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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth has no spend on public relations advice and media advice in the dates January 2020 to date in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: . Date Amount Company Engaged Company With August 2020 €4059 Inc VAT Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd Online Advertising 2020 Total €146,513.54 Inc VAT Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd Sky Adsmart, YouTube PMP, GroupM Programmatic VOD, TodayFM, MediaCentral 6, IRS, GroupM PBU...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank all the Deputies for their detailed contributions to this important debate. Deputy Connolly listed out the range of individuals and groups that have contributed to the knowledge we have as an Oireachtas and a Government about the failures of direct provision. She is correct to acknowledge the work of the likes of Mr. Justice McMahon and his group, the previous Committee on Justice...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will share time with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. We will have seven and a half minutes each. As a country, we pride ourselves on being welcoming, kind and empathetic. Our own history of emigration gives us an understanding of the pain of leaving one's own country and the difficulties and challenges of settling elsewhere. As a people, we want to extend a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (22 Apr 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 recent 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers have a range of different arrangements for their premises.  In 2019, 48% providers owned their premises, 38% leased their premises, 8% had no formal agreement and 6% had a licensing agreement. Robust costs data was captured through the Independent Review of the Cost of Providing Quality ELC and SAC Services in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The minimum required ratios of adults to children in early learning and care services in Ireland for full day care or part-time provision are: 1:3 for children under 1 year old; 1:5 for children aged between 1 and 2 years old; 1:6 for 2 year olds; and 1:8 for pre-school children aged between 3 and 6. For children in sessional (less than 3.5 hours) pre-school provision who are aged between 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware that some providers of early learning and childcare services have expressed concerns about the administrative burden related to providing my Departments funded childcare programmes to families. Since 2017 my Department has provided an annual programme supports payment (PSP) to all eligible childcare services, in recognition of the administrative work...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am very conscious of the need for significant improvement in pay and working conditions for practitioners in early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services. The level of pay they receive does not reflect the value of the work they do for children, for families and for the wider society and economy. It also contributes to challenges in recruitment and retention of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to provide the following information to the Deputy regarding the ways that my Department and the bodies under the aegis of my Department encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work.   Body Active Travel Measures Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) DCEDIY provides...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am sharing time with Deputy Costello. I am pleased to support this very progressive and important law, which is so badly needed and has for so long been campaigned for by many in this country, particularly young people. I wanted to take this opportunity to speak about the positive elements of the legislation but I need to respond to some of the outlandish actions of Deputies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DGSBV). I have requested that Tusla respond directly on the aspect of the Deputy's question that relates to operational data. The Department of Justice will respond directly to the Deputy on referrals made by An Garda Síochána. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service which I published on 26 February 2021 foresees a role for local authorities in promoting the integration of applicants for international protection at county level and in developing a national allocation key for accommodating applicants. This allocation key will set out the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of April 2021, work is completed on 45 of the 139 actions in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020, work is progressing on 91 actions, and 3 actions have not yet commenced. In view of the significant impact of COVID-19 on planned work, implementation of the Strategy has been extended from 2020 to end 2021. On its conclusion, the Government has committed to developing and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Officials from Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) are working with colleagues from Tusla and An Garda Síochána to arrange a joint mission to Greece in order to arrange the relocation of families and Unaccompanied Minors from Lesvos. It is expected that this relocation will take place very shortly. Relocation from Greece is being organised as an exceptional humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The current financial difficulties in the organisation referred to by the Deputy has been brought to my attention at a meeting with the organisation’s Board. 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 recent Covid-19 restrictions. My Department provides substantial funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Victim Support Services (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are no plans to establish a redress board in relation to the organisation referred to by the Deputy. It is important to note that this organisation is a voluntary body, governed by its own Board. It receives some of its funding from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and raises other funding through member subscriptions and fund raising. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has, since 2015, administered an annual capital funding programme under which early learning childcare services which are registered with Tulsa can access capital funding. The purpose or target of the funding is determined on an annual basis having regard to the needs of children, families and service providers and Departmental priorities. There is no specific capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The consultation process for the Restorative Recognition Scheme represents a very significant aspect of the work that is being undertaken to develop a Scheme for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes. Every effort is being made to ensure that all aspects of this process from the promotion of the consultation to the interaction with those participating is handled with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Apr 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. This scheme will include a restorative recognition payment and a form of enhanced medical card. An Interdepartmental Group (IDG) has been set up to develop detailed...