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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue. Policy is coordinated by the Department of Justice. Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Attendance (17 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under Section 21 (6) of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 schools are required submit a report to the Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) on the levels of attendance at that school during the immediately preceding school year within 6 weeks of the end of that school year. TESS holds this data on school attendance at a County level. The most recent published data on the number of school...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: White Papers Publication (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to ending the Direct Provision system and replacing it with a new International Protection accommodation policy, centred on a not-for-profit approach. The Government has also committed to the development of a White Paper which will set out how this new system will be structured and the steps to achieving it. My Department is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established in 2015 in response to the migration crisis in central and southern Europe. Under this programme, the Government committed to accepting up to 4,000 people into the State, primarily through a combination of the EU Relocation Programme and the UNHCR's Refugee Resettlement Programme. In total over 3,000 persons with Syrian nationality...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Disability Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2016 reached Committee Stage in the previous Dáil, however, the Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad in January 2020. The Programme for Government commits to finalising this required legislation and while there is no date for publication as yet, work on progressing the legislation is ongoing in my Department with a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government is committed to fully commencing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). The Act provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The 2015 Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015 but has not yet been fully commenced. The Act provides for the establishment of new administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foster Care (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since public health restrictions were introduced Tusla has demonstrated a strong commitment to ensuring children in care, where it is assessed as in their best interests, have contact with their families. Guidance has issued to Tusla staff with regard to children in care and their contact with their parents and families. Tusla is an essential service and as such the public health restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 to 241, inclusive, together. The National Childcare Scheme provides financial support to help parents to meet the cost of childcare and to support better outcomes for children. The schemes objectives are to promote (i) a reduction in child poverty, (ii) positive child development outcomes, (iii) labour market activation and (iv) improved quality. The NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme provides financial support to help parents to meet the cost of childcare and to support better outcomes for children. The schemes objectives are to promote (i) a reduction in child poverty, (ii) positive child development outcomes, (iii) labour market activation and (iv) improved quality. The NCS is designed to be highly inclusive and to meet the needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Childcare Scheme (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 to 245, inclusive, together. Sponsorship arrangements within the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and under the legacy schemes play an important role in making additional supports available for families with complex and challenging needs that Early Learning and Care can help to address. My Department has undertaken a series of measures to raise awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a universal free two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. A child must have reached 2 years and 8 months of age on or prior to 31 August of the relevant programme year to be eligible for the September start date and a child cannot turn 5 years and 6 months of age during the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tá mo Roinn ag cur an eolais a d’iarr tú le chéile faoi láthair agus eiseofar freagra go díreach don Teachta chomh luath agus is féidir.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: “I ginearállta, ní sholáthraíonn mo Roinn seirbhísí go díreach go dtí an pobal. Tá mo Roinn tiomanta maidir le cur i bhfeidhm a dualgais faoin Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus maidir le cur i bhfeidhm socruithe chun an gá a shroicheadh seirbhís trí mheán na Gaeilge a sholáthar do dhaoine atá á lorg....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tá mo Roinn ag cur an eolais a d’iarr tú le chéile faoi láthair agus eiseofar freagra go díreach don Teachta chomh luath agus is féidir.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: €289.3m euro has been allocated to the Early Childhood Care and Education programme in 2021. The Early Childhood Care and Education programme runs for 38 weeks each programme year. The standard capitation rate paid to providers is €69 per child, per week, and the higher capitation rate paid is €80.25 per child, per week. The programme currently provides 15 hours of free...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Social Media Advertising budgets for my Department in 2021, including the associated campaigns, are as follows: Campaign Budget Supporting Children €14,400 Live Out Loud €200 National Childcare Scheme €48,100

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I can confirm that my Department has no plans to open an International Protection Accommodation Centre in the premises referred to by the Deputy. Premises are sourced either through a full tender process which is administered through the Government’s Procurement Portal www.etenders.gov.ie or through responses to calls for expressions of interest, which are advertised in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Addressing the factors behind the gender pay gap is a key commitment in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. It is a multi-faceted task involving a number of Government Departments and agencies. Initiatives to address the gender pay gap can also be expected to have a positive impact on disparities in income for women across and after their working lives. The aim of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 393 together. Following clarification received from the Deputy on this matter, I have referred the information provided to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and have requested that Tusla respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that Tusla has shared proposals for the restructuring of the Agency with my officials. As per Section 53 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, the appointment of employees to Tusla requires my approval and the consent of my colleague, Mr. Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and I can confirm that Tusla’s proposals for...