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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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 and 469 together. I am aware of the poll and of the newspaper article referred to by the Deputy relating to the availability of period products in our International Protection accommodation centres.  All our accommodation providers have been contacted recently and they all confirmed that period products are provided to residents free of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) May 2018 requires parties to “document any personal data breaches, comprising the facts relating to the personal data breach”. GDPR came into force across the European Union on 25 May 2018 and Tusla has been collecting the required data. Tusla has advised that information on breaches was not routinely collected in the years...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As an independent agency, Tusla has responsibility for its own ICT function and has engaged with the HSE, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Gardaí in relation to this incident. My officials and I have been in daily contact with Tusla and our partners in government since being alerted to the attack on the 14th May, to ensure the risks can be mitigated as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In 'First Five, the Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families', which was launched in November 2018, my Department committed to completing a comprehensive review of the operating model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) in this country. This includes, amongst other organisations, the 30 City/County Childcare Committees funded...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Human Reproduction (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection reviews and reports to Government on specific national and international legal developments, existing or proposed legislative provisions and litigation in the area of child protection on the request of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. A review of children’s rights and best interests in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The  “No End in Site” report from the Ombudsman for Children which centred on the living conditions of children on a local authority halting site makes for very difficult reading and highlights the need for continued work in supporting the Traveller Community in Ireland. You will appreciate that responsibility for Housing rests with the Department of Housing, Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department made a comprehensive submission to the Attorney General’s Office in 2019 seeking confirmation as to whether Ireland was in a position to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The advice received from the AGO stated that while Ireland is largely compliant with the terms of the Protocol, there are some outstanding issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can inform the Deputy that of the 46 data breaches that have occurred since 2018 in my Department, 29 of these breaches were deemed to be ‘No Risk’ breaches. The remaining 17 breaches were notified to the Data Protection Commission, in line with its policy that breaches deemed to be ‘Low Risk’ or higher must be notified to it by data controllers. Of those 17...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department does not have a role in finding places for children in early learning and care or school-age childcare facilities - this is a matter between the parents and a provider. If the parents are experiencing a difficulty in finding a place in an early learning and care or school-age childcare setting they can contact their local City /County Childcare Committee (contact details at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy may wish to also refer to my colleague the Minister for Justice, who has responsibility for overarching national strategies to tackle antisocial behaviour and crime, including among young people. I will set out for the Deputy what is being done in this respect by youth services. My Department currently allocates targeted youth funding of €41.8 million via...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have referred the question to Tusla for direct response to the Deputy. The Deputy will understand that any reply on this matter will be delayed, in the context of the impact on Tusla of the recent cyber attack on HSE systems. Tusla will be able to advise the Deputy of this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is a matter for the Ombudsman for Children's Office, I have referred the question to that Office for a direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Protected Disclosures (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been three Protected Disclosures received by the Department, one in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2019. No Protected Disclosures have been received in 2021 to date.  The protected disclosures received in the period 2016 – 2021 related to the work of Tusla, the Child & Family Agency, which falls under the aegis of the Department of Children, Equality,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Tusla Data Management Strategy 2019 – 2022, published on its website, sets out a comprehensive vision for data management and an ambitious road map for the development, promotion and adoption of excellence in Data Management across the Agency. On establishment, Tusla inherited services that operated in environments with limited data maturity and has worked since...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483, 484 and 485 together. Tusla was established in 2014 with a challenging remit to bring 19 unique and separate services under one Agency. All Tusla staff have an @tusla email address, the majority of which are hosted on the HSE network under a memorandum of understanding between Tusla and the HSE. The Deputy will be aware of the Agency’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Many of Tusla systems are hosted on the HSE Network under an Memorandum Of Understanding established in 2014 to provide corporate capacity and capability across a range of shared services. The HSE provide ICT services including responsibility for the security of the hosted environment. Tusla is a data controller and processor under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I strongly disagree with the Deputy's comments on the priority that my Department has placed on this issue. She named a number of individual employers which are bringing in schemes. I absolutely welcome this and commend their work. However, we are looking at a scheme that will be statutorily applicable across all employers. That is a much bigger order of magnitude. It is important we put...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to come before the House to discuss this incredibly important issue. I thank Deputy O'Reilly for raising the matter and I acknowledge her own work on it. Since its formation, the Government has made clear that tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is a key priority. A range of measures to tackle this has been outlined in the programme for Government....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy's point on choice and location is important. Under the planning codes, when a housing estate of a particular scale is built, there is a requirement to put in childcare places. In my area in Dublin 15, I have been disappointed too often by developers trying to subsequently get the childcare facility rezoned and sell it on for housing units. That is disappointing because we all...