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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The offer of accommodation is greatly appreciated. In order to proceed, I would be grateful if you could assist my officials by advising the relevant persons of the commercial offer process that my Department has in place. The following form needs to be completed by the person offering the accommodation: Form for Commercial Offers of Accommodation for Ukrainians (please see the link)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As Tusla's funding for Family Resource Centres and related activities is an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred this question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy on the nature and extent of its support for the National Forum. I understand that the Family Resource Centre National Forum (FRCNF) is the national coordinating body for the Family Resource Centres in Ireland. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Commission of Investigation received records relating to the period 1922 to 1998 from a number of Institutions and sources as part of its investigation. On 28 February 2021, following 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 that transferred from the Commission. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 444 together. The Government is committed to delivering a humanitarian response to welcome people seeking protection in Ireland as part of the European Union’s overall response to the war in Ukraine. The scale of the response to this crisis has been unprecedented and Irish people have displayed a commendable level of generosity in their...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, 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 influx...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Recast Reception Conditions Directive (SI 230 of 2018), my Department is legally required to provide accommodation to International Protection applicants who seek it while their claim for International Protection is being determined. The accommodation of International Protection applicants is a demand-led process. Since 1 January 2022, over 13,600 International Protection (IP)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. A further 17% increase in number of invoices...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. A further 17% increase in number of invoices...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. A further 17% increase in number of invoices...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The purpose of aftercare is to help care leavers to transition from care to living as an independent adult and the focus of any supports provided by Tusla are to assist in this transition. The Deputy will be aware that Tusla’s statutory obligations in relation to care leavers are set out in the Child Care Act 1991, as amended. These include assessments of need, and the preparation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that I am acutely aware that foster carers at this present time are experiencing significant cost of living pressures and the challenges this brings to caring for the children under their care. It was in this context that the CEO of Tusla and I met following the budget and agreed a single additional once-off cost of living payment for each child in foster care to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have met with foster carers who have highlighted issues around their eligibility for the State Pension Contributory, which is within the remit of the Department of Social Protection. I met with my ministerial colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, in November and discussed the issue of support for foster carers. I am aware that the Department of Social Protection has some...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, which is administered by the Department of Social Protection, is not payable in respect of foster children. The Foster Care Allowance is currently €325 per week for a child under 12 years of age and €352 per week for a child aged 12 years and over. The allowance is not considered as means for social welfare purposes, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As you will be aware the CEO of Tusla and I met following Budget 2023, and discussed the issues of supports to foster parents. During my engagement with the CEO it was recognised that foster parents, like many others, are experiencing cost of living pressures and both myself and Tusla wanted to respond to this in a positive and meaningful way. I am aware that one of the issues raised by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under Budget 2023, I secured a small increase in funding for non-early learning and childcare Community and Voluntary Organisations funded by my Department, including youth services and clubs, Tusla funded services, Traveller and Roma organisations and the National Women’s Council of Ireland. Part of this increase in allocation will be used to offset increases in costs. In addition, a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in consultation with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and relevant State agencies/Government Departments developed a standards document within the context of the Humanitarian Crisis Housing Taskforce. The guidance is broadly based on homeless emergency accommodation which has been developed in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the period 2020-2022, in addition to funding under my Department’s funding schemes, my Department and the State more broadly put in place a range of Covid-19 related supports for early learning and childcare services, estimated to cost €1 billion. The objective of these Covid-19 supports were to: - support providers’ sustainability to enable services return to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2022)

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: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. A further 17% increase in number of invoices...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The policy position of my Department is that nursing homes that were active since 1 September 2022 will not be considered for conversion to temporary accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, regardless of the amount of time that has passed since closure. As we head into the winter season, it is essential that capacity in the nursing home sector is preserved in order to ensure...