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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I apologise for the delay in responding to the deferred PQs 19884/24, PQ 19857/24, PQ 19858/24 and PQ 19859/24. I can confirm that a response to these PQs has now been issued to the Deputy, as of 11 September 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the State’s humanitarian response to the Ukrainian crisis, the Government has developed a Rapid Build Housing Programme to provide accommodation for families fleeing the war in Ukraine who request it. The programme aims to provide short-term accommodation for up to 2,800 Ukrainians at several sites across Ireland. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is leading the development...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has in place a range of supports and funding schemes to support the delivery of early learning and childcare places but services are independently operated, either by community not-for-profit or by private for-profit providers, and decisions about whether and when to open a service rest with individual service providers, subject to them registering with Tusla's Early Years...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In January 2023, my Department received a proposal in relation to the former Equestrian and Conference Centre, Wallslough, Co. Kilkenny, R95 T9FE for the provision of temporary accommodation for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine (Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, also know as BOTPs). As the proposal involved a property requiring significant conversion and refurbishment works, it...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is working with communities all over Ireland to source and provide accommodation for people applying for international protection. This is part of Irish and EU law, and is also part of our humanitarian duty to provide shelter to people fleeing war and persecution in their home country. My Department’s Community Engagement Team (CET) liaises directly with elected...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy has sought some statistics pertaining to the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme which I provide here as at 16 September. Estimated number of persons eligible for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme 34,000 Number of applications received to date 5,104 Number of applications awaiting outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you for your correspondence on behalf of your constituent regarding their daughter's eligibility for the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. The ECCE programme provides universal, free preschool to children in the eligible age range of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months. The upper age limit of 5 years and 6 months for ECCE was set in consultation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for his question. My Department is currently engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, NPD Delivery and Reform in relation to the 2025 Estimates. Until these discussions are concluded, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Cards (18 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Section 19(5)(b) of the legislation that underpins the Scheme - the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 - provides that an applicant to the Scheme shall specify what benefits they are applying for. So, applicants can indeed select just the medical benefits and not the general or work payments. (In practice, the Payment Scheme Office will assess every application and where it...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Information requested for 2014 and 2015 is not centrally available. Request 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 YTD Number of individual young persons admitted to Oberstown 01.04.16 – 21.08.24 N/A N/A 159 133 132 127 122 73 82 95 68

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The maximum number of children that can be detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus at any time is set by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth by way of a Certificate issued under sections 195 and 196 of the Children Act 2001. The current certificate allows for 46 children - 40 boys and 6 girls.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Year No. of Physical Assaults Reported Outcome Comments 2014 5 3 - unfounded 2 - unconfirmed 5 - physical interventions/restraint by staff 2015 12 2 - unfounded 2 - unconfirmed 8 - upheld 11- physical interventions/restraint by staff 1 - peer on peer (Of these 1 reported to TUSLA) ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Request 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 YTD No. of times ambulances have been called to Oberstown 01.01.15 – 21.08.24 N/A 7 7 4 15 9 4 3 6 2 0**The Information requested for 2014 is not centrally available. Up to and including 21/08/24

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There were no deaths in Oberstown over the period in question. The second part of the question could be addressed to the Probation Service, as Oberstown do not have records on this.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 26/08/2024 Young People in Residence Today Young People Previously in Juvenile Detention First Time in Juvenile Detention 38 28 10 Of the 38 young people in residence today (26/08/2024) 10 young people have not served previous periods of time in Juvenile Detention.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There is currently one permanent social worker employed in Oberstown.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There is one full time chaplain working in Oberstown.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: HSE Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAMHS) provides psychiatric services to young people in Oberstown. Tusla’s ACTS (Assessment Consultation Therapy Service) provides multidisciplinary services to address behaviours associated with complex clinical needs. Oberstown offers programmed interventions that aim to build young people’s responsibilities and address...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The service referred to by the Deputy has been in contract for Core Funding since the scheme was introduced in 2022. The service received €132,489.08 in year 1 of Core Funding and, as of June this year, the service had an approved contract value of €137,697.06 for year 2 of the scheme. Services coming into contract for year 3 of the scheme will benefit from further increases in...