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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: During 2021, €70m was secured in the revised National Development Plan (NDP) allocation for ELC and SAC. This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare during 2023-2025. Investment under the NDP will consist of three pillars: Modernisation, New Capacity and First 5 / Innovation Initiatives. Some €10m will be made available in 2023 for a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, all staff working directly with children in a pre-school service must hold at least a Level 5 major award in early childhood care and education on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), or a qualification that the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has deemed to be equivalent. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: First of all, I would like to assure you that the health and well-being of all people who avail of accommodation provided by this Department is of the highest priority to myself and my officials.All persons accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) are provided with fully catered or independent living accommodation and the same IPAS supports whether they have a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is aware of the concerns raised and is considering the issues raised in the correspondence and will issue a response in due course. I will also be requesting that my officials meet with the corresponding organisation to discuss the matters further. The review which the correspondent references noted the considerable success of the NCS in reaching those most in need. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 660 to 662, inclusive, together. My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: When first introduced, the ECCE programme was delivered over 38 weeks in a given ECCE programme year and children were required to be between the ages of 3 years and 2 months and 4 years and 7 months in September in the year they enrolled. ECCE now provides for 72 weeks over two years. To enable this, a child must now have turned 2 years and 8 months on or before the 31st August of a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is not providing any funds for the civil cases that the organisation referred to by the Deputy is defending in the courts. Civil cases and their disposition are a matter for the organisation concerned. Funding from my Department is made available to the organisation in question through a structured grant scheme established to support the delivery of youth services. It is the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department has looked into records of spend with the companies supplied. There are no records of spend with Kinzen Limited. Carr Communications were engaged to provide training and total spend from 01 January 2020 to date is outlined below. € Carr Communications €5,267.05 Please note in relation to Oberstown Children...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla is committed to ensuring that all children and young people who can no longer live with their parents or guardian at a particular time, are provided with a safe alternative care placement. Tusla has advised that the number of children in state care in hotel and other emergency accommodation, each month varies for a number of reasons, some of which are multi-factorial in nature....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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: Children in Care (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The functions of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) are defined in legislation, and principally in the Health Act 2007. HIQA’s functions in relation to Tusla include inspection of Tusla’s child protection and welfare services to measure their compliance with the National Standards for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2012) and their implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established under the Health Act, 2007 to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and social care services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public. Under the Act, HIQA has the function of setting standards on safety and quality in relation to services provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as well...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, 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 Protection (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, 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 (12 Jul 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 Data (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I can confirm that the matter has been referred to Tusla, for direct reply to the Deputy.