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Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand the Deputy's intent to ensure the reporting requirement is as far-reaching as possible. However, it is important to note that no other specific class of employer, other than by reference to its size, is specifically referred to in the Bill. The Bill instead provides at section 2 for the insertion of a new section 20A into the Employment Equality Act 1998 and that under...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank Deputies for their support for the legislation. I agree with Deputy Funchion's comments on the very significant distance the Houses of the Oireachtas have to go towards a family-friendly and particularly a gender-friendly system of work. To refer specifically to Deputy Funchion's proposed amendment, it seeks to delete the words "if any" in respect of the publication of reasons in...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to engage with Deputies on this significant legislation. I acknowledge the work done by the former Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, in bringing the Bill this far. I thank Deputy Funchion for her amendments, which seek to provide for a gender breakdown of information on various categories of employees. However, I have real concerns that providing that type of breakdown may...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: We absolutely accept there is a gender pay gap. That is why we are bringing forward this legislation. There is no question about that. The most recent EUROSTAT figures indicate it is 14.4% in Ireland. That is not acceptable and these provisions are designed to address it. We all accept that the Bill will not solve everything but it will, for the first time, provide for a structured and...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Order for Report Stage (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (19 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I take it that the Deputy is referring to section 39 of the Health Act 2004 which relates to funding of bodies by the HSE and section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 which relates to funding by Tusla. Section 56 organisations provide services funded by Tusla under section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Tusla funds over 700 bodies, mostly in the community and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (19 May 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.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 to 581, inclusive, together. I can confirm that period products are provided free of charge in all of my Department’s accommodation centres. As part of the initiative to prevent period poverty and promote gender equality, since 15 March 2021, residents of centres that offer a points-based foodhall system have not had points deducted for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department does not provide specific funding supports to schools but has since 2015, administered an annual capital funding programme, under which early learning and care (ELC) and school aged childcare (SAC) services which are registered with Tulsa can access capital funding.  The works eligible for capital funding are determined by my Department on an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Authority of Ireland (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 583 to 585, inclusive, together. The issue of Irish children being adopted abroad has been in the public domain for many years, and has been extensively discussed, including in the media and in the Oireachtas. The state papers released in 1996 contained details of children sent abroad for adoption. Following this, the Department of Health requested...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. As this is an operational matter, it has been sent on to Tusla who will reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (18 May 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.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 26 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for a review of the operation of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to commence 12 months after the first payment of subsidies under the scheme.   The purpose for the Review is to provide key data and information to support the future development of the NCS. It will provide a basis for the DCEDIY to consider how...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 26 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for a review of the operation of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to commence 12 months after the first payment of subsidies under the scheme. The 12 month review is an independent assessment of the implementation and impacts of NCS during its first year of operation.   The fundamental purpose for the review is to provide key data...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Funding for the provision of youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by the Education and Training Boards, which allocate funding for local youth clubs and services via applications to the UBU Your Place Your Space the Local Youth Club Grant schemes. Funding of almost €42 million will be made available under UBU Your Place This Space in 2021 while over...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department's Statement of Strategy 2021- 2023 was published in recent weeks and sets out six Strategic Goals to provide focus for the work of my Department over the coming three years. In achievement of these Goals, my Departments approach, as confirmed in the Statement of Strategy, will also focus on the realisation of the commitments within the remit of the Department as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department does not have a contract with a third party company to conduct social media monitoring.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are no officials in my Department who are tasked with completing reports on social media coverage of the Department or Ministerial activities. 

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.