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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) was introduced in July 2022 to recognise the generosity of people who have opened their homes to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. The ARP is paid at the rate of €800 per month per property with a unique Eircode (vacant or shared). The scheme is provided for under Part 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Young Ireland: National Policy Framework for Children and Young People recognises the important role of youth work services in supporting young people to thrive and fully develop their potential. It acknowledges the important ongoing reform programme and further commits to the development of a new Youth Services Action Plan to provide a strategic direction for the delivery of youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 159 together. My Department does not directly employ youth workers. Rather, funding is allocated on a 'provision of service' basis to meet the needs of the youth population in an area. The recruitment and employment of staff including youth workers is a matter for the youth organisations and services in receipt of funding.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department supports the provision of both volunteer-led and youth worker led youth clubs and services throughout the country. In respect of volunteer-led youth clubs specifically, €14.072 million is being provided through the Youth Service Grant Scheme, which includes provision for 30 national organisations to support their network of volunteer-led clubs at local level. Provision...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Young Ireland: National Policy Framework for Children and Young People recognises the important role of youth work services in supporting young people to thrive and fully develop their potential. In keeping with this, I have continued to invest significantly in youth services throughout the country so that every young person is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential. From...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) was introduced in July 2022 to recognise the generosity of people who have opened their homes to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. The ARP is paid at the rate of €800 per month per property with a unique Eircode (vacant or shared). The scheme is provided for under Part 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Capital funding has been allocated over the period 2023-2025 to the early learning and childcare sector under the revised National Development Plan (NDP). This will enable significant investment in early learning and childcare across three pillars: Building Blocks - Improvement Grant; Building Blocks - Capacity Grant; and Building Blocks - Innovation Grant. Significant funding has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ECCE programme is 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 1st September start date. The minimum eligibility age for the ECCE programme was revised in September 2018 when it was reduced from 3 years to 2 years and 8 months. The revised...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Advertising (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department’s expenditure across advertising in 2022 and 2023 can be found in the table below. To achieve efficiencies and value in advertising placement and public information campaign management, the Department utilises the services of a media buying agency with relevant expertise in the area. Total Ex. VAT Regional Radio Ex. VAT ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (24 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department has no record of payments to the company in question. There has been no engagement between Department officials and personnel from the company.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: The efforts and contributions of individuals, volunteers, communities, local authorities and NGOs across the country in welcoming and supporting those fleeing the war in Ukraine have been truly remarkable. The standard and scale of the humanitarian response is due to such efforts and is to be commended. Commercial accommodation providers contracted to my Department have played a valuable part...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme, which opened on 20 March, will benefit an estimated 34,000 people who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions and is projected to cost approximately €800 million over its full lifetime. As at Sunday, 14 April, 1,345 complete applications have been received and are being processed. This is in addition to a number...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department does not collate the information requested by the Deputy. Funding provided by my Department to the Education and Training Boards does not directly fund youth worker posts or salaries; rather, it is allocated on a 'provision of service' basis to meet the needs of the youth population in an area. The recruitment and employment of staff including youth workers is a matter for...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Both Tusla and I are concerned about that Agency’s reliance on Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs), and share a common aim to meet the needs of these children in mainstream alternative care placements. I am advised by Tusla that its procedures ensure SEAs are only utilised in exceptional circumstances where no alternative care placement is available. This can occur in circumstances...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla are working to reduce reliance on Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs). In the interim, specific measures are being taken by Tusla, supported by the Department, to promote and support the quality and safety of these placements. In this regard, Tusla have developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for these placements, which detail extensive checks that any prospective SEA...