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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (9 Mar 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: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm that there are two IPAS accommodation centres in Clare that accommodate families with children. Those IPAS accommodation centres are located in Knockalisheen and the King Thomond in Lisdoonvarna. The children at Knockalisheen have access to two playgrounds on site. There is also a play area for children under four years old. The children at King Thomond have a play area on site...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputies for their statements. There were many detailed and specific contributions. I take the opportunity to respond to Deputy Harkin's point as I was not in the Dáil earlier. The preservation of records about Ireland's institutional past is essential. A significant step in that preservation has already been taken with the Birth Information and Tracing Act we passed last...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I begin my statement today by wishing everyone, particularly my female colleagues, a happy International Women's Day. As Minister with responsibility for gender equality, International Women’s Day is a significant day and a reminder of my Department’s mission of working towards “a fair, equal and inclusive society where rights are respected, and where everyone can reach...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: International Women's Day is an important day for us all and a reminder of the need for equality and mutual respect among all people. I acknowledge all the women who are experiencing conflict and displacement at this time. Among their number are the many Ukrainian women and girls who have come to Ireland for protection over the past year. As Minister with responsibility for gender...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Yes.

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

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Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: That is not a problem. I thank the Acting Chair and the Members for their contributions and for reflecting the progress that has been made, the challenges that remain and the frustration about those challenges. I recognise there is frustration regarding the slow pace of reform in certain areas. I share that same level of frustration too. I had the privilege to represent Ireland at the UN...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, and the invoking of the temporary protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is now accommodating in excess of 76,000 people, including both those fleeing the war in Ukraine and those seeking International Protection. We have contracted in excess of 43,000 beds to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in more than 720 settings including hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering accommodation and certain other...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, My Department is currently providing accommodation to almost 20,000 international protection applicants (IPAs) and almost 60,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protections (BOTPs) who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. In relation to the number of hotel beds currently contracted to My Department, there are 19,900 hotel beds contracted to accommodate Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is responding rapidly to service requirements in emergency accommodation centres that are being brought into use. At end of February 2023, my Department has contractual arrangements in place with 126 emergency accommodation centres and 47 permanent IPAS accommodation centres. These providers engage their own in-house catering or subcontracted services. In addition, my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: In September 2022, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare. This new funding model brings together three major programmes, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, including the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and Core Funding , with a fourth programme under development - Tackling...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: An Expert Group was established in September 2019 to develop a new funding model for the Early Learning and Childcare sector. Under their terms of reference, the Expert Group was not asked to propose changes to the current model of delivery (i.e. privately-operated provision), rather that the Group should seek to further achieve policy objectives of quality, affordability, accessibility and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Mar 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has engaged over 700 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: International Protection (7 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, the Department Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked to accommodate an unprecedented volume of persons seeking refuge from the invasion of Ukraine, coming to over 75,000 people, of which over 55,000 have sought accommodation. ...