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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question Deputy Daly. As part of the budget process I was delighted that my department was allocated €28m in 2022 for implementation of the new model of accommodation for international protection applicants. This breaks down as €12.5m in capital expenditure and €15.6m in current expenditure. The implementation of the White Paper is a large and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question Deputy. As you may be aware, my Department does not comment on individual cases publicly but I can confirm that this case is currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 17 December, I agreed to settle eight judicial review cases in relation to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in light of the evidence given by the applicants in the two lead cases to the Court on the procedural matter of being identifiable. As part of this settlement, I published an acknowledgement alongside the Final Report...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government-approved proposals for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme were developed taking a range of important matters into consideration including the feedback from a public consultation process. When tasking an Interdepartmental Group with developing proposals for a Scheme, the Government agreed that these proposals should take account...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 17 December, I agreed to settle eight judicial review cases in relation to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in light of the evidence given by the applicants in the two lead cases to the Court on the procedural matter of being identifiable. As part of this settlement, I published an acknowledgement alongside the Final Report...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The report of the Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill was received from the Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in mid-December 2021. My officials and I have carefully considered the recommendations set out within. Having had the opportunity to partake in the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Early learning and childcare providers have been provided with guidance from the HSE and my Department in relation to operating throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific sectoral Infection Prevention and Control guidance was published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and most recently updated on 14th January 2022.  The exclusion of children and staff members...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (19 Jan 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding to 121 Centres across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and since 2019, I have provided an additional €1.5m to these important services. Overall funding for this Programme last year amounted to some €18m. I appreciate the work of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1086, 1087 and 1088 together. Tusla’s statutory obligations in relation to children and families stem primarily from the Child Care Act 1991.  Tusla is responsible for promoting the welfare of children not receiving adequate care and protection.  In doing so, the best interests of the child are paramount, but Tusla also seeks to have regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Oberstown Children Detention Campus is the sole facility for the detention of young people in the state. On 11/01/2022, a total of 13 young people were detained and serving sentences in Oberstown, broken down as follows: Legal Status Currently Serving Sentences Age 15 Age 16 Age 17 Age 18 Detention Order ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Oberstown Children Detention Campus is the sole facility for the detention of children in the state. There is one social worker employed on a fulltime basis in Oberstown. Additionally, such services are provided to young people at Oberstown by Tusla through ACTS - the Assessment Consultation Therapy Service. ACTS is a national specialised clinical service that provides...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Oberstown Children Detention Campus is the sole facility for the detention of children in the state. Following the resignation of the chaplain in 2021, Oberstown commenced a recruitment campaign to fill the post. The recruitment of a chaplain is in the final stages of appointment.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Oberstown Children Detention Campus is the sole facility for the detention of children in the state. Oberstown employs an organisational psychologist on a part-time basis.  Additionally, such services are provided to young people at Oberstown by Tusla through ACTS - the Assessment Consultation Therapy Service. ACTS is a national specialised clinical service that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your question Deputy. I can confirm that as of 13 January 2022, 405 refugees have been accepted from European Union evacuation missions from Afghanistan via the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) in Ireland. The first group of people arrived on 23 August 2021. Data on the number of people who apply for international protection is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to thank to the Deputy for his suggestion which I have requested my officials to consider in the context of the national disability strategies. I have no direct responsibility for transport policy or for tax relief schemes such as the bike to work scheme, which fall to my ministerial colleagues. However, my Department does coordinate a number of whole-of-government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (19 Jan 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following the emergence of Covid-19 in March 2020, on-site compliance inspections were suspended. In order to progress with some form of compliance a temporary desk-based process was developed for the various Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) programmes. Desk based checks commenced in late 2020 for CCSP schemes,  followed by desk based checks in April...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (19 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: Child and Family Agency (19 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: Child and Family Agency (19 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.