Results 141-160 of 251 for garda speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...any of my Department’s early learning and childcare support schemes, including ECCE and the NCS, must be registered with Tulsa. Tulsa ensures that the staff are properly qualified, that they are Garda vetted and that the premises are fit for purpose. If an ELC or SAC moves to a new premises they are required to notify Tulsa to enable them to inspect the premises to ensure that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Abuse (2 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy. While the statutory bodies with primary responsibility for child welfare and protection are Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and An Garda Síochána, sometimes concerns about a child or a retrospective allegation are reported to my Department. My Department is committed to acting promptly when notified of any concerns and follows the principles of Children...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (2 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...should be reported to Tusla. Anyone can report a concern about a child to Tusla, and information on how to do so is available on the Tusla website.  If a child is at immediate risk or in danger, An Garda Síochána (AGS) should be alerted without delay. Tusla acts urgently on notification of an immediate risk to a child. Children who are in a situation of immediate...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Regarding section 32, I am not fully clear about what the Senator wishes to achieve in terms of an investigation. If illegality has taken place, there are mechanisms for that to be investigated by An Garda Síochána. I am not sure how the Senator’s amendment, which would place the obligation for a large-scale investigation on Tusla when the answer could be that, for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children First Guidelines (17 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: If the Deputy has a specific concern that a child may have been, is being or is at risk of being abused or neglected, he should report this concern to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency and An Garda Síochána without delay. The statutory bodies with primary responsibility for child welfare and protection are Tusla and An Garda Síochána. Both have distinct functions, powers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (4 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...agencies, dependant on assessment outcomes. If Tusla suspects that a crime has been committed and a child has been wilfully neglected or physically or sexually abused, it will formally notify An Garda Síochánawithout delay.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...concern that I will repeat in responding to other amendments, that these amendments could impact on other legislative measures and particularly interfere with the jurisdiction of the coroner and An Garda Síochána. For those reasons, I cannot accept the amendments.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...under lying rationale of this legislation. There are a number of difficulties with what are proposed. First, these amendments would represent a strong interference with the jurisdiction of An Garda Síochána and the coroner. Any intervention or investigation in respect of violent or unnatural death should clearly come under the remit of those two bodies. This is why the Bill...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and the respectful reburial of remains. It is to try and create an agency that in addition will also undertake investigative functions in terms of moving into the role of the coroner and An Garda Síochána. I do not believe that is wise. It goes against the tenor of what we were discussing earlier in that An Garda Síochána and the coroner have their set roles and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...look at whether the description of the post-recovery analysis report in section 36 could make more explicit reference to any evidence of violent or unnatural death that should be shared with An Garda Síochána and the coroner. I can also look at whether changes can be made to the Long Title. I will have to engage with the Attorney General's office and the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (26 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...70 8 49 206 54 410 Medical  practitioner 199 129 239 71 704 205 1547 Member of An Garda Siochana 627 5127 1080 627 9214 3434 20109 Member of the clergy (howsoever described) or pastoral care worker...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (31 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department has met with members of the Garda National Vetting Bureau (GNVB) and the Irish Red Cross to set up the necessary procedures to enable a vetting process. This will involve the vetting of host families, i.e. hosts and their family members over 16 years of age, who have pledged their homes to be shared with Ukrainian families with children or with those considered vulnerable...

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...under 5,000 of the 22,000 pledges. The Irish Red Cross and my Department will then begin to match refugees to properties and to support refugees to move on to their new homes. The Government, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Red Cross and Tusla have been working together to develop a vetting process for donors of shared accommodation. This is where a room or rooms have been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (29 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: When a child enters the formal care system, formal vetting requirements as set out in statue and the relevant Regulations are adhered to. This vetting is conducted by the Garda National Vetting Bureau and Tusla provides a support service to carers to complete the vetting process. There is no formal definition of a ‘private family arrangement’ and current legislation places...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...should be reported to Tusla. Anyone can report a concern about a child to Tusla, and information on how to do so is available on the Tusla website. If a child is at immediate risk or in danger, An Garda Síochána (AGS) should be alerted without delay. Tusla acts urgently on notification of an immediate risk to a child. Children who are in a situation of immediate risk may...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to the family and friends of the deceased. The IPAS Critical Incident Policy ensures that any death that occurs within accommodation centres provided by the Department is referred to An Garda Síochána as a matter of course. An Garda Síochána then refer all deaths to the local Coroner’s office. Residents and centre staff are provided with the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...registerofpledges.redcross.ie. There has already been a remarkable response by the public – already there have been over 20,000 pledges received. The Department is working closely with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice, Tusla and the Irish Red Cross on arrangements for vetting. Persons offering rooms in their houses to Ukrainian refugees will be vetted so as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...should be reported to Tusla. Anyone can report a concern about a child to Tusla, and information on how to do so is available on the Tusla website. If a child is at immediate risk or in danger, An Garda Síochána (AGS) should be alerted without delay. Tusla acts urgently on notification of an immediate risk to a child. Children who are in a situation of immediate risk may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...initially. The hope is to roll it out to other parts of the country and bring together all of the services around children who have been the victims of sexual violence. Instead of having to go to Garda stations, hospitals and so on, it would all be done in a single setting. It is understood to be working well and we are looking to broaden it outwards. I might ask Ms Duffy to...