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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm to the Deputy that in excess of 35,000 beds are contracted to my Department with more than 650 accommodation providers for the purposes of accommodating Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs). This accommodation includes hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, commercial self-catering and certain other repurposed settings. Other accommodation sources include -...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department treats all complaints about accommodation with the utmost seriousness and is committed to reviewing and acting on all complaints in a timely and efficient manner. If a complaint requires an inspection, my Department will arrange for an inspection to be conducted by QTS Health and Safety Ltd on our behalf. If the inspection identifies any issues,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483, 484 and 485 together. Regulations have been made under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 which enable reporting in 2022. The Regulations require organisations with over 250 employees to report on their gender pay gap in 2022. Employers were required to choose a ‘snapshot’ date in June 2022 and to base their reporting on the employees...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that a payment issued from my Department to this provider on 23 November and was set to arrive in the provider’s account by Friday 25 November. My officials will continue to engage with this provider to ensure invoices are processed in a timely fashion.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Building Blocks – Improvement Grant opened on Friday 28th October 2022. The closing date for this Grant was originally Friday 25th November 2022. Officials in my Department have been working closely with Pobal, to identify and resolve any issues being experienced by providers, including whether the closing date should be extended. I am pleased to advise that Pobal has announced an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Building Blocks – Improvement Grant opened on Friday 28th October 2022. The closing date for this Grant was originally Friday 25th November 2022. Officials in my Department have been working closely with Pobal, to identify and resolve any issues being experienced by providers, including whether the closing date should be extended. I am pleased to advise that Pobal has announced an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information as requested by the Deputy. This information will be supplied to the Deputy in no later than 10 working days. I have asked my officials to follow up on this to ensure delivery as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The statutory bodies with primary responsibility for child welfare and protection are Tusla and An Garda Síochána. Both have distinct functions, powers and methods of working. Tusla has a statutory duty under the Child Care Act 1991 to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. In doing so, it relies heavily on individuals reporting concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 507 and 508 together. Regulations have been made under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 which enable reporting in 2022. The Regulations also require employers to publish a statement setting out, in the employers’ opinion, the reasons for the gender pay gap in their company and what measures are being...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, my Department does not hold such records and as such is not in a position to respond to your question. The offices responsible for the emergency services, namely the Health Service Executive, the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage may keep records on call outs to International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (29 Nov 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that payments to this provider have issued from this Department as of 23 November 2022 and are expected to have arrived in the payee’s account by Friday 25 November 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 504 together. I welcome all Tulsa’s HR initiatives designed to attract staff to work with the Agency. The need to increase the numbers employed in specific grades employed by Tusla is an ongoing concern for the Agency and my Department. While my Department does not have a national remit with regard to education, policies, regulations or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The breakdown by county of the number of persons currently resident in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation, as at 20 November, is set out below. Any queries relating to application timeframes are a matter for the International Protection Office (IPO) which falls under the aegis of the Department of Justice and should be directed accordingly. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that they have engaged with this provider in recent days ensure that a payment will issue as soon as possible in respect of their contracted service.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand that the North Wall Community Training Centre in St Lawrence Place is owned by Dublin City Council and queries with regard to this specific property should be directed to the Council. More broadly, any service seeking advice or non-financial support can contact their local County Childcare Committee. Dublin City County Childcare Committee has been highly engaged in supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Work is currently underway to identify a number of Access Officers across my Department to ensure that people with a disability have access to the services of my Department. Details of these will be published on the department's website shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my officials that following checking of records, no information can be located of an offer of accommodation for either Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection or International Protection Applicants at the location referred to in details supplied.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Together for Better, the new funding model comprised of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme, including the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and the new Core Funding scheme, is about getting the most out of the three early learning and childcare programmes, for children, parents, providers, the workforce, and society overall, and...