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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Fire Safety (31 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...documentation to the Tusla Registrations Office. 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 Funding (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In Budget 2021 and 2022, I secured an additional €5 million for youth services which brings the total funding from my Department to youth organisations to €71.8m. I am satisfied with the increases in funding that I have secured for youth services, clubs and organisations but remain committed to further supporting this important sector. My Department provides extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €221 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on their capacity and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €221 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on their capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... During the 2021 budgetary process, an initial €8.3m was provided for capital funding. A further €2.2m was secured in capital carryover bringing total capital funding available to €10.5m in 2021. The upgrading of the fire safety measures in existing early learning and childcare services was the key objective of the 2021 Capital Programme, with €10.5...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Qualifications Recognition (22 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5, the whole-of-Government strategy for babies, young children and their families, recognises that the workforce is at the heart of high-quality early learning and care. The evidence suggests children achieve better outcomes when staff are well qualified. This is undisputed internationally. First 5 seeks to continue to build an appropriately skilled and sustainable professional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... During the 2021 budgetary process, an initial €8.3m was provided for capital funding. A further €2.2m was secured in capital carryover bringing total capital funding available to €10.5m in 2021. The upgrading of the fire safety measures in existing early learning and childcare services was the key objective of the 2021 Capital Programme, with €10.5...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to the service agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €207 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €207 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on their capacity and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to the service agreeing to come into contract for the scheme. It will be a payment directly to services who choose to participate in the scheme. The total available budget for Core Funding is equivalent to €207 million in a full programme year, contingent on an Employment Regulation Order being agreed by the Joint Labour Committee. Core Funding will be allocated to services based on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the Public Good: A new Funding Model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC), was published on 7 December 2021 following consideration by Government and acceptance of its 25 recommendations. Work has now commenced on implementation of these recommendations. The new funding model outlined in Partnership for the Public Good comprises four key elements: two new...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On 7 December, I launched Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare, available at first5fundingmodel.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Funding -Model-FINAL-REPORT-2.pdf. This report was delivered by an Expert Group which was independently chaired and comprised national and international experts and made 25 recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...paid directly to service providers. On 7 December, I launched Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare, available at first5fundingmodel.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Funding -Model-FINAL-REPORT-2.pdf. This report was delivered by an Expert Group which was independently chaired and comprised national and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...by Pobal. Table 1: Capacity Dublin-Dublin South / Dublin- Dublin City Capacity 2020/2021 Dublin - Dublin South Dublin - Dublin City Enrolled 5,577 8,263 Vacant Places 983 1,662 % vacant places 18% 20% Overall Capacity (all age ranges enrolled and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...brings together the best of community and private provision. Not including special Covid funding arrangements, an estimated 60% of funding for ELC and SAC services comes from the State. The First 5 strategy published in 2018 committed to at least double expenditure in the sector by 2028 to approximately €1 billion. An Expert Group to develop a new funding model for ELC and SAC was...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and Equality Commission. As members will have seen from the briefing material provided to them last week, my Department is projected to spend €2.074 billion on current expenditure and €33 million on capital expenditure during 2022. This represents an increase of €189 million or 10% over the 2021 Revised Estimate. In addition, my Department has a further €3.2...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of these was to get rid of the wraparound hours. We are doing that in this year's budget. A second recommendation was to extend the universality of the NCS from the age of three up to the age of 15. Again, we did that in this year's budget. Another recommendation was the introduction of an additional premium for families with multiple children in childcare. We will look at that for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: We have taken very extensive measures to protect children, and the grant we provided this December is not the first grant. A €5 million outdoor play grant was provided in June of last year, and just short of €30 million was provided for a reopening grant in August 2020, around the time I entered this role, to support the reopening of services following the initial large-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Ireland signed the Istanbul Convention on 5 November, 2015. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is working collaboratively with Government Departments and other agencies to ensure the successful implementation of objectives of the Convention. Tusla has advised that resources will continue to be used to meet obligations under the Istanbul Convention, including: - resourcing of the 24 hour...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 150 together. The works eligible for capital funding are determined by my Department on an annual basis, having regard to the needs of children, families and providers, and to Departmental priorities. During the 2021 budgetary process, an initial €8.3m was provided for capital funding. A further €2.2m was secured in capital...