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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The total number of unique children availing of my Department's funded early learning and care ECCE, NCS and CCSP Saver Programmes in the calendar year 2024 are outlined in the table below. Programme Number of unique children NCS 154,959 ECCE 104,979 CCSP Saver Programme 1,894 ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) sponsorship arrangement allows designated sponsor bodies to refer children to the Scheme on child welfare, protection, family support or other specified grounds. Where a child is referred to the Scheme, the full cost of the childcare place is paid without cost to the family. The number of unique children benefitting from a successful Sponsorship claim so...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for the Department of the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department does not release data with respect to potential IPAS accommodation offers for security reasons and as a matter of operational policy. The International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) carefully appraises each property that is offered for use as accommodation for International Protection (IP) applicants before contracts are issued. The Department can only confirm use...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) is designed to substantially reduce costs to families using eligible early learning and childcare. It is intended to be flexible, recognising that childcare needs are different for each family. For this reason subsidies are awarded as an hourly rate, along with a maximum number of weekly hours that the subsidy will be paid for. Where parents are engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department received an offer of accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) at Wallslough Village, Wallslough, Co. Kilkenny R95 T9FE. The property is currently being assessed as part of the Emergency Refurbishment (Ukraine) Project which is overseen by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with the assistance of Local Authorities. This...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Last month, I was pleased to announce an €18 million capital grant scheme for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector. The Building Blocks Capacity Expansion Grant Scheme is part of the wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for this sector under the National Development Plan. The primary focus of the Scheme is to increase capacity in the 1-3 year old, pre-ECCE, age range for full day...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: In setting regulatory requirements, the primary consideration must be children’s health, safety and well-being. The adult-to-child ratios for Early Learning and Care (ELC) services are set out in Schedule 6 of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016. School age childcare (SAC) services' adult-to-child ratios are set out in Regulation 9 of the Child Care Act 1991...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for this question. A response will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days. The Deputy may wish to be aware that the Community Engagement Team has been established within my Department which stands ready to respond to queries of this nature, and they may be contacted directly at community@equality.gov.ie

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The property to which the Deputy refers was appraised by the Technical Working group in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, set up for the purpose of prioritising buildings to be refurbished for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. The criteria for assessment included Location, Capacity, Delivery Time Lines and Value for Money among others. The Technical Working Group...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There have been significant developments in the entitlements to family leaves for working families in recent years. The Government committed in the Programme for Government to supporting parents, including by extending paid leave for parents to allow them to spend more time with their baby during the first year in the form of seven weeks Parent's Leave for each parent, to be taken within a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Private Partnerships (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor the public bodies under its aegis have any planned PPP projects or ongoing PPP contracts to disclose at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with additional needs can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. Its goal is to empower Early Learning and Care (ELC) providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience. The main supports are grouped into universal or targeted supports. Universal supports are designed...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Phase 1 of the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028, which is nearing completion, requires the amendment of primary legislation to enable childminders to register with Tusla; the development of new, childminder-specific regulations that are proportionate and appropriate to the home environment in which childminders work; development and roll-out of new, bespoke training for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There are currently over 27,000 people being accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). Over 9,800 of those International Protection (IP) applicants are being accommodated in 70 hotels throughout Ireland. Over 90% of those hotels are contracted exclusively for the accommodation of International Protection (IP) applicants and are not available for commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: As at 4th March 2024, 1,159 single adult males are awaiting an offer of accommodation. While demand continues to outstrip supply, particularly for single male adults, the Department is ensuring that all single adult women, families and children have been accommodated. The Department is continuing to work intensively to source further accommodation and to follow up with those International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department is currently accommodating over 100,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. This includes over 75,000 Ukrainian people who have sought accommodation from the State and over 27,000 IP applicants currently in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. In this context, there is a recognition that the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: DCEDIY has utilised offers that have come through the Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) for religious buildings such as seminaries and convents for International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation. There are also a number of such buildings which are currently in use for the accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions contains 22 commitments to survivors, intended to address the expressed priorities of those who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, as well as respond to the findings and recommendations of the Commission of Investigation. Of these 22 commitments, 9 are completed and a...

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