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

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and, since 2019, this amount has been €18m each year. The FRC Programme includes funding to FRCs and the FRC National Forum. In addition to core funding, FRCs have received additional amounts in the form...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I have provided the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to national youth organisations; the organisations allocated funding; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 in the table below. *The 2021 allocations should not be taken as the final figures for the year as allocations are still to be made under the Youth Capital scheme later this year. ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to youth capital projects; and the amount of the allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the table below. Allocations have not yet been made under the Youth Capital scheme in 2021. An application process is currently underway. Youth Capital 2019 2020 2021 Allocation ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: A total sum of €1,338,270 in funding was allocated to youth services to mitigate Covid-19 and its impact in 2020. An ICT investment grant of €1,000,000 was made available to support the improvement of ICT infrastructure within youth services and youth clubs to facilitate the remote provision of youth programmes and youth services. Early in my tenure, my Department made...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Office of the Government Information Officer (OGCIO) manages the Government website GOV.IE . OGCIO advised my Department that thecompliant accessibility statement forGov.ie, the website that currently hosts 15 of the 19 Government Departments, including this Department, is available at the following link; . Gov.ie is the main Government website and...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Office of the Chief Information Officer OGCIO manages GOV.ie the host site for the Department's website. I wish to advise the Deputy that OGCO has advised that thecompliant accessibility statement forGov.ie, the website that currently hosts 15 of the 19 Government Departments, including this Department, is available at the following link; . Gov.ie is the main Government website and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (15 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of the evening of Sunday 06 June 2021 there were a total of 6442 persons being accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department. The attached table provides a breakdown of this number by centre, the number of residents in each centre who are under 18 and the number of residents who have been granted status and have yet to secure accommodation in...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding for the provision of targeted youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by the Education and Training Boards (ETBs), which allocate funding via applications to the UBU Your Place Your Spacescheme. I have provided an additional €1 million for the provision of new UBUservices in 2021. Six ETBs, who did not form part of the Sample Services process in 2016 and 2017,...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 968, 970, 973, 974, 975 and 976 together. Since the onset of Covid-19, my Department and the State more broadly has put in place a range of supports for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare (ELC/SAC) services. The objective of these supports have been to: - support providers’ sustainability to enable services return to normal once...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 969 and 996 together. My Department operates a number of early learning and school-age childcare funding schemes. these schemes are administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. The reopening support payment consisted of a once-off grant for providers opening from 29 June through to late August / early September 2020. This grant was intended to help...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971 and 972 together. My Department runs a number of Early Learning and Care schemes. The schemes are administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. My Department introduced a number of supports to mitigate against impacts of COVID-19 on the Early Learning and Care and School- Age Childcare Sector in 2020 and has continued to provide supports in 2021....

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department operates a number of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) schemes. These schemes are administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. Data captured in a survey administered to all centre-based providers nationally in 2018 as part of the Review of the Cost of Providing Quality Childcare Services provided a breakdown of provider income. That Review found that parental fees...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 978 to 981, inclusive, and 983 together. My Department runs a number of Early Learning and Care schemes. The schemes are administered by Pobal on behalf of my Department. The following table shows my Department’s core funding programmes and supports. The table displays the total budget allocation for each programme, as well as the amount drawn down over...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The allocations and draw downs for the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) are set out in the table. Year Allocated Draw down 2019 35,500,000 34,290,000 2020 43,000,000 31,900,000 2021 48,330,500 n/a Last autumn I was pleased to announce a €5 million increase in the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department developed a National Action Plan for Childminding which was published in April 2021. The Action Plan aims to improve access, through childminding, to high quality and affordable childcare. The Action Plan sets out a pathway over the next 8 years towards regulation, support and subsidies for all paid, non-relative childminders. The Action Plan will involve change and will bring...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (15 Jun 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (15 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The new Tusla online e-learning course for parents titled “Relationships are Key” responds to the demand from parents for easily accessible, online supports. It was developed by the Tusla National Parenting Working group in collaboration with parents. This e-learning course is accessible via computer, mobile phone and other devices. Parents can pick their own topics within the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Applications to the Play and Recreation Capital Grant Scheme are submitted through Local Authorities each year. The aim of the scheme is to provide funding to refurbish existing playgrounds/build new playgrounds. The scheme opened to applications from the LAs on April 1 and closed on April 22. My officials have recently notified the Local Authorities of the amount of funding approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (15 Jun 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 (Ireland)...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The ongoing management of the organisation referred to by the Deputy is a matter for their Board, including the challenges being presented due to the Covid-19 restrictions. My Department provides substantial funding to this organisation, which plays an important role in providing young people with opportunities for developmental experiences and informal learning. All of the youth funding...