Results 41-60 of 233 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...early learning and childcare in 2023 – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to €1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...;1 billion to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Regulation Orders published last year were a significant milestone in efforts to improve pay in the sector. The Orders are being supported by Core Funding – which has an allocation of €259 million in its first year – to support amongst other things, improvements in staff wages, alongside a commitment to freeze parental fees and support for sustainability of services....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...financial stability of early learning and childcare services is a priority of Government. This is demonstrated by the significant State supports provided to the sector. Core Funding - worth €259 million in Year 1 and €287 million in Year 2 - contributes to services’ sustainability and significantly increases income for the overwhelming majority of services and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: In 2023, State investment in early learning and childcare will exceed €1 billion for the first time, achieving an investment target set out in the First 5 Strategy, five years ahead of schedule. In 2023, this has seen investment of:€308 million for the ECCE programme including AIM €342 million for the NCS and€266 million for Core FundingAll children meeting the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...– a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. Together for Better is the new funding model for Early Learning...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (4 Jul 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the Family Resource Centre Programme which provides funding support to 121 Family Resource Centres across the country. In 2019/2020 all Family Resource Centres were awarded an additional 5% once-off funding to support FRCs through the Covid period. In 2022, all FRCs were awarded an additional 4% increase to their core funding. The Family Resource Centres programme has also benefited...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...school-age childcare workforceand a future funding model for the sector.An Independent Review of the Cost of ProvidingQuality Early Learning and Childcare in Ireland was published.The Government’s First 5 Annual ImplementationReport 2019 was published.In December 2020, the Government approveddrafting of the Bill to extend paid Parents’ Leave from two weeks to fiveas well as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the substantial additional investment in thesector being made through Core Funding.Through ECCE capitation andCore Funding combined, services will receive a minimum weekly capitationof €79.20 per child and a maximum of €95.85 per child, with additionalfunding for graduate lead educators, graduate managers and for sessionalservices. There is no clear evidence supporting an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...has undertaken to calculate what such a payment might cost on the basis requested The number of children approved for targeted supports under Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) Level 4, 5 and 7 supports for the 2022/23 programme call is 7,275. Based on this figure, if each family were to receive a payment of €500 per-month for 12 months the cost would amount to over...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past eight budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of schedule. This investment is a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Core Funding, which began in September 2022, is the new...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Fund The purpose of the Communities Integration Fund (CIF) is to support communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting the integration of migrants. Each year, a total of €500,000 is available to local community-based organisations to carry out integration projects in their local areas. Organisations eligible to apply include local community groups, sports clubs,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past eight budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.25 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. Despite this progress, investment in the area remains low by international standards. In their latest calculation, the OECD report Ireland spends 0.3%...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...is responsible for the implementation of its own commitments that impact upon Travellers and Roma, including in relation to culture, heritage and identity. In 2023, my Department is providing €5.942 million in core funding to a number of Traveller and Roma organisations to progress actions under the NTRIS. This represents a 5% increase over the 2022 allocation. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...support payment. These benefits are in recognition of experiences while resident in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. The overall cost of the Payment Scheme is estimated at €800 million. The Government proposals for the Payment Scheme were developed following deliberations on the very complex issues in question. They were informed by a consultation process undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ECCE scheme is a universal programme which provides 2 years of free preschool to children in the eligible age range of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months. My Department funds private early learning and care service providers to provide the ECCE programme at a standard rate of €69 per week per child attending the ECCE programme. Under the new Core Funding scheme, where...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Apr 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in both formal and non-formal education from early learning and care to adult education under which the Irish Research Council is inviting applications. My Department is also developing a First 5 Garden of Wonder and Discovery at Bord Bia Bloom 2023, taking place in the Phoenix Park over the June Bank Holiday weekend, 1 to 5 June. The Garden will be an innovative way to reflect the...