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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (18 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 976 and 985 together. I recognise the importance of delivering the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for survivors. The legislation for the Scheme was published in October 2022 and passed Committee Stage in Dáil on 15th November 2022. I hope to bring the Bill to Report Stage in the Dáil in the coming weeks. The operational...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for the costs associated with the provision of accommodation and ancillary services for international protection applicants in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). The expenditure of my Department primarily relates to the running of the National Reception Centre at Balseskin;...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 commits to opening the National Childcare Scheme to childminders at the earliest possible opportunity, though it will be necessary first to develop and introduce childminder-specific regulations, and to give childminders adequate time and support to meet regulatory requirements. The Childcare Support Act 2018, which provides a statutory...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 10 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) who have been accommodated by my Department is 53,702. The information requested in regard to educational centres has been extracted from our systems and outlined in tabular form below. BOTP Accommodation Schools FLAGMOUNT SCHOOL HALL (WOMEN AND CHILDREN U12) ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Issues relating to discrimination with regard to education are currently encompassed in the equality legislation. As part of the current ongoing review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015), a public consultation process was launched in July 2021, to examine the functioning of the Acts and their effectiveness in combatting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Language (18 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Little Baby Bundle pilot will include resources in Irish, and children's books to encourage parents to speak Irish with their children, or, to encourage parents without Irish to perhaps explore the language for the first time together with their baby. Our advisory group, drawn from experts across many disciplines, have advised my Department to limit the number of booklets and...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that payment issued to the Co Laois provider mentioned on 6 January 2023. In relation to the Co Kilkenny provider, my officials assure me that every effort is being made to ensure that payment issues in the coming week.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that a series of payments are being processed for this provider and that every effort is being made to ensure that these issue from next week.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 987 and 989 together. As of 10 January 2023, the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who have been accommodated by my Department is 53,702. The information requested in regard to specific counties referred to has been extracted from our systems and outlined in tabular form below. LAOIS 296 DURROW 43 ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Please see below the requested list of all locations at which new accommodation centres were established for international protection applicants from 1 January 2021 to date: County Number of Accommodation centres opened since Jan 2021 Donegal 9 Dublin 27 Cavan 2 Cork 2 ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Although not a complete picture, information published by the CSO based on administrative data gives an indication as to whether arrivals from Ukraine have stayed or left Ireland, by examining activity in administrative data. Of the arrivals from Ukraine, 87% showed activity in administrative data after 30 September 2022. The CSO also note that the rate of administrative activity after 31...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Jan 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Arrangements for the delegation of specific functions to Minister of State O’Brien are being put in place and will be completed over the coming weeks.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth has not contracted any company or organization or persons to provide the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth with media training from the date requested of 1 January 2021 to date.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: On 29th March 2022 Government accepted the findings of the independent Review of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) Operating Model in Irelandthat a dedicated state agency is the optimal operating model for the early learning and childcare sector for the years ahead. This Review undertook a comprehensive analysis of the existing operating model, which included,...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 994 to 996, inclusive, together. The term of office of the outgoing Special Rapporteur on Child Protection concluded in July 2022. I informed my Cabinet colleagues in February 2022 that it was my intention to select the nominee for the Special Rapporteur position for the next three-year term by way of a Public Appointments Service (PAS) open...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is focused on providing immediate, temporary accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. This has involved entering into arrangements with over 650 providers including hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, religious properties, with additional capacity operated by voluntary bodies and local authority emergency facilities. The offer of accommodation has been noted...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Since 2 January, all families accessing registered early learning and childcare receive a minimum hourly subsidy of €1.40 through the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). With the previous minimum hourly subsidy set at €0.50 per hour, this represents an additional €0.90 per hour, or up to €63 per week, off the cost of early learning and childcare. There are two types...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department operates a range of early learning and school-age childcare funding schemes. These funding schemes, including ECCE, NCS, AIM and Core Funding, are administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. I am advised that the 2022 figures are currently being finalised in advance of the completion of the Appropriation Accounts, due on 31 March 2023. I am further advised that as a...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department’s role is focused on the immediate, short-term accommodation needs of those who have fled to Ireland from the war in Ukraine. To date, more than 71,000 people have arrived in Ireland and in excess of 52,000 of those have been referred to this Department seeking accommodation from the State. Overseeing provision of accommodation on this scale during this timeframe for all...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, the accommodation of international protection applicants (IPAs) is a demand-led process with applicants arriving in the country and seeking accommodation spontaneously. In 2022, over 15,000 IPAs arrived in Ireland, making it by far the highest yearly arrival figure to date. For context, the average arrival figure for IP applicants for the 3 year period from (2017 to 2019) was 3,500....