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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has not been subjected to a cyber attack since I have taken office. ICT services are provided to my Department by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The provision of ICT security is part of that service.  My ICT Staff engage closely with the OGCIO on the issue of cyber security, who in turn engage with the National Cyber Security Centre...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I can confirm that the matter has been referred to Tusla, for direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I can confirm that the matter has been referred to Tusla, for direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The After-School Childcare Programme  (ASCP) was administered and funded by my Department as part of the Community Childcare Subvention Programme (CCSP).  The CCSP closed to new entrants in November 2019, on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme. The ASCP provided up to one year of afterschool care for primary school children for certain categories of...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The After-School Childcare Programme  (ASCP) was administered and funded by my Department as part of the Community Childcare Subvention Programme (CCSP).  The CCSP closed to new entrants in November 2019, on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme. The ASCP provided up to one year of afterschool care for primary school children for certain categories of...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department currently has 37 live studies, reviews and research projects underway. 25 of these (68%) involve the commissioning of external experts. For a full set of details including scheduled completion dates, please see the table below: Project Commissioned or Internal Scheduled Completion Report on Preventing Homelessness among Care Leavers:...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: There are existing statutory requirements regarding accessible information and services that all public bodies are bound by and which they must be cognisant of when conducting and planning their normally funded functions. This approach is designed to integrate accessibility into core business functions.  There is no statutory requirement for a disability officer in public...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: In accordance with its terms of reference, the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation investigated 14 Mother and Baby Homes and 4 County Homes.  On 28 February 2021, on the dissolution of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the records of the Commission were transferred to my Department. My Department then became the data controller for all the personal...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 was signed into law on 13th July 2021. The Act requires the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to make Regulations, requiring employers to publish: - The mean and median hourly wage gap, the former reflecting the entire pay range in an organisation and the latter excluding the impact of unusually high earners.  -...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The After-School Childcare Programme  (ASCP) was administered and funded by my Department as part of the Community Childcare Subvention Programme (CCSP).  The CCSP closed to new entrants in November 2019, on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme. The ASCP provided up to one year of afterschool care for primary school children for certain categories of...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Adoption Authority of Ireland, National Disability Authority and Oberstown Children Detention Campus each had a spend of NIL on social media in 2021. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Ombudsman for Children's Office, and Tusla will reply directly to the Deputy. - € Facebook/Instagram €66,211 ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My department has identified the following consultancy contracts with spend during 2021 in the table below. Name Reason Insights Health and Social Research A report into the findings of a consultation with children and young people on their experience of interventions under the Child Care Act 1991; and, a summary desk review of the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I fully recognise the importance of language and terminology, its impact on persons with a disability and the societal attitudes that certain words or phrases might imply. I also recognise that our legislation is often a product of the terminology in use at the time of a law's enactment, and that legal terminologies may be hurtful in some instances. There is no singular or unified...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has made a submission to my Department as part of the review of the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts which my Department commenced last year.  Its submission is currently being considered as part of the review process. This review is examining the functioning of the Acts and their effectiveness in combatting discrimination...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Significant advances have been made in recent years to address inequality in Irish society, with the Government’s commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equal society re-affirmed through the Programme for Government commitments to achieve social solidarity, equality of opportunity and economic equity for all. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to ensure that...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) is one of two national policy frameworks through which the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland are progressively realised. Action 104 of the NDIS requires a number of Departments, including my Department, to "lead a review of transport supports encompassing all Government funded transport and mobility schemes for...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has outlined below, a schedule of customer/client facing services which have been provided via a contracted external provider. Supplier Service Total spend in last 5 years Mary Immaculate College t/a University of Limerick Provision of an Inclusion Coordinator Programme (LINC) ...