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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: It was because it was a part of a court-mandated settlement.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Yes. It is the outcome of a judicial process.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Is the Deputy referring to June 2021? No, there was not.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: No.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Equality Issues (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter and welcome the opportunity to update the House on progress to ban the practice of so-called conversion therapy. As we know, Ireland has become a proud, progressive and modern State that cherishes all people equally. We have made great strides in recent decades to promote equality and respond to the needs of a diverse population. We...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Equality Issues (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: So-called conversion therapy is a deeply secretive practice. From what I have heard conversion therapy solely works on the notion of shame and shaming the person who is gay, trans or whatever and builds on that shame. The reason people do not know about conversion therapy is because it is done in secret. I feel that it is important when drafting legislation that we have a clear basis to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator. I appreciate his raising this important issue. I am happy to provide an update on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris, on Funding the Future and the implementation of a sustainable model for the future funding of higher education. The Minister, Deputy Harris, launched the Funding the Future framework, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, on 4 May. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Senator. The Government has also committed to continuing to address the cost of participation in third level education so that every person in our country can fulfil his or her potential and no person is denied access to education because cost is a barrier. In budget 2023, in recognition of the cost-of-living challenges faced by students paying the full student contribution fee,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I hear what Senator Conway is saying about the importance of this scheme and I am pleased to have the opportunity to update the House on this matter on behalf of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Bookshare Ireland is the National Council for the Blind in Ireland's accessible digital library for people who are blind or vision impaired. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As someone who is a big reader and loves to read, the image created by the Senator of a library with 90% of the shelves vacant is one that resonates very strongly with me. It recognises the hugely valuable service provided by Bookshare. It is a new service that opens up access to literature, fiction and education for those with a print impairment. There is a proposal with the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla is the independent statutory regulator for the sector and is responsible for maintaining the register of all Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services. The latest data on the number of registrations of ELC services supplied by Tusla shows that there were 4,061 ELC services registered at the end of July 2022. Please note this figure does not include school age...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has faced significant pressures across a number of key areas, but I have secured in Budget 2023 a total funding package to support youth clubs and services of €75.65 million. In Budget 2023, I secured an additional €2.36 million in funding for youth services nationally, comprising €1.16 million in current funding and €1.2 million in capital.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (29 Sep 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 deemed to be equivalent. For school-age childcare, there is no qualification requirement. My...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 213 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: Childcare Services (29 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Services with Early Learning and Care (ELC) graduate Lead Educators/Managers will receive an additional allocation through the ELC Graduate and Manager Premiums where they apply. In order for a service to be allocated an ELC Graduate Premium, the Lead Educator in an ELC room and/or the Manager of an ELC or a combined ELC and School Age Childcare (SAC) service and must hold an appropriate...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Affordable, accessible, high-quality and sustainable early learning and childcare is a key priority for Government,as demonstrated in the recent investment exceeding €1 billion in Budget 2023. In December 2021, Government adopted the 25 recommendations contained in an Expert Group report, Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and...

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

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

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was established under the Health Act 2007.  HIQA was established to drive high-quality and safe care for people using health and social care services in Ireland. The functions of HIQA are set out in the 2007 Act, as amended, and include functions in relation to special care.  HIQA is independent in the performance of its...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Budget 2023 marks another step on the road to the transformation of early learning and childcare in our country . In 2018, the State set a goal of investing €1 billion per year in childcare by 2028. With the €346 million one-year increase in budget 2023, we have achieved that goal, a full five years early. As Minister with responsibility for children, this is something I am...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 provide for the inclusion of new subsections that simply reflect how the Credit Union Act 1997, the National Disability Authority Act 1999 and the Mental Health Act 2001 shall be construed following amendments made to those Acts in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill. I wish to speak also to amendment No. 58, which is a Government amendment in the...