networks and mobile phones should be directed to the OGCIO.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (23 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department was pleased to receive a significant response to the public consultation on the Review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015). Officials in my Department have compiled a report summarising the issues raised in the public consultation and arrangements for the publication of the report are at an advanced stage. I expect to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (23 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 15 September, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare. This new funding model supports the delivery of early learning and childcare for the public good, for quality and affordability for children, parents and families as well as stability and sustainability for providers. Together for Better brings together three major programmes, the Early...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy. Likewise, we face similar challenges in my own area of CHO 9, particularly in terms of the waiting lists. That is due for the most part to the lack of therapists within the children's disability network teams, CDNTs. That is a real struggle across the health system right now in terms of getting enough of the right people into those front-line positions. Addressing that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the specific instance raised by the Deputy. The hotel in question received a substantial payment last week and we are looking into measures that can be taken to complete other elements of the payment the hotel is owed. My Department has processed a significant number of payments. We are paying €30 million to €35 million per week at present but I recognise that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 750 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with the Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, I temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged team approved more than 100...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 750 properties to provide accommodation for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. In line with the Department’s commitment to substantially clear the backlog at the end of 2022, I temporarily re-assigned staff from other parts of the Department in December, doubling the size of the payments unit. The enlarged team approved more than 100...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Civil Service (22 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. I understand that the Public Appointments Service verifies education qualifications of candidates prior to their assignment to my Department.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023: Motion (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 7th February, 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy is aware a standard procedure exists under Government financial procedures to allow funds allocated under any subhead that are not going to be used before year end to be reallocated for use under another subhead, a process known as virement. It allows Departments to respond to other resourcing needs and is subject to the prior sanction of the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Birth Certificates (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Birth Information and Tracing Act provides a clear and guaranteed right of access to birth, early life, care, and medical information for persons who were adopted, boarded out or nursed out, subject to an illegal birth registration or resided in a mother and baby home or county home institution as a child (known as a relevant person). It also provides a a right of access to this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, The total number of international protection applicants (IPAs) in the State is a matter for the Department of Justice. I am unable to comment on the exact number of IPAs who are currently homeless in the State as not all applicants seek accommodation from the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. Currently, there are just over 20,100 people...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 Mar 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: Child Protection (21 Mar 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: International Protection (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, IPAS has a policy on the recording and reporting of deaths of residents in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres, and as part of that policy, IPAS publishes resident death statistics on a biannual basis with the most recent publication in June 2022. This information is available on the Gov.ie website and can be found at the following link: gov.ie - Statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The functions vested in the Minister for Health with respect to the Commission of Investigation (certain matters relative to a disability service in the South East and related matters) (under S.I. No. 96 of 2017) transferred to my Department on 1stMarch 2023 as part of the transfer of functions of specialist community based disability services. Following an application by the Sole Member of...