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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since September 2018, all children within the eligible age range of minimum age requirement of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months are eligible for a full two programme years on the ECCE programme. The upper age limit of 5 years and 6 months for ECCE was set in consultation with the Department of Education and ensures that children transition into primary school with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Budget 2022 announced a series of measures to increase investment in the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector to €716 million this year. One of those measures is a Transition Fund which will be available to ELC and SAC services from May to August inclusive, during the period between the phasing out of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) in April and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 set out the requirements for service providers in relation to First Aid training. Regulation 25 (1) states that - “A registered provider shall ensure that a person trained in first aid for children is, at all times, immediately available to the children attending the pre-school service.” The Tusla Early Years...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 lapsed with the dissolution of the last Dáil. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill is being used to advance a number of legislative provisions required by the UNCRPD that were previously included in the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016. This include measures such as the role to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 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: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Many children with disabilities, including autism, take part in mainstream early learning and care services. Participation of children with disabilities in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) universal pre-school programme in mainstream early learning and care services is supported by the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), which is delivered by my Department. The key objective of AIM...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla and I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy. Please be aware Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, was established on the 1st January 2014, prior to that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provided funding to domestic violence services.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The following list sets out legislative provisions that are within my Department's remit and which have not yet been commenced. Title of Act Sections not commenced Reason Proposed timeline for commencement Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015 (No. 64 of 2015) Sections 3-4, 7(2), 8-81, 82 (part commenced), 83-90, 91 (part...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla's Business Plan development is underpinned by a specific legislative process. The annual Business Plan outlines proposed activities for the year and the proposed allocation of the Agency's financial resources. I issued my Performance Statement 2022 to Tusla on the 18th November 2021 in accordance with section 44 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Subsequently, the Chairperson...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (1 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, receives separated children seeking international protection into care via two routes: those who have been relocated under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme and those who present independently at ports and other points of entry to Ireland. I can advise the Deputy that in 2020, Tusla received 40 referrals of children seeking international...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (27 Jan 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.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will respond to Deputy Tóibín's question. In the case at issue, serious incorrect information was provided on the file. In my correspondence with the Deputy I outlined when I became aware of it as Minister. The Department and Tusla will always respond rapidly if similar instances are notified to us by any parent in future.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My officials have estimated that the total income to the sector of both public funding and parental fees is approximately €1 billion. 60% of the sector's income is estimated to come from the State with the remaining 40% from parental fees. The Deputy will be aware that the amount of State funding provided to the sector continues to increase. Budget 2022 makes provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: To estimate the wage bill of the sector, my officials have analysed data from the Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2019/20, gathered in Spring 2020. This analysis estimates the (pre-Covid-19) wage bill. This data is assessed to be a better predictor of likely wage costs during Covid-19, given the distorting impact of both public health measures and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme on pay...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Sign Language Act was signed into law on 24thDecember 2017 and it was jointly commenced by Minister Rabbitte and me on 23rdDecember 2020. Implementing the Irish Sign Language Act requires a whole of government approach. As such, all public bodies have obligations to fulfill. Under section 10 of the Act, my Department has an important role to play in monitoring the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (26 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla’s Accommodation Review has examined the current level of refuge provision, evidence of demand for services, unmet need and the proximity to refuge by local communities. The Review has made a number of recommendations on the location of refuge facilities, funding and future configuration of services that will support the needs of victims of DSGBV. A draft of the Review has been...