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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department does not hold the information as requested by the Deputy. As the Deputy will be aware the State has a legal obligation to provide accommodation and other support services for international protection applicants. The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department currently meets this obligation through the Direct Provision system. The system is completely...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you Deputy for your question. The implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service is in its early stages, and much of the progress to date has focused on development of the high-level implementation plan. The Implementation Team for the transition to the new International Protection Support Service is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The aegis bodies under my Department’s remit are best placed to respond directly to the Deputy on the manner in which they publish the salary levels for their employees.  My Department is contacting all aegis bodies under its remit to ask that they respond to you directly advising whether any of their salaries are not disclosed.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is a very important piece of legislation that changes the existing law on capacity from the status approach of the wardship system to a flexible functional approach, whereby capacity is assessed on an issue- and time-specific basis.  It will abolish the wards of court system for adults by repealing the Lunacy Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: IRPP has responsibility for the arrival of family members being reunified under Irish Humanitarian Admissions Programme. Family members arriving during Covid 19 have been facilitated in IPAS quarantine centres at no cost to the refugees or their family members.  All quarantine rules have been observed.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

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: Domestic Violence (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a two-year, universal pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. Children are eligible to enrol in the  Programme once they are 2 years and 8 months of age in the September of a given programme year and are eligible to avail of two years of the programme (provided that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information as requested by the Deputy.  This information will be supplied to the Deputy in no later than 10 working days.  I have asked my officials to follow up on this to ensure delivery as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The play-pod model in Early Learning Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) is recommended as an alternative to social distancing between children. The purpose of ‘play-pods’ is to limit the number of people a child has contact with, to facilitate contact tracing, and to support close, positive interactions between children and their adult caregivers. This system also reduces...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are a range of family leave options available to working parents, many of which have been extended in the recent past. The Parental Leave Act 1998 entitles parents to unpaid leave to look after their children. This leave is available to a relevant parent, who is defined as a parent, adoptive parent or person acting in loco parentis. The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 introduced a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and the response will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to report that 53 persons were interviewed last month by my officials in the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) from the Moria Camp in Lesbos in Greece and security approved in early July for resettlement in Ireland.  Flights and isolation accommodation on arrival are currently being organised. In Budget 2021, I secured an additional €5m to support TUSLA in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (27 Jul 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: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 26 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for a review of the operation of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to commence 12 months after the first payment of subsidies under the scheme. The 12 month review is an independent assessment of the implementation and impacts of NCS during its first year of operation. The fundamental purpose for the review is to provide key data and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla provides early intervention and family support services, through both internal Tusla family support provision and the commissioning of services through its community and Voluntary Sector partners. Through the Prevention, Partnership and Family Support service, 121 Child and Family Support networks have been developed. The networks help to support integrated and co-ordinated...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has had ongoing engagement with a number of organisations representing the early learning and childcare sector prior to, and since the launch of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS).  In recent months, my Department has conducted a number of stakeholder consultations to gain further insights into their experience of the NCS. The stakeholder consultations were established to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235 and 1236 together. I am aware of the Adoptee Voices report published by Aitheantas on 21 July and am currently giving careful consideration to this report. I have also met with Aitheantas a number of times during 2020 and 2021 as part of my wider engagement with adoption stakeholders. With regard to the recommendations concerning a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy will be aware that, as part of its response to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and Certain Related Matters), the Government committed to establishing a Restorative Recognition Scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. This Scheme will include a financial payment and a form of enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding from my Department in respect of funded youth organisations is designed as a contribution towards a particular service being provided.  My Department does not have a role in determining salaries or other related costs for a particular service, and there are no nationally recognised salary scales on which to draw. The cost of setting up a service will vary depending on the...