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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...for the sector and increasing wages for over 70% of staff working in services. I understand that the JLC continues to meet and plan to submit to the Labour Court new draft EROs proposing a 5% increase in minimum rates for all grades and the removal of 3 years experience requirement for graduate minimum pay rates. Outcomes from the JLC process are support by the Government through...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (20 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... A fourth programme – the Equal Participation Model is under development. This is the start of a multi-annual investment plan – with investment this year exceeding €1.1 billion – achieving the First 5 investment target five years ahead of time. Core Funding which introduced on foot of Together for Better has been in operation since 15 September 2022...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...role of women in the home. A new Article 42B will be inserted to recognise family care. The Electoral Commission is undertaking its public information campaign, with printed information being distributed to all 1.8 million households in the State. Ballot papers and polling cards have also been printed for the entire electorate and voting and counting arrangements are being made at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (5 Mar 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: From 2020 to Budget 2024, Exchequer funding for youth services and programmes increased from €61.8 million to €77.95 million, a 26% increase overall. My Department has not been allocated any capital funding for youth services in 2024. The funding made available for capital investment in youth services under the National Development Plan for the period 2021- 2023 was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Public investment in Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare rose from €345 million in 2016, to €1.108 billion in 2024. Investment as a percentage of modified GNI (based on the most recently available modified GNI figures, 2022) increased from 0.20% in 2016 to 0.26% in 2022. For illustrative purposes investment as a percentage of modified GNI (using 2022 figures) is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: There has been a number of steps taken by my Department to increase childcare places: Some €69 million 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 capital investment across three pillars: Building Blocks - Improvement Grant; Building Blocks - Capacity Grant;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: State investment in early learning and childcare has increased by 221% in the past eight years - rising from €345 million in 2016 to €1.108 billion in 2024. This year's State investment for the early learning and childcare sector provides for: The continuation of the ECCE programme that will benefit more than 103,000 children in 2024. The continuation of the Access and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to by the Deputy is part of the National Federation of Arch Clubs, which is funded by Department under the Youth Service Grant Scheme (YSGS). The National Federation of Arch Clubs received €64,275 in YSGS funding in 2023, and this has increased by 5% to €67,488 in 2024. In addition, my Department is providing total funding of €2.5 million in 2024 to the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: From 2020 to Budget 2024, Exchequer funding for youth services and programmes increased from €61.8 million to €77.95 million, a 26% increase overall. The annual capital budget available to support youth services in 2023 was €2.7m. This funding supported small grants which enabled the purchase of essential equipment and the completion of minor works. This year, my...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...graduates and administration. The original Core Funding allocation of €207m increased to €221m in spring 2022 at a time when cost pressures were significantly increasing. This further increased to €259m based on significant capacity growth in sector in Budget 2023 with additional contributions for staff pay and conditions, non-staff overheads, administration staff/time...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC. As members will have seen in the briefing provided for them last week, my Department is projected to spend €7.293 billion in current expenditure and €135 million in capital expenditure during 2024. This represents an increase of €244 million, or 3%, on the Supplementary Estimate for 2023. The 2024 allocation covers financial...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in some of its residential care placements. Similarly with foster care, we will significantly increase the foster care allowance over the course of this year. As I said, it will grow by €75 and €73 per week for under-12s and over-12s, respectively, by the end of this year. This will make a meaningful difference in terms of supporting all foster carers, especially those who...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...ELC and standalone SAC services in 2023; a five-year low in the number of net ELC (i.e. early learning and care, or pre-school) services closures, (i.e. 29 net closures total in 2023 compared to 58 net closures in 2022, 76 net closures in 2021, 106 net closures in 2020 and 103 net closures in 2019; and a net increase of 158 standalone SAC services (after-school childcare) in 2023. ...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Early Years Inspectorate covering the period up to the end of November 2023 shows:a net increase of 126 in the overall number of ELC and standalone SAC services year to date;a net increase of 158 standalone SAC services (after-school childcare) year to date;a five-year low in the number of net ELC (i.e. early learning and care, or pre-school) services closures, (i.e. 32 net closures...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Education (DE) Inspectorate’s Early Years team into a single body that provides integrated care and education inspections. The Tusla Early Years Inspectorate costs in 2023 were approximately €7 million. In 2024, the Tusla Early Years Inspectorate has been allocated approximately €11 million. The majority of this increase is related to the plans to extend...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: €77.95 million is being allocated in Budget 2024 to youth services, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. As part of this allocation, €1million is being provided to establish a new Youth Employability Initiative. The aim of the Youth Employability Initiative will be to engage and support young people aged 15 to 24 years who are not currently in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to access and meaningfully participate in the ECCE programme since it was first introduced in September 2016. A commitment to expand AIM beyond the ECCE programme was first made in the First 5 strategy. The fulfilment of this commitment is informed by an independent evaluation of AIM, which has just been completed and which I will publish in January. All participants in that evaluation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in 2024, building on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. The full package of current funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €77.95 million, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. €74.45m is being provided for youth services funded under the existing funding schemes. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. From 2020 to Budget 2024, current Exchequer funding for youth services and programmes increased from €61.789 million to €77.95 million, a 26% increase overall. My Department provides universal funding on an annual basis to 30 national and major regional voluntary organisations through the Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...responding to the unmet early learning and childcare needs of families. My Department is progressing a range of actions to ensure the supply of Early Learning and Childcare meets demand. Some €69 million 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 capital...