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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (8 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy refers to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla and instructed that a direct reply issue to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (8 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy refers to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla and instructed that a direct reply issue to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, detail gross expenditure of just over €1.6 billion in respect of my Department for 2020. These Estimates will be presented to the Dáil shortly. As the Deputy will be aware, the functions of my Department will be expanded to include a number of important additional areas....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (8 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla currently provides support, coordination and funding to some 60 organisations around the country that deliver front line services to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). This includes Tearmann Domestic Violence Service, located in County Monaghan, which provides a range of community-based services for victims of domestic violence, including emotional and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Advisers (8 Sep 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. It should be notedthat the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set out in the aforementioned guidelines, although the appointments are also subject...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (30 Jul 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. I can confirm for the Deputy, that I have asked Tusla for a report on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Data (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is the statutory Agency with primary responsibility for children in the care of the State. As the Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, I have referred the matter to Tusla and asked that Tusla reply directly. 

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I was pleased to provide a response to Deputy on the issue of Carrigtohill youth café when this was raised in a Topical Issue Debate in the Dáil on Thursday 9thJuly 2020.  Further to my response on 9thof July I am happy to provide the following update. On 10thJuly 2020 officials in my Department communicated with Cork ETB (CETB) who indicated that they were aware of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Expert guidance on the safe reopening of Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic was published by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on 29 May. The guidance recommends use of a “play pod” model which restricts interactions between closed groups of children and adults as an alternative to social...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Communications (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since being issued with my Departmental email address after I assumed office, I have conducted official business through my official Department of Children and Youth Affairs secure email account. The Department has an information and communication technology acceptable usage policy which does not permit access to webmail services from its network. I also have a personal email account...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since I was appointed Minister on the 27th June, I have had a number of meetings with my Ministerial colleagues, agencies and bodies under the remit of my Department, and NGOs, which have been detailed in a table below. I have also engaged in a large number of meetings with my officials in the Department of Children & Youth Affairs, as well as meetings with the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to establish a dedicated agency, Childcare Ireland. The Government envisages that Childcare Ireland will assist in expanding high quality childcare, best practice and innovation in community and private childcare settings. In 'First Five, the Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families', published in...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Government is committed to supporting parents in caring for young children at home in a range of ways.  Within my Department, a policy priority is to provide access to high quality and affordable Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC), whether parents work or are in education full time or part time, or look after their children at home full-time. These...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: State investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has increased by an unprecedented 141% over the past 5 budgets (from €260m to €638m). This has enabled, inter alia, a doubling of the ECCE programme to two years, a doubling of the number of children availing of State subsidies, a 60% increase in ELC and SAC places and greater...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: State investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has increased  by an unprecedented 141% over the past 5 budgets (from €260m to €638m). This has enabled, for example, a doubling of the ECCE programme to two years, a doubling of the number of children availing of State subsidies, a 60% increase in ELC and SAC...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: A central task in increasing flexibility in access to early learning and care and school-age childcare is to make subsidies available to a wider cohort of childminders than is currently able to access subsidies. A report on options will be completed by year-end, building on work already undertaken to develop a Childminding Action Plan. In 2016 an expert Working Group on Reforms and...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: On 27 July, officials in my Department were informed that the service in question has reversed its decision to close. The Board of Management is now planning to reopen the crèche on 31 August.  My Department is providing support to the  service through Louth County Childcare Committee and Pobal. My Department issues grants and subsidies to early learning and...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: State investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has increased  by an unprecedented 141% over the past 5 budgets (from €260m to €638m). This has enabled, for example, a doubling of the ECCE programme to two years, a doubling of the number of children availing of State subsidies, a 60% increase in ELC and SAC...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I have been informed by Pobal, the agency which administers early learning and care funding programmes on behalf of my Department, that the total payments made to childcare providers in 2018 and 2019 are set out in the table below. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ...