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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Costs (1 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The total funding that was available for the 2020 Childminder Development Grant round, which has now closed to applicants, was €250,000. The Childminder Development Grant provides up to €1,000 to assist childminders who are providing a childminding service in their own homes, to enhance quality and safety in the service through the purchase of small capital items, equipment,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (1 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The allocations under Budget 2021 are being considered by Government in the context of the annual Estimates process for 2021. As this process is ongoing, it would not be appropriate for me to comment at this stage.  In recent years, funding for the provision of youth services has increased on an annual basis. Between 2016 and 2020 the annual current youth funding available to my...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (1 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: "commits strongly to the principle that Government should ensure the best start possible for every child, underpinned by the principles of social justice, equality and fairness; recognises the need for a renewed, target-led, cross-Departmental approach to tackling child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) was first launched in November 2019. There are currently over 30,200 children who are subject to a claim by childcare providers. This is the highest number of child registrations on NCS to date and in comparative terms more children are registered for my Department’s schemes overall than were registered at the same time last year. While the NCS...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla has a national research office with a view to meeting its statutory obligation to under Section 8 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 to undertake and commission research. Considerable information is available in this regard on Tusla's website .  As the Deputy's question concerns operational matters, I have requested that Tusla respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy's question concerns an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, I have requested that Tusla respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy. In addition you may find Tuslas Data Hub a useful resource for information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy. In addition, the Deputy may find Tusla's Data Hub a useful resource for information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is asking about an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct reply be provided in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: To date in 2020, my Department has spent €4,261.05 on media monitoring services. The services are provided by Media Watch Ltd., trading as Kantar Media, a private company.  Media monitoring services are not provided in-house. My Department's overall objective in this regard is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and media monitoring services are only used when deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Government has committed to establishing a dedicated agency, Childcare Ireland which was outlined in the 2020 Programme for Government. It is envisaged that Childcare Ireland will assist in expanding high quality childcare, best practice and innovation in community and private childcare settings. Childcare Ireland will also be tasked with developing career paths for childcare staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The reopening of the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector and the resumption of services has been positive to date. Undoubtedly, the stimulus package provided by my Department has been critical to sustain capacity in their sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme, which operated from April to June, enabled participating...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The amount expended by the Department on access to online and hardcopy media publications since May 2020 is €10,793.25, and is broken down as follows: - Title Spend (€) Since May 2020 Hardcopy Officedrop Ltd 41.58 Digital National Licensing Authority 6935.11 Reach...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department has had a contract in place with Media Watch Ltd., trading as Kantar Media, for the years 2017 to-date. The contract is for the monitoring of print, online, social and broadcast media and covers all issues that are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the Department. The majority of the costs, as set out below, and borne under the contract are for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) was first launched in November 2019. There are currently over 30,200 children who are subject to a claim by childcare providers. This is the highest number of child registrations on NCS to date and in comparative terms more children are registered for my Department’s schemes overall than were registered at the same time last year. The online...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (29 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 594, 596, 597 and 619 together. I acknowledge that low pay and poor working conditions in the sector remain a serious concern and impact on the quality of provision to children through their effect on the recruitment and retention of qualified staff. The lack of consistency of care caused by high staff turnover impacts directly on quality, while low wages...