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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Birth Certificates (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am taking it that the Deputy's question relates to the timeframe for the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022, a core aim of which is to provide for access to original birth certificates for adopted people and others. I published the Birth Information and Tracing Bill in January of this year. The Bill completed committee stage in the Dáil earlier this month and will now...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are currently no plans to introduce a scheme, similar to the scheme in Hungary, whereby grandparents are funded to provide early learning and childcare to grandchildren under age 3. My Department’s main funding schemes to directly support families with the cost of early learning and childcare are the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and the National Childcare Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My department does not have any contracts with Roadbridge.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the implementation of the White Paper I am very conscious of the importance of communicating clearly on the progress that we are making in implementing the new model of accommodation for International Protection applicants. Currently we are developing a communication strategy for the programme, which will include mechanisms through which Oireachtas members can be briefed on a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: During 2021, my Department successfully secured €70m in the revised National Development Plan (NDP) allocation. 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 Initiatives. This will enable significant capital investment in early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2021 I asked Professor Conor O’Mahony, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, to consider the significant complexities and challenges which arise in relation to the issue of illegal birth registrations, and to provide a report proposing an appropriate course of action. On 14th March 2022 I published the report which sets out 17 numbered recommendations. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I appreciate the Deputy’s ongoing interest in relation to Tusla's review of accommodation services to support victims of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV). As you are aware, in mid July 2021, the Minister for Justice and I jointly submitted a memorandum to Government on matters relating to DSGBV. We asked the Government to note Tusla’s Review, which...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Development Projects (23 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In line with the commitments in the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy, my Department continues work on the mapping of LGBTI+ community services. In November 2021, 42 projects around the country received funding to a total amount of €1.5 million under the 2021 LGBTI+ Communities Services Fund. The fund comprises two schemes – one dealing with community services, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. As this is a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs I would suggest that you contact my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, directly in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In line with the commitments in the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy, my Department continues to work on the mapping of LGBTI+ community services. In November 2021, 42 projects around the country received funding to a total amount of €1.5 million under the 2021 LGBTI+ Communities Services Fund. The fund comprises two schemes – one dealing with community services, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652, 657, 671, 680, 681 and 682 together. My Department is providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees who seek such accommodation. It is currently sourcing accommodation from hotels and guesthouses. It has also engaged with the Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland, the Defence Forces, the Health Services Executive (HSE) and higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) and An Garda Síochána (AGS) travel to Lebanon and Jordan to interview refugees who have been pre –screened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). IRPP staff conduct interviews relating to integration while AGS conduct security interviews. Following discussions between IRPP and AGS refugees are invited to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Many early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services report staffing challenges, as a result of difficulties in both recruitment and retention of staff. In general, staffing pressures in the sector are caused not by insufficient supply of qualified personnel, but by high levels of staff turnover, compounded more recently by high numbers of COVID-19 cases. Recruitment and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department funds a national network of County Childcare Committees (CCC) who provide support and advice to early learning and childcare (ELC) providers including support on operating the various funding schemes provided by the Department and assistance for parents on accessing funding schemes and place. Contact details for all of the CCCs are available at myccc.ie The Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 658 and 659 together. As requested by the Deputy, the costs incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks/face coverings and hand sanitiser since March 2019 to date are outlined in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1: Name of Supplier and cost of Covid-19 Face Masks incurred by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question, Deputy. As you are aware, my officials are extremely busy working with colleagues across Government to assist the humanitarian efforts regarding Ukraine. Due to this, my officials will require more time to provide requested information. The details will be supplied to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has numerous funding streams in place to support locally organised diversity and equality projects. The Department funds these events through both EU and national funding programmes. The Department’s EU funding programmes include the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). AMIF is intended to help manage migration flows and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. Across all of Government, a wide range of specific and targeted policy approaches, designed in consultation with Traveller and Roma community representatives, are in place to seek those improved outcomes and encourage much greater inclusion across all of Irish society. The recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As you may be aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established in 2015. Since that time there have been 3,093 Syrian refugees granted leave to remain in the country. I can also confirm that 450 Afghan Refugees have been granted leave to remain under the refugee programme scheme. In regard to family reunification, this is a programme under the remit of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been no deaths of a young person in juvenile detention in the last 10 years.