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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy. Please be advised if this relates to an ongoing matter before the courts it may limit the response to an extent.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Justice, as the court services are under her remit.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Justice, as the court services are under her remit.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Migrant Integration Strategy (MIS) was launched in 2017 and concluded at the end of 2021, having been extended for a year due to the impact of COVID-19. The Strategy forms the central policy framework adopted by the Government to promote the integration of all migrants and their Irish-born children across various areas of public policy. The Strategy aims to enhance diversity, inclusion...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Justice, as the court services are under her remit.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (17 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials from my Department meet with various youth organisations on an individual basis when the need arises, in regular formal meetings with individual organisations or as a group, and by maintaining informal contacts. My Department provides funding to all 16 Education and Training Boards (ETB) to support youth services in their area and to support the work of the Youth Officer. Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can advise the Deputy that my officials are contacting the person named in the Details Supplied to ensure that payment for accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in their guesthouse is processed as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive immediately afterwards, approximately 60,000 people from Ukraine have sought refuge here in Ireland, with about three quarters of those being provided with accommodation from the State. The scale of the response to this crisis...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, as of 6 November, there are 589 persons availing of International Protection Accommodation Service provided accommodation in Killarney. Of this total, 81 have permission to remain status and 508 are international protection applicants who are currently awaiting their applications to be assessed by the International Protection Office. The pressure on the State to accommodate almost...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 6 November 2022, there are 16,908 people accommodated in the IPAS accommodation system as a whole. A breakdown of this number by county is set out below. County Residents Cavan 118 Clare 521 Cork 1,156 Donegal 596 Dublin 6,498 Galway ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is in the scoping phase of developing a new strand of the funding model for early learning and childcare - Tackling Disadvantage - in line with a commitment in First 5 and informed for recommendations in Partnership for the Public Good. I have tasked officials within my Department to consider a response to the needs associated with socio-economic disadvantage and present a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can advise the Deputy that the Collaborative Forum Report was published in full yesterday 15th November 2022. Following the publication of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation, and on foot of legal advices, my Department engaged with organisations named in the Collaborative Forum Report to ensure they had an opportunity to review relevant material and provide any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since my appointment, I have visited County Clare on one occasion on the 12th and 13th April this year.  Date Organisation 12/04/2022 Clare Women’s Network, Ennis 12/04/2022 Obair, Newmarket on Fergus – Tradaree Hub 13/04/2022 North West Clare Family Resource Centre, Deerpark ...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendment No. 1 seeks to include a section in the Bill providing for a report on the operation of the scheme. I am not in a position to accept that part of amendment No. 1 because section 42 already provides for a review of the operation of the scheme. The intention of section 42 is for two reviews to be conducted on the scheme. One is an interim review to be commenced two years after the...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In respect of the request that we review subsections 13(1) and 13(2) and the timeline set out there, I have made the point - I know that Deputies may not agree with it and that is obviously legitimate - that this scheme and the institutional payment scheme are one part of the State's response to what happened in these institutions. We have the 22 actions set out in the action plan. They...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I do not agree with the Deputy. The range of measures we are putting forward in the action plan constitute redress. The measures we are talking about in this legislation constitute a financial payment in terms of redress. However, with regard to accessing information and seeking to deal with the fundamental issues survivors have identified over the years, that is redress. It represents...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: We made a decision regarding the format of the scheme early on to base it on time spent in an institution.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Because did not wish to go for an adversarial system that had been used in-----