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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth runs a number of Early Learning and Care schemes. The schemes are administered by Pobal on behalf of the DCEDIY. The below table contains the Department’s core funding programmes and supports. The table displays the total budget allocation for each programme. Programme Programme Allocation ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. The Collaborative Forum of former residents of mother and baby homes and related institutions was established in 2018 to facilitate survivors to identify, discuss and prioritise the issues of concern to them and their families. This process was established to support dialogue with survivors and their representatives while the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: 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 has committed to establishing a Restorative Recognition Scheme for survivors of mother and baby and county home institutions. This scheme will include a restorative recognition payment and a form of enhanced medical card. An...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: It was not possible to publish the report from the Collaborative Forum when it was first submitted to the then Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, because of concerns that its contents encroached upon the work of the independent statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.  For this reason, the Forum's recommendations were initially published and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has an Oversight Agreement with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Oversight Agreement meets the requirements of the Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies. It outlines the purposes and responsibilities of Tusla, its legal framework, working environment, and governance arrangements between the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As identified in A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, the Housing Agency will be a major partner with my Department for successful implementation. A number of meetings have been held with the Housing Agency and work is ongoing to develop a Memorandum of Understanding and an action plan. Another key stakeholder in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, was published on 26 February 2021, along with translations of the Executive Summary into Irish, Albanian, Arabic, French, Georgian, Somali and Urdu.  The service provider was Word Perfect, with whom my Department has a contract, and the cost including VAT was €3,780.65. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: On very rare occasions, the level of specialist psychiatric or therapeutic intervention required to treat a child in the care of the State is not available in Ireland. If the child has a serious psychiatric condition,  for which there is no appropriate facility in Ireland,  a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist may recommend to the Court that the child requires treatment in a secure...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (3 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla's Prevention, Partnership and Family Support Programme (PPFS) is intended to support children, young people, parents and families in accessing preventative and support services while enabling their participation in decisions which affect their lives. It aims to prevent risks to children and young people arising or escalating through building sustainable services within Tusla and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of the Child (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The 2016 Recommendation referred to by the Deputy was approved by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, which is comprised of the Foreign Ministers of each Member State and my Department was consulted as part of this process. The text sets out recommendations to strengthen young people’s access to rights through a range of social inclusion measures and by addressing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: To date, Sections 1-7, 17, 18, and 24 of the Youth Work Act 2001 have been commenced. Sections 8-16, 19-23, and 25-37 are not yet commenced.   Responsibility for youth services transferred to the then Department of Children and Youth Affairs in 2011. Since that time there has been a necessary focus on significant reform of youth work schemes and structures undertaken. These...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is allocated €66.8 million in funding to support the provision of youth services nationwide. This funding was maintained fully during Covid-19 restrictions and has enabled the youth sector to continue to provide supports to young people, particularly to marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. All youth funding programmes received an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Following a reform process, the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme was launched in December 2019 and became fully operational on 1 July 2020. At the time of becoming fully operational, 252 organisations had successfully applied for funding under the scheme.  My Department currently allocates targeted youth funding of €41.8 million via the UBU Your Place Your...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Each year, my Department funds National Youth Organisations to provide universally focused, volunteer led, youth work through the Youth Service Grant Scheme. The funding ensures the continued promotion, growth and development of these organisations in the provision of universal and targeted services for young people. I believe that the youth work carried out by these groups is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS), supports youth work activities at a local level by providing small grants to youth clubs and groups. The Scheme is intended to support the operation of volunteer-led youth projects. In 2019, €1.9 million in funding was made available under the LYCGS, and 1,312 youth clubs or groups availed of this funding. Some 78,960 young people nationwide...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I launched the Youth Climate Justice Fund 2021 in March this year and I invited applications from eligible youth organisations. The purpose of this Fund is to support youth-led action on climate justice at community, regional and national level. A Selection Committee comprised of representatives from my Department, the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department was allocated a gross total of €1.919 billion in the 2021 Revised Estimates. The allocation consists of €1.887 billion in current expenditure and €32 million in capital expenditure. This level of funding will allow the Department to provide a range of key services in respect of children and young people and in the areas of equality, migrant...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is guided by the advice of Public Health officials in each Community Health Organisation area as regards how cases of COVID-19 at our accommodation centres in each region are to be managed, including decisions on when and where testing and off-site isolation is deemed necessary. Where off-site isolation is deemed necessary, a resident is moved to the off-site...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The potential vulnerability of LGBTI+ persons in the International Protection process is recognised by my Department.  Where a protection applicant discloses information in relation to their gender identity or sexual orientation, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department makes every effort to ensure that appropriate accommodation is provided. The newly...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: A wide range of private and voluntary organisations are commissioned by Tusla, the Child and Family agency, to provide services on its behalf locally, regionally or nationally. This includes funding for parenting support services in addition to those provided directly by Tusla staff. The total annual funding for individual organisations, including family resource centres, is published online...