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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5 sets out a commitment to increase State spending on Early Learning and Childcare to at least €1bn by 2028. Already, more than 100,000 children avail of the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) programme, a universal two-year pre-school programme available free to all children within the eligible age range. In addition, the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) provides...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds Tusla registered early learning and childcare services to provide a number of Early Learning and Care schemes to eligible children. The level of care that early learning and childcare services provide must be in accordance with their registration with Tusla and in line with planning conditions set out by the Local Authority. While the level of care is determined by their...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ensuring the availability of high-quality early learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key priority for me. Since 2015, significant increases in State investment in early learning and childcare has given rise to a substantial growth in the numbers of children participating in these services. Every year, more than 100,000 children participate on the universal...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (16 Jun 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. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant and my Department’s role is focused on the immediate,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 29 March, the Government approved high-level proposals for a National Centre for Research and Remembrance. The establishment of the National Centre is a core commitment in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; the overarching aim of which is to support the implementation of the 22 commitments made by Government in response to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm to the Deputy that the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department has a policy on safeguarding residents against domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and harassment which includes reporting structures and procedures for any incidents. This policy has been published on our government website under the policy documents section linked below:...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department operates the Dignity At Work policy - an anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy for employees of the Irish Civil Service - which aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace for all employees. A key objective of the policy is to provide awareness regarding the steps which individuals may take if they believe that they have been bullied,...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 68: In page 65, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(3) A Director shall— (a) where relevant works are to be carried out on principal burial land or ancillary burial land that is owned or occupied by a public body, by notice in writing inform the public body of his or her intention to carry out relevant works on the land, (b) where...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 69: In page 71, to delete lines 15 to 25 and substitute the following: “(i) include an offer of compensation calculated in accordance with section 87and state that the compensation may be accepted within a period of 28 days— (I)where the statement issues to a public body under section 78, from the date of service of the notice, or (II) in all other...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 70: In page 72, lines 20 and 21, to delete “, if the offer issues after the date referred to clause (I)to (III)of subparagraph (i),”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 71: In page 73, to delete lines 28 to 32 and substitute the following: “(a) by reference to the period during which it is estimated the relevant works or related activities, as the case may be, will be carried out,”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 72: In page 75, line 8, to delete “Subject to subsection (2)and (3), a Director shall” and substitute “A Director shall”. On Committee Stage, I signalled my intention to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage to remove the provision exempting the director from carrying out remedial works on a site where the owner or occupier planned to...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 73: In page 75, to delete lines 13 to 27.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 74: In page 75, line 29, to delete “the relevant planning authority” and substitute the following: “the planning authority (within the meaning of the Act of 2000) in whose administrative area the land in question is situate”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 75: In page 75, to delete lines 31 to 37.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 76: In page 76, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(3) A relevant Minister shall, for the purpose of section 99(5), notify the Director concerned in writing of the dissolution day at least 6 months in advance of that day.”. Amendments Nos. 76, 77 and 78 are mine, while amendment No. 79 is from Deputies Funchion and Ward. This was an...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 77: In page 79, line 1, after “Minister,” to insert “at least 12 weeks”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 78: In page 79, to delete lines 12 to 14 and substitute the following: “(7) A relevant Minister shall, within 6 weeks of receipt of a report under subsection (5), cause copies of that report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 46: In page 35, line 9, to delete "ordinarily".

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 47: In page 39, line 22, to delete "niece or nephew" and substitute "niece or nephew (whether of the whole blood or the half-blood), grandniece or grandnephew".