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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...

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...