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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 15th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a universal two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. The programme runs from September to June each year and is aligned with the primary school calendar. There are currently in excess of 106,000 children enrolled on the ECCE programme The accompanying spreadsheet shows ECCE funding, by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, as of 12 December 2022, there are 764 International Protection applicants currently accommodated in the Citywest Convention Centre. Of that number, 68 are under 18 years of age. As of today, there are almost 18,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation system as a whole. At this point in 2021, there were approximately 7,250...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. My department has secured funding under the revised National Development Plan for the Building Blocks Capital Programme, which is being designed to meet current and long-term Early Learning and Childcare infrastructure needs. This Programme includes three Pillars: 1. A €9 million Improvement Grant to improve energy efficiency...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following my announcement of the hot meals pilot scheme on the 22ndof November, my Department are collaborating with Pobal to recruit nine services as pilot sites. Given that a large number of settings already provide this service, the aim of this pilot is to provide an in-depth, qualitative test of the logistics and impact of hot meal provision across other types of setting. Additionally,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is investing significantly in the early learning and childcare sector and there is an ambitious new funding model being introduced to improve stability and sustainability for providers. There are supports, financial and otherwise, available to services who need them. On 15th September, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (14 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Social Media Advertising Spend for Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2021/2022 Year Platform Spend (€) 2022 Facebook 10,458 LinkedIn 22,259 Twitter 2,412 Total 35,129 ...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: When this Government took office it was made clear that delivery on housing would be our number one priority. At a time of global upheaval, be that with Covid, the cost-of-living pressures, or the war in Ukraine, the Government has sought to deliver on that, led by the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We did not, nor do we,...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: On 6 July 2018, Ireland adopted the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018(S.I. 231 of 2018) through which it transposed the recast Reception Conditions Directive into domestic law. The Regulations put reception conditions for International Protection on a statutory footing and place an obligation on the State to provide accommodation for any person who seeks...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Since my appointment as Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, the remit of the Department has been broadened with the inclusion of a number of very important new policy areas including equality, integration and disability. Significant work has been completed across all policy areas since 2020 and, with the publication of my Department’s Statement of...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Charities Regulatory Authority, under the aegis of the Department of Rural and Community Development, is Ireland's statutory regulator for charitable organisations, including St John Ambulance. My Department does not have a role in the governance of St John Ambulance. St John Ambulance commissioned a review of historical allegations of abuse within the organisation. Dr Geoffrey Shannon...

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: 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...