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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Bodies (16 Dec 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: National action in respect of autism is a firm commitment in the Programme for Government. Earlier this year, my colleague Minister Rabbitte announced an intention to develop an Autism Innovation Strategy with the aim of launching it in 2022. In Budget 2022, Minister Rabbitte and I secured €100,000 for the design and implementation of the Autism Innovation Strategy, and for awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to inform you that Tusla’s review is completed and ready for publication. I plan to submit a Memorandum for the Information of the Government on the matter early in the New Year at which time Tusla will publish the Review. I have been in contact with the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Housing in this regard. In advance of publication, Tusla is to arrange a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. The programme provides funding supports to 121 FRCs across the country. Core funding for the national FRC Programme is provided from my Department (Vote 40) with the allocation of approximately €18m annually to Tusla. FRCs may receive funding from Tusla, other than core funding, including...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has a commitment to awareness raising activities within the context of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024 (CES). It is also intended to conduct awareness raising activities around the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The CES is a whole-of-government strategy which seeks to address and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV under the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. In 2021, I allocated €30m to Tusla specifically to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to thank the Deputy for this question and to advise that it would be inappropriate for me as Minister to comment on an individual case. 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: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: When first introduced, the ECCE Programme was delivered over 38 weeks in a given ECCE Programme Year and children were required to be between the ages of 3 years and 2 months and 4 years and 7 months in September in the year they enrolled. The entry age has since been decreased on two occasions, the first in 2016, when it was reduced 3 years and 2 months to 3 years of age and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 7 December, I was pleased to launch a report on a new funding model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC), entitled Partnership for the Public Good. This report was delivered by an Expert Group which was independently chaired and comprised national and international experts. The new funding model outlined in Partnership for the Public Good comprises four key...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (15 Dec 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Tests (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently working with the HSE to finalise an antigen testing programme for early learning and childcare services. The antigen testing programme for early learning and childcare services will be similar to the antigen testing programme that has recently been rolled out in primary schools. Antigen tests will be provided free to children and childcare workers who are in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Updated Interim Guidance on the use of Face Coverings in Childcare and Educational Settings was published by the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on 30 November 2021. In line with this guidance, a notice was issued by my Department on 1 December to the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector, including childminders. The notice confirms that at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in March 2018 but has yet to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention. The Optional Protocol is an international treaty that establishes two procedures aimed at strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the Convention. The first is an individual communications procedure allowing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (14 Dec 2021)

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. These include measures to double the percentage of people with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that the number of adults and children remaining in direct provision centres after their leave to remain has been granted is 1,640 persons as of the end of November.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (14 Dec 2021)

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 (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will include financial payments and a form of enhanced medical card. Payments will be provided to eligible applicants based on residency in one of the institutions for a defined period of time. While the residency details in respect of application to the Scheme will have to be looked at individually, it is anticipated that relevant dates to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Weather Events (14 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Early learning and childcare services located in counties with red and orange weather warnings were advised by my Department to close on 7 and 8 December. On 6 December Met Eireann issued a red alert warning relating to severe wind for counties Clare, Kerry and Cork. A status orange warning issued for counties Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo, Wexford, Dublin, Louth, Wicklow, Meath. ...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for the question. As she says, this is an important scheme for the undocumented and those who have been in direct provision for more than two years. As the Deputy knows, the scheme does not apply any charge to those who are in direct provision. Therefore, about 2,800 individuals will be able to participate in the scheme without any charge. Regarding undocumented...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As requested by the deputy, the expenditure incurred by my Department in the last 5 years and to date in 2021 on electricity costs is shown below in tabular form. Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 To date in 2021 Total spend for all years 2016 - 2021 Electricity €94,390.13 €86,492.25 ...