Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Reviews
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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477. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [53446/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department is conducting the following studies, reviews, and research projects. The table shows the conducting body, the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form.
| Project | Organisation | Year Started | Scheduled Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attitudes to Immigration, refugees and asylum seekers | ESRI | 2023 | Q4 2023 |
| Review of National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy | Mazars | 2023 | Q1 2024 |
| Migrant Integration Consultation and Gender Equality Consultation | Ipsos B&A | 2023 | 2024 |
| Comparative supports for beneficiaries of temporary protection | Internal | 2022 | N/A |
| Scoping paper on informal kinship care | Internal | 2023 | 2024 |
| Review of Home Visiting Services for families with babies and young children | Maynooth University | 2022 | 2023 |
| Review of Children and Young Peoples Services Committees (CYPSC) | The Centre for Effective Services | 2023 | 2024 |
| Report of Child Summit 2023 | Insights Research | 2023 | 2023 |
| Analysing the focus and impact of HIQA inspections on child protection services | Trinity College Dublin | 2023 | 2024 |
| The Care Experiences Project: research project examining the lives of children in care and adults who were in care as children | Trinity College Dublin | 2022 | 2037 |
| SONC Report 2023 | Internal | N/A | TBD |
| Statistical Spotlight on Child Mortality (working title) | Internal | N/A | TBD |
| Statistical Spotlight on Children and Young People's Indicator Set Outcome "Economic, Security and Opportunity" An International Comparison | Internal | N/A | 2024 |
| Investigation of consolidating the Children and Young People’s (CYP) indicator set and the State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) indicator set and for the streamlining of the CYP indicators | Ipsos B&A | 2023 | 2024 |
| Final report on the overall implementation of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018 - 2020 | Patricia Prendiville | 2023 | 2023 |
| Outline of mechanisms in use in other countries and practical advice on recognising the preferred gender of children aged under 16 in Ireland | Cambridge Technical | 2022 | 2024 |
| A literature review on methodologies for consulting with children aged birth to 5 years | Deirdre Horgan | 2022 | 2024 |
| Guidelines for Policy Makers on the Participation of Disabled Children and Young People in Decision Making | Dublin City University | 2023 | 2024 |
| Report on the Public Consultation on the next Government Policy Framework for the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision Making | Deirdre Fullerton - Insights Health & Social Research | 2023 | 2024 |
| Report into the findings of written submissions from stakeholders associated with the Youth Services Grant Scheme reform project | Insights Health and Social Research | 2022 | 2024 |
| Review of the LGBTI+ Youth Forum | Maria Herron | 2022 | 2024 |
| Best Practices for Children and Young People’s Play and Recreation: A Scoping Review | Dublin City University | 2023 | 2024 |
| OECD TALIS Starting Strong | Partnership between DCEDIY and CSO | 2021 | 2025 |
| Review of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme | Stranmillis University College Belfast | 2022 | Q1 2024 |
| An independent financial review of Early Learning and Care sessional services | Frontier Economics | 2023 | Q4 2023 |
| Evaluation of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) | University of Derby | 2023 | Q1 2024 |
| An Evaluation of Better Start with a particular focus on the Better Start National Early Years Quality Development Service (QDS) | Centre for Effective Services | 2021 | Q1 2024 |
| Research on Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Early Learning and Care | Maynooth University | 2023 | Q1 2024 |
| Research on the early learning and childcare needs of parents who work atypical hours and live in rural communities | Internal N/A | 2022 | Q1 2024 |
| A review of Early Year’s coverage and sampling approach to Beneficiary Funding | Mazars | 2022 | Q4 2023 |
| Research to inform the design of a National Early Learning and Childcare Agency | Indecon Economic Consultants | 2023 | 2025 |
| Parent Poll of households with children age 14 and under to see their childcare usage | IPSOS Ltd | 2023 | Q4 2023 |
| Study of supports for parents of LGBTI+ or LGBTI+ questioning youth in Ireland | Quality Matters | 2022 | Q4 2023 |
| Mental Health in the Irish LGBTQI+ population with disabilities | Trinity College Dublin | 2022 | Q3 2023 |
| Rapid scoping review to map research evidence and gaps to support the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People in Ireland | University of Galway | 2023 | 2024 |
| Dissemination of Growing Up in Ireland Anonymised Frequency Tables for Cohort '08 at 13 and the Special COVID-19 Survey | Internal | 2023 | 2024 |
| Key Findings from the Self-Complete Surveys with Growing Up in Ireland Cohort '08 at 13 | Internal | 2023 | 2024 |
| Research Needs for Growing Up in Ireland Cohort '08 at 17 | Internal | 2023 | 2024 |
| Attitudes towards Travellers using IPSOS Survey data (working title) | ESRI | 2023 | 2024 |
| Strategies for Promoting Straight Allyship with LGBTI+ Young People in Ireland | TASC | 2023 | 2024 |
| "What we know from Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) (2008 - 2023) about the key factors which impede or support child well-being, and the extent to which these are socially patterned and policy opportunities for intervention." | UCD | 2023 | 2024 |
| Attitudes towards immigration and refugees in Ireland: trends and drivers post-Ukrainian arrivals | ESRI | 2023 | 2024 |
| Gender Pay Gap Reporting Analysis (working title) | Internal | 2023 | 2024 |
| Youth Information Research (Title TBD) | Centre for Effective Services | 2022 | 2023 |
| Evaluation of the Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative 2021-2022 | Sector3 Solutions | 2023 | 2023 |
| Report on the public consultation to inform the development of a new Action Plan for Youth Services in Ireland | Research Matters | 2023 | 2023 |
| Qualitative research to examine the Workplace Experience of Parents Dealing with Pregnancy Loss | UCC | 2022 | Q1 2024 |
| Review of the Equality Acts | Internal | 2021 | Q1 2024 |
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