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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Standards, which came into force in January 2021, address a range of issues relating to accommodation; food and catering; individual, community and family life; health and wellbeing; governance; and meeting the special reception needs of applicants seeking international protection. Independent living is central to the National Standards. The International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding restraint is not the issue with placing or moving children within the children's residential network. In some instances, the challenge is the availability of suitable placements to meet the specific complex needs of a small number of young people. Over the past number of years there is an increasing number of eligible young people who are in receipt of Aftercare support and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 279 and 280 together. As the Deputies will be aware, I have recently announced my intention for the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department to cease its reliance on temporary emergency accommodation for International Protection applicants by the end of this year; and moving residents to own door accommodation wherever...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's offices are located as follows: - 2nd and 3rd floors, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2; and - 2nd and 3rd floors, Montague Court, 7 - 11 Montague Street, Dublin 2. The number of staff by location and function in each office of my Department is set our below. Note that the staffing numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (15 Jul 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. Separately, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has responsibility in terms of capital provision for the development of new refuges. The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Jul 2021)

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