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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (26 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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The funding being provided is record-breaking.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The providers are getting a very large amount of additional funding.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: White Papers (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator for raising this extremely important matter, which is close to my heart. We emphasised this matter when we brought forward the White Paper to end direct provision in February of last year. I will outline some of the achievements that have been made since the White Paper was published. We created a unit within my Department to implement the White Paper. We established...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: White Papers (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are approximately 4,500 people living in international protection centres with status. We will not charge them rent. They are entitled to full social welfare if they are not working, although many of them are. Some of them are in centres where they get free food points. It is not particularly fair that, on top of the supports that everyone else gets, they are getting these...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations, 1995 and the Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) Regulations, 1995, stipulate that the allowance payable to foster carers and relatives shall not be less than an amount specified by the Minister. Foster carers are paid a weekly allowance, which is a payment to meet the needs of the child in their care. The foster...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 and 513 together. The ECCE programme is delivered over 3 hours per day, 15 hours per week and 38 weeks of the year. There is no charge to parents for the ECCE programme. ECCE capitation is paid to providers in respect of each eligible childr enrolled. In 2010, when the ECCE Programme was first introduced, the standard capitation was €64.50, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 515 together. On 15th September, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare as recommended by an Expert Group in their report ‘Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model For Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare’. This new funding model supports the delivery of early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 490 and 516 together. 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. Services are independent operators and may close for a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 514 and 517 together. Services which have financial or other sustainability concerns can avail of supports through the case management process. My Department oversees this process, through which local City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to ELC and SAC services experiencing difficulties. CCCs...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department's Communications Unit/Press Office has 11 members in total, with staff responsible for communications and press office duties including social media management. Unit Staff Communications unit/Press Office 11

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 Family Resource Centres across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the Family Resource Centre Programme and since 2018 has provided an additional €4.5m bringing Tusla's core budget to €18.0m for Family Resource Centres. Tusla had also...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Language (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There is much value in supporting the provision of services in the Irish language to children at an early age. Early learning and childcare services play an important role here, in particular in promoting Irish as a living language. My Department is working closely with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department of Education to implement a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government made a commitment in the Programme for Government to end the current system of accommodation for International Protection applicants and replace it with a new model that is based on a not for profit approach. As part of this process, I published A White Paper to end Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Serviceon...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including: 1. Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3). 2. Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3). 3. Citywest, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A, which is a Ukrainian Refugee Transit Centre. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including: 1. Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3). 2. Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3). 3. Citywest, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A, which is a Ukrainian Refugee Transit Centre. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499 and 504 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (25 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been significant advances in the provision of family leaves in recent years. Parental leave is one of a range of measures supporting parents to reconcile family and working life. Under the Parental Leave Act 1998 (as amended), an employee who is a relevant parent in respect of a child under the age 12 is entitled to 26 weeks unpaid parental leave for each child. Where a child has a...