Results 1-20 of 338 for data protection speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of public bodies and Government bodies on the dimensions of the well-being framework. The commission’s report would advise on progress on the overall well-being of society, the collection of data and measurable parameters so that progress towards better well-being can be tangibly measured. It would also set goals and indicators to measure this change and look at predictions...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Missing Children (30 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...young people missing in care from Tusla. These reports include children receiving mainstream care and those children who are referred to Tusla's dedicated separated Children seeking International Protection team (SCSIP) that include separated children and unaccompanied minors. Below is a breakdown of the two cohorts of children missing in care. Mainstream care children in the care of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of disadvantage, Individual children and families experiencing disadvantage. The identification model for Equal Start takes not only the HP Deprivation Index but also individual children’s data into account. My Department recognises that not all children experiencing disadvantage live in areas on the HP Deprivation Index, therefore there are a variety of objective factors...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The data requested is not available. Financial reporting in IPAS does not distinguish between International Protection (IP) applicants based on the status of their applications. As of 12 May, there are over 30,000 people accommodated in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) system as a whole (of whom 7,356 are children) compared with approximately 8,700 people at the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (22 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Eamon O Boyle Chartered Fire and Safety Engineers Fire Safety advice and training €3,750 Eamon O Boyle Chartered Fire and Safety Engineers Fire consultancy services €2,026 Bridgecastle Information Management Ltd t/a Castlebridge Data protection consultancy €55,974 Trilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outset of the war in Ukraine in early 2022, Ireland has provided accommodation to over 107,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection applicants. This includes approximately 84,000 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) from Ukraine who required State supported accommodation since February 2022 and approximately 30,000 International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Please see below a table detailing expenditure relating to the provision of accommodation to International Protection (IP) applicants from the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). Daily costs, such as food, are included in the daily rate per person. Year Expenditure Residents in IPAS accommodation at year end Average yearly cost per...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. In relation to service providers contracted by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) to provide accommodation and related services to International Protection (IP) applicants, the Department publishes reports on all payments over €20,000. These are published, once per quarter, on gov.ie ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. The Department does not rent accommodation, but enters into a contract to provide accommodation related services for International Protection (IP) applicants. Payment information is not collated by accommodation type in the manner outlined by the Deputy. In relation to service providers contracted by the International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. The Department does not rent accommodation, but enters into a contract to provide accommodation related services for International Protection Applicants. Payment information is not collated by accommodation type in the manner outlined by the Deputy. In relation to service providers contracted by IPAS to provide accommodation services to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Integration does not comment on occupancy figures for individual properties given the requirement to maintain the security and right to privacy of International Protection (IP) applicants, and the variability of this data due to the emergency nature of its requirement to provide shelter for IP applicants. General statistical information may be provided but government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Tourism Industry (2 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank for the deputy for her question. However, as I understand the question, the data requested is not held by the Department. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media may be better placed to assist with this request. There are 7 state-owned centres providing accommodation to International Protection (IP) applicants, none of which come under the remit of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...work vacancies in Tusla and the challenges in recruiting sufficient numbers of social workers into Tusla. The critical importance of children in care and children in need of child welfare and protection services being allocated a social worker is paramount, and my Department is working closely with Tusla on the recruitment and retention of social workers. The data requested by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...kin of children who died in an institution. It provides adopted persons with a clear and guaranteed right of access to their identity information, including information which is also the personal data of another person, as well as certain defined categories of third party information. This level of guaranteed access was not possible under the established data protection law, such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Undefined (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...weeks with a view to publication in May and initial implementation to commence in September. In January 2022, I launched Care Experiences: Journeys through the Irish Care System , a research and data project examining the lives of children in care and adults who were in care as children. This Project, which is being led by my Department in collaboration with Tusla as a key partner, will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...where focused cross government attention is required. These areas (child poverty; mental health and wellbeing; and disability services) have been highlighted by children and young people, as well as by data and research. We expect that by focusing attention on these Spotlight areas we can have a profound, positive impact on children and young people, especially those who are vulnerable. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...management and staff vetting. As outlined in the SOP for SEAs, upon the establishment of an SEA a provider is issued with a guidance document from Tusla which outlines their obligations under data protection and the nature of records held. In addition to this each SEA provider is given instruction as to the types of records to be collected or processed by it when providing the service. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and that of International Protection Applicants (IPA) by local electoral areas is set out in the table below. The data for BOTPs is not usually collated in this manner and data for 16 April 2024 has been compiled in this format. This data refers to accommodation supported or provided by this Department. There is no obligation on a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1078, 1081 and 1082 together. Under the revised accommodation policy, those granted Temporary Protection from 14 March 2024 who seek accommodation from the State are offered a maximum of 90 days of State-supported accommodation in a Designated Accommodation Centre (DAC). It is expected that such Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1079 and 1080 together. The overall capacity for Designated Accommodation Centres (DACs) remains under review. My Department continually runs data modelling of arrival numbers, which allows us to plan for the DAC capacity required to service fluctuating arrival numbers and to maintain capacity in the centres based on the turnover within them as...