Results 81-100 of 281 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in 2024, building on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. The full package of current funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €77.95 million, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. There is no capital allocation in 2024. €74.45m is being provided for youth services funded under the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Funding provided to ETBs to end October 2023 Laois & Offaly ETB Scheme Amount € Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) €82,544.00 ETB Youth Grant €128,125.00 Youth Information Centres (YIC) €0.00 Capital funding for youth services/clubs ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: This Budget continues to improve investment for early learning and childcare with funding increasing by 8% or €83 million in 2024, to €1.108 billion. Through this funding, there will be improved affordability for parents, improved availability of early learning and childcare places and additional supports for children with a disability and for children experiencing disadvantage....

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: First of all, I recognise the presence of many staff members of section 56 and 39 organisations in the Public Gallery. I also recognise that they have been joined by many service users, who will be impacted by industrial action, and their family members. I know that the threat of industrial action is not one that is made lightly by any of these incredibly dedicated staff members. The...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...ago I set out an ambition to deliver a meaningful reduction in childcare costs for families all over our country. I am pleased that today we have have been able to deliver that, with an average 25% reduction in the cost of childcare in budget 2024. This change will be effective from September of next year and will mean we have halved childcare costs in the space of two years. Across a...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Budget 2023 for year two of Core Funding provides further opportunity to invest in an additional 3% growth in capacity. For Year 2 of Core Funding, the budget has increased by 11% to reach €287 million, providing a sustainable platform for investment with increases for all services. The additional funding for Core Funding Year 2 is being allocated as follows:€8.47 million...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...investment in early learning and childcare in this upcoming Budget, that will build on the unprecedented increases in public funding for the sector secured in the last number of years, with the First 5 investment target of €1 billion by 2028 exceeded this year – five years ahead of time.Through ECCE capitation and Core Funding combined, services receive a minimum of...

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...