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

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Expert guidance on the safe operation of Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services during the COVID-19 pandemic was published by the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in May 2020 and has been updated on a number of occasions since then, most recently on 25 June 2021. The latest version of the guidance was circulated to all registered providers on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: One of the major objectives of First 5, a Whole-of-Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028is that babies and young children have access to safe, high-quality, developmentally appropriate Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Care (SAC) which reflects diversity of need. Allied to that objective, First 5identifies as a key building block additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (29 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In line with emerging best practice to support the integration and independence of children with a disability, AIM level 7 provides additional funding to pre-schools who have a child requiring extra support. Providers can use this funding either to reduce the child-to-adult ratio in the pre-school room or to fund an extra staff member. This staff member is a shared resource with other...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Equality Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is an important comparison to make, given what is happening in European countries. The Deputy highlighted Hungary, but we saw a similar situation in Poland last year and earlier this year in terms of the so-called LGBTI+-free zones. That was condemned by the Government and across the Oireachtas. I met the Polish ambassador this year to convey the Government's concern about what was...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Equality Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for this topic submission and for bringing attention to the incident in which the Pride flag was removed from outside of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Ballyfermot. We can step back for a moment and remember what the Pride flag symbolises and why Pride celebrations are so important, in terms of promoting the self-affirmation, dignity, equality and increased...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (24 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 each parent of a child is entitled to two weeks of paid Parent’s Leave and the Family Leave Act 2021 increased this entitlement to 5 weeks for each parent.  The intention of Parent's Leave is to enable parents to spend time with their child in the earliest years and is deliberately non-transferrable between parents to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Magdalen Laundries (24 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 to 347, inclusive, together. To date, just over €32.4m has been paid in lump sum payments to 808 applicants to the Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme.   The scheme provides a once off lump sum tax free payment which varies from €11,500 to €100,000 depending on length of stay in a relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The EWSS is an economy-wide enterprise support for eligible businesses in respect of eligible employees under the auspices of the Department of Finance and administered by Revenue. As set out in Revenue guidance, the scheme has two elements as follows: - It provides a flat-rate subsidy to qualifying employers based on the numbers of paid and eligible employees on the employer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (23 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 to 178, inclusive, together. In order to support the sustainability of the Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Sector (ELC and SAC) the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) launched the Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS) as a supplement to the Revenue operated Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tourism and hospitality are not areas under my remit as Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth. However, I am aware that the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority, which is an agency under the remit of my Department, worked with the National Standards Authority of Ireland to produce the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (23 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise 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: Child and Family Agency (23 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise 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: Carer's Leave (22 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 436 together. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (22 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department does not hold the information sought by the Deputy. Tusla commissions organisations under sections 56 & 59 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 for the provision of services in line with the Agency's statutory responsibilities and corporate objectives . These organisations operate independently of Tusla. The organisations are responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested  by the Deputy is set out in the table below. This table outlines the funding allocated annually to each CCC for 2019, 2020 and 2021. It also shows the expenditure for 2020. The expenditure for 2021 is not as yet available. In addition to core funding, the allocations include funding for Access Inclusion Model / Equality Diversity and Inclusion...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Staff data is captured annually through the Early Years Sector Profile, administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department.  In 2019/2020, 65% ELC and SAC services completed the sector profile. These services recorded 85% staff as working directly with children (extrapolated figure for all services is 26,294), with with the remaining 15% ancillary staff (extrapolated figure for all...