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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: It is in section 16, under the heading "Examination of application: general". Maybe I misspoke. It is the chief deciding officer who makes the determination. Section 16(3) states: (3) The Chief Deciding Officer— (a) shall, subject to paragraph (b), complete his or her examination of an application and make his or her determination, as soon as practicable, and (b) may accord...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The sole criterion is six months' residence.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: That is it. There was talk of the general data protection regulation, GDPR, and personal data, but none of that needs to be provided for access to the enhanced medical card or to a payment. We are not having a proof of abuse or proof of impact scheme. The scheme considers time spent in the institution.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 to 425, inclusive, 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. 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: Care Services (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Detention Centres (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Oberstown Children's Detention Campus is the sole detention facility for the remand or committal of children following a court order. Under Section 195 of the Children Act 2001 the Minister is required to certify the maximum number of children who may be detained in Oberstown and under Section 196 the sex and ages of the children that may be detained. In November 2017, that Certificate set...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: At present, there are no funding calls for proposals open in my Department to fund Christmas lights. My Department has held calls for proposals under two integration funding streams: the Community Integration Fund and the National Integration Fund. The purpose of the Communities Integration Fund is to support communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Pensions (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware that eligibility in respect of the State Pension (Contributory) is an issue of genuine concern for foster carers. The Department of Social Protection has some measures available to recognise caring periods outside of paid employment in the calculation of a State Pension payment. Credit for Home Caring Periods may be awarded to a maximum of 20 years and foster carers are entitled to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In establishing the independent statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in February 2015, the then Government sought to ensure an independent and thorough investigation of what happened to vulnerable women and children in these institutions during the period 1922 to 1998. Notably, the Commission was specifically tasked with investigating concerns related to systematic...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 6 November 2022, the position is as set out below. Regarding abbreviations, please note that BOTP refers to Beneficiaries of International Protection, or those fleeing the war in Ukraine. IP refers to applicants for International Protection. Breaffy Woods Hotel and Apartments Total BOTP Residents 453 288 Adults75% female25% male 165 Children ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Magdalen Laundries (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below sets out a breakdown of the applications to date to the Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Redress Scheme by country of residence, and the number of successful applications to the scheme by country of residence. - Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Redress Scheme Country of residence No....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Voluntary Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth I value highly the work of the community and voluntary sector across the country that provide services to and on behalf of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I am conscious of the extremely positive impact these organisations have on improving outcomes for children, young people and families all over Ireland. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Information and tracing services under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 opened on 3 October 2022.  As of 14 November 2022, a total of 7,675 applications have been received by AAI and Tusla for information and tracing services under the Act. This initial surge of demand presents some challenges for the bodies in terms of processing the huge number of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below sets out the number of adults and children remaining in International Protection Acommodation Service (IPAS) centres in each centre in County Wexford who have been granted leave to remain as of 10 November 2022: Wexford IPAS Centres 10/11/22 Adults with status Children with Status Total Rosslare Port Lodge 36 10...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Please see below information set out in tabular form on the number of adults and youths in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres as of 6 November 2022, as requested by the Deputy: Wexford IPAS Centres 06/11/22 Adults Children Rosslare Port Lodge 73 21 Court Town Hotel 84 0...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Extensive thought was given to how best to structure a fair and sensitive payment scheme for survivors. In terms of the payment approach, the Interdepartmental Group which developed proposals for the Scheme advocated for a general approach based on time spent rather than individualised assessments. This is because of the stakeholder views that any scheme should be kind and non-adversarial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. The commissioning of FRCs is an operational matter for Tusla. Tusla's Area Managers engage in the commissioning process and participate in meetings and discussions with community and voluntary agencies. Tusla aims to utilise the total...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: All eligible children can fully avail of two years of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The programme is available to all children who have turned 2 years and 8 months of age before August 31st as long they won’t turn 5 years and 6 months of age on or before June 30th of the programme year. The first point of eligiblity therefore falls on the opening of the...