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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to achieving its vision of a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland where people are supported to flourish and to live inclusive, healthy and fulfilling lives, whatever their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. Ireland’s first National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2022, published in November 2019, is the primary policy...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) is a universal free two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. As there is no cost to the parent for a place on this Programme, the elements of Budget 2023 dealing directly with reducing parental early learning and care costs focus on the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). I secured...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have appointed two Special Advisers in my Department, Mr Eoin Wilson and Mr Tom Sheppard. The appointments were made in accordance with Instructions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These instructions set specific conditions to be met in respect of such appointments including salaries to be applied. Details can be found on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 561 together. The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 sets out a plan for extending State support and regulation to childminding on a phased basis over the coming years. The overall objective of the Action Plan is to improve access to high quality and affordable early learning and care and school-age childcare through childminding. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been significant advances in the provision of family leaves in recent years to support parents to play a greater role in their children's early development. Under the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (as amended), working parents are entitled to seven weeks of paid parent’s leave for each relevant parent, to be taken in the first two years after the birth or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides universal, free pre-school to children in the eligible age range of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months. The child referred to was eligible for ECCE in September 2020 and for a second year in September 2021. The upper age limit of 5 years and 6 months for ECCE was set in consultation with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 564 and 574 together. Deputy, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) does not collate the number of transfers in the manner requested. Transfers between different International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation centres take place for a wide variety of reasons. For example, there are weekly transfers from the National...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Oct 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: Departmental Contracts (18 Oct 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: Asylum Seekers (18 Oct 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: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been seven Ministerial Special Advisors working in my Department since 2015, working with three Ministers including myself. The table below sets out the details. Special Advisor Termination Date Minster Mark Costigan 07/05/2016 James Reilly Camille Loftus 07/05/2016 James Reilly ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (18 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Oct 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: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has received correspondence in relation to this matter from the Deputy's constituency office and directly from the constituent. A full, detailed response issued to the constituent on 13th October 2022. The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) provides financial support to thousands of families to help with the cost of early learning and childcare. There are two types of subsidies...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is currently working with the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) to implement the commitment for HIQA to monitor International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres against National Standards adopted in 2019 and in effect since the beginning of 2021. As part of the development of the inspection process, HIQA established an advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Accommodation (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) regularly engages with the Local Authorities with respect to accommodation matters. As you may be aware, the accommodation situation in Ireland at present is proving very challenging. From the beginning of 2022 to date, over 11,300 people have arrived in Ireland seeking protection. As of 12th of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Early learning and childcare providers are private entities and, as such, are free to set their own policies, including admissions policies. However, in line with recommendations in Partnership for the Public Good, A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Childcare however, the State is seeking to move to an increasingly publicly funded and increasingly publicly managed sector, where...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I was honoured to fund jointly (with the Irish Research Council) this important piece of research as part of the facilitating role played by my Department under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS), and to launch the resulting report earlier this year. Information on the report was made available to all Departments, State Agencies and national Traveller and Roma...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Provision for maternity leave for Members of the Oireachtas has been under active consideration by my Department and has advanced significantly in 2022. Officials in my Department have been examining the legal and operational issues relating to the introduction of a scheme of maternity leave for Members of the Oireachtas. Some aspects were identified that would benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (18 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, please see the figures requested in tabular form below. The figures are correct as at 17 October 2022. Figures are confirmed at the end of each month due to the fluidity of people being granted status on a weekly basis by the International Protection Office and those people with status moving on into the community. It is important to note that not all family members within a family...