Results 181-200 of 233 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has, since 2015, administered an annual capital funding programme, under which early learning and childcare services that are registered with Tulsa can access capital funding. The works eligible for capital funding are determined by my Department on an annual basis, having regard to the needs of children, families and service providers, and to Departmental priorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department allocates almost €67 million to support the provision of youth services nationwide. This funding has been maintained throughout the recent challenging period and this has enabled the youth sector to continue to provide supports to young people, particularly to marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme, supports...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...an additional small grant to support local funded organisations, Youth Information Centres and youth clubs to defray some Covid-19 costs. Since then, I have also secured an additional €5 million investment in youth services for 2021. I see this funding as supporting the frontline services as they seek to innovate to continue to provide critical services to vulnerable young...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to 1 November 2021. It is important to note that the suitability and safety of premises is a key concern in the assessment of quality provision for children in early years services. Section 58G of the Child Care Act, 1991 (as amended by Part 12 of the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013) places an onus on the providers of early years services to ensure that they take all reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...targeted youth funding by my Department for 2019 and 2020 per ETB area below for the Deputy. I have also included funding provided for Youth Information Centres (YICs). I secured an increase of €5 million in funding for youth services in 2021. €66.8 million is being provided to youth services nationwide this year. Funding during Covid-19 restrictions was fully maintained. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (26 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...these young people continue to be engaged within the parameters of public health guidance. It is in recognition of the importance of supporting young people at this time that I have secured an additional €5 million investment in youth services for 2021. This funding will support the delivery of universal and targeted youth services nationwide. This includes an increase for all UBU...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (20 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... The application process is preceded by a local needs analysis undertaken by the ETB. Further additional funding may be provided as part of the Estimates process, and in 2021 this resulted in a 2.5% increase to services funded under UBU Your Place Your Space. In Dublin Dun Laoghaire ETB, my Department has provided almost €7.8 million for funded youth organisations under this scheme...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...has enabled the youth sector to continue to provide supports to young people, particularly to marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. As a number of speakers have noted, a €5 million increase was secured in budget 2021, which brought the overall funding profile for the provision of youth services to €66.8 million nationwide. I have said before, and I will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: All youth funding programmes received an increased allocation in 2021 arising from the additional €5 million in Budget 2021 for youth services. The table below details the exact amount increased in each funding programme for the Deputy. This increased the funding for youth services to €66.8 million and this is broken down as follows: Scheme Allocation 2021...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Equality Commission. As the committee will have seen from the briefing material provided to it last week, my Department is projected to spend €1.887 billion on current expenditure and €32 million in capital expenditure during 2021. This represents an increase of €82 million or 4% over the 2020 Further Revised Estimate. In addition, my Department has a further...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I always want to grow the support we give to the youth sector. I was delighted to give it an additional €5 million this year. I think it had been looking for €4.7 million so we were able to go a bit beyond what the sector wanted. I want to be able to continue to support it on its current spending. We also gave additional capital supports in terms of IT grants and small Covid...

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in that area. As regards Tusla, which was raised by Senator Dolan, currently there are nine members on the board, seven ordinary members, the chair and deputy chair. The ratio of male to female is 5:4 and it has a male chair and female vice chair. As Members will probably know, the chair is Pat Rabbitte, a former colleague of Senator Bacik. The chief executive officer is Bernard...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...I would like to reflect for a few moments on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic and all events that surround it have had on women and girls in Ireland and worldwide. Since February last year, almost 215,000 people in Ireland are confirmed as having contracted Covid-19. We have lost over 4,000 family members, neighbours and friends to this disease. Women are a majority, 52.5%, of confirmed...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy. On the issue of the allocation to Meath and Louth Education and Training Board I will correspond in writing to him and give the rationale behind it. We secured a €5 million increase in funding for the youth services sector, which is the biggest increase in the past decade so it was very substantial. I will always be looking to put more money into that sector but...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...a statement and take questions relating to the early learning and childcare. Before I begin, it is appropriate to recognise that tomorrow is the anniversary of the huge march that took place on 5 February 2020, when a coalition of groups across the early learning and childcare sector took to the streets, seeking better pay, conditions and supports for the sector. Around 30,000 people...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...was able to provide an additional small grant to support local funded organisations, Youth Information Centres and youth clubs to defray some of the Covid-19 costs. Since then, I have also secured an additional €5 million investment in youth services for 2021. I see this funding as supporting the frontline services as they seek to innovate to continue to provide critical services to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (4 Feb 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am pleased to confirm that €66.8 million in funding has been made available to support the provision of youth services nationwide in 2021, an increase of €5 million on funding provided in 2020. This investment increases financial support for both youth services and youth clubs, as well as ensuring further strengthening and development of UBU Your Place Your Space,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Greek authorities have completed their assessment of the situation on the ground in Greece. To date no refugees from the Moria Camp have departed Greece for Ireland. Ireland has committed to accept 50 individuals, comprising family units, and additional unaccompanied minors. I was pleased to secure an additional €5 million in budget 2021 to support the intake of unaccompanied...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Refugee Status (15 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...where incidences such as that which occurred in the Moria camp in Lesbos can cause additional hardship. Under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) Ireland has committed to accepting 50 people in family groups from the camp at Moria on Lesbos. Officials from my Department have been in contact with EU counterparts to confirm this pledge and to begin the process of resettling...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (9 Dec 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services nationally as part of Budget 2021.  This additional funding will be allocated to youth services in the coming year to support the delivery of universal and targeted youth services nationwide. My officials are currently working on the apportionment of these funds in the context of the publication of...