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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (31 Mar 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 Tusla to respond to the Deputy directly on the information sought.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: This issue has previously been brought to my attention at a meeting with the organisation's Board and management. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The procurement unit has not drawn the Minister's attention to any instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government pledge of last October to resettle up to 50 people from Lesvos was in addition to the commitment that Ireland had already made with the UNHCR to resettle 2,900 refugees to Ireland between 2020 and 2023. Families have been accepted by Ireland, subject to any assessment, security or otherwise to be undertaken. My Department is working with the Greek authorities and other...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (31 Mar 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 youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Literacy Programmes (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Imagination Library Scheme is operated by an International NGO and has no affiliation with this Department. However, as part of First 5, a whole-of-Government strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families, The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead approved by Government on 23 February, I announced the gradual lifting of restrictions on the operation of early learning and childcare services, subject to continued improvement in the public health situation. In January, early learning and childcare and school-age childcare (ELC and SAC) services were restricted to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The sponsor arrangements in place under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) represent a significant step forward from the similar arrangements that were in place for the legacy schemes (CCS/CCSP) which the NCS replaces. It puts in place clear referral criteria and legislative underpinning for such referrals. It is not readily possible to compare the legacy scheme referrals with NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: While DECDIY does not publish one overarching analysis of population change, my Department uses population data to plan policy and services. The Research and Evaluation Unit within DCEDIY has the benefit of a seconded statistician from the Central Statistics Office, and regularly draws on population data to support policy relevant analysis across the broad remit of the Department. In...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme provides for children to participate in a universal preschool programme for 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year for the two years prior to beginning primary school. It is a very successful programme with an estimated participation of 95% of children in the eligible age range. Some early learning and childcare services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has incurred total costs of €24,547.78 to date in the development of the Childminding Action Plan. Of this total sum, €11,029.39 was incurred between 2016 and 2018 in the development of the report of the Working Group on Reforms and Supports for the Childminding Sector (Pathway to a Quality Support and Assurance System for Childminding: Volume 1 and Volume 2),which...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Learner Fund is a funding stream offered by my Department to practitioners working in early learning and care and school-age childcare seeking to upskill and gain higher qualifications. It has operated for several years by providing either pre-award funding or a post-award bursary. The initiative was initially rolled out from 2014 to support the introduction of the minimum National...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities (CES) 2015 - 2024 is the primary disability employment policy framework in Ireland. It is a cross-government approach, bringing together actions by Government Departments and Agencies to address the barriers and challenges to employment of people with disabilities. The CES’s strategic priorities are to build skills,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Coordination of Policy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) is led by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women andDomestic Violence (known...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services Provision (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee T.D., is responsible for tackling violence experienced by people, including those with disabilites, both inside and outside the home. My Department officials are in contact with their Department of Justice counterparts on an ongoing basis to provide input into Department of Justice measures in this area

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Participation in of people with disabilities and their representative organisations is a requirement under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). My Department has recently funded and established a Disability Participation and Consultation Network to act as a mechanism for ensuring people with disabilities and their representative organisations are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities attaches priority to consulting people with disabilities and to encouraging their participation in the development of policy and legislation. The Disability Participation and Consultation Network was established in 2020 as a mechanism to ensure that people with a disability and their representative organisations will be involved in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee T.D., is responsible for the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. It is designed to address the needs of a diversity of women and men, including women with disabilities.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 713, 714 and 717 together. I thank the Deputy for her questions and I am pleased to report progress on the development of the national Barnahus service for children who have experienced sexual abuse and their families. The Interdepartmental Group (IDG) leading this initiative comprises representation from my Department, the Departments of Health and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities (CES) 2015 - 2024 is the primary disability employment policy framework in Ireland. It is a cross-government approach, bringing together actions by Government Departments and Agencies to address the barriers and challenges to employment of people with disabilities. The CES’s strategic priorities are to build skills,...