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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for the Adoption Authority of Ireland, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for the Adoption Authority of Ireland, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department continues to monitor capacity, particularly in light of the recent lifting of Covid-19 restrictions: - City/County Childcare Committees (CCCs) survey services every week to identify the number of services with staff absences owing to Covid-19 and the impact staff absences has on service provision. This weekly survey reveals a marked reduction in service disruption since early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand that the Childline services is operated by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC). The ISPCC is a registered charity governed by a Board of Directors and operates independently. Accordingly my Department does not have the information sought by the deputy. Information on Childline and the ISPCC is available from their websites. childline.ie/ and ispcc.ie/

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is authorised by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth under Section 69 of the Child Care Act, 1991 as amended by Section 26 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 to inspect services taking care of a child on behalf of the Child and Family Agency (Tusla). This includes non-statutory (i.e. private fostering...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Decision Support Service (DSS), the organisation that will operate the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, will respond to the complex decision-making needs of people with capacity difficulties. To date, the Decision Support Service has made considerable progress in putting in place the administrative and IT systems needed to operate the 2015 Act. As part...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that I am not in a position to comment on these matters which are more appropriate for the attention of my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department provides a range of schemes to support Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare (ELC and SAC) service providers, and to support parents with the cost of ELC and SAC. This table provides the 2022 Allocations for my Department's beneficiary schemes: Beneficiary Scheme 2022 Allocation Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 544 and 545 together. In June 2021, I established the Birth Information and Tracing Implementation Group. This group is led by my Department, and includes representatives from the Adoption Authority of Ireland and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Group's focus is on organisational and system readiness to support the provision of services under the...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I warmly welcome the publication of this Bill, which marks a significant milestone in the transfer of specialist community-based disability services from the Department of Health to my own Department. This transfer is an important step towards achieving a more equal Irish society and towards honouring the human rights of all people in Ireland, including people with disabilities. I look...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have committed significant additional resources to both Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and the Adoption Authority of Ireland to ensure that both organisations are adequately resourced to fulfil their obligations under the Birth Information and Tracing Bill. As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 16th November 2021, I received Government approval to bring forward legislation on the basis of the agreed proposals for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. I fully appreciate the sense of urgency regarding the Scheme and my officials are working on drafting the legislation necessary to establish it as a matter of priority. The next step will be to bring the General Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In June 2020, my Department announced a €75m package of funding to facilitate the reopening of early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services. The funding package contained a number of significant elements including a once-off reopening support payment (RSP), which was an exceptional arrangement devised to support early learning and care and school aged childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Staff (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy may wish to be aware that my Department has no office in County Wexford. My officials have asked the State Agencies under my remit to respond to you directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Capital investment in early learning and childcare will be delivered through the National Development Plan (NDP) during 2021-2030. Investment under the NDP will consist of three pillars: Modernisation, New Capacity and First 5 Initiatives. This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare during the lifetime of the NDP as follows: (1) Modernisation: Much of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.