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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (29 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that this question has been referred to Tusla for direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (29 Sep 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: Children in Care (29 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Ryan Report Implementation Plan, action 65, states that ‘the HSE will, with their consent, conduct a longitudinal study to follow young people who leave care for 10 years, to map their transition to adulthood. A feasibility study carried out by Dr Carmel Devaney and Dr Cliona Rooney; The Feasibility of Conducting a Longitudinal Study on Children in Care or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Yes.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Head 40 is in draft format at the moment. When the Bill is finalised, head 40 will be very clear in terms of which aspects of GDPR the Bill proposes to restrict. The reason we would be suggesting any restrictions to GDPR rights is that GDPR protects the rights of all data subjects. It protects the rights of an adopted person but it would also protect the rights of a parent, including...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will do my best to address those questions. The Deputy stated it was confusing who gets unrestricted access to information under GDPR when we then talk about restrictions. We have taken the decision, and it is one I think everyone agrees with, that we have to provide adopted people with unrestricted access to the various categories of information. In certain circumstances, that requires...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy Cairns asked about next of kin. I am happy to come back on that because it is an important point. I thank Deputy Cathal Crowe. Fathers will be able to use the contact preference register and the statutory tracing service to indicate if they want to provide information, receive information, or if they want contact. There is a provision for them to use the system. I was able to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The timescale for the legislation is a matter for the committee right now. It is giving the legislation the detailed scrutiny that it needs. As soon as the committee has completed that and sent its report to me, it has my absolute commitment that I will work with the Attorney General and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to make amendments and get it to the Oireachtas as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 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. My Department provided the following funding to Tusla for the provision of DSGBV services: ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am strongly committed to supporting all children to develop to their full potential, especially those who are most disadvantaged. The National Childcare Scheme provides financial support to help parents to meet the cost of childcare and to support better outcomes for children. The schemes objectives are to promote (i) a reduction in child poverty, (ii) positive child development outcomes,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. Baby Boxes for newborns are to be piloted under First 5 A Whole-of -Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028. Piloting Baby Boxes is just one initiative which is part of a wide ranging strategy addressing various aspects of the lives of children from birth to age five including supports for parents...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Currently, under Data Protection Regulations, a data controller who is not a health practitioner is required to consult with an appropriate health practitioner before supplying any health data to the data subject concerned. My Department, as a data controller, must apply the Regulations when records contain health data. The Regulations do not enable the exercise of any discretion by the data...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The UBU Your Place Your Space scheme provides funding to youth organisations supporting disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable young people between the age 10 and 24. The scheme focuses on improving the personal and social development outcomes of those engaged. Funding for the provision of targeted youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by the Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The institution to which the Deputy refers is not one the institutions examined by the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters). I understand that St. Kyran's was an Industrial School for Junior Boys, located in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow and was included in the Schedule of eligible institutions for the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy with regard to PQ 46201, which seeks further information subsequent to PQ 43233/21, staff identify their learning and development needs as part of the annual process relating to their performance management development system (PMDS). This approach is in line with civil service practice and would have been followed with regard to the selection of the courses...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Better Start, which is located within Pobal, was established in 2014 by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) in association with the Department of Education to co-ordinate the work of existing State-funded supports for quality in early learning and care settings. The Better Start team of specialists work across three areas: the Access and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform that Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla has responsibility for the care and protection of victims of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV). Tusla provides funding to some 60 services throughout Ireland that work with and support survivors of DSGBV. I understand that the service in question is in receipt of funding from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for the provision of counselling services for children. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I recognise that schools form an integral part of integration into the community for school-aged children residing in accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) within my Department. However, the location of IPAS accommodation provided to newly arrived families seeking international protection is both demand-led and subject to the availability of...