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Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth on the followinginformation, from 01/06/2022 to present: Records which show the number of pledged homes that were rejected when offering to house Ukrainian refugees? Records explaining the decision to refuse pledged properties?

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Communications between the Minister/Department and the Sisters of Bon Secours, regarding the exhumation of remains at the former Mother and Baby home, Tuam. This request relates to the period from January 2021 to 31/05/2023. Communications between the Minister/Department and Galway County Council, regarding the exhumation of remains at the former Mother and Baby home, Tuam from January 2021 to 31/05/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 04/06/2023: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Number and nature of complaints received by the department from Ukrainian refugees since 31/03/2023 to 31/05/2023, with complaints or concerns about difficulties in relation to accommodation.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Situation Report (Dept. of Children Response to Situation in Ukraine Sit Cen Report) for the month of May 2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any internal memos or briefing documents the IPAS/department has produced in relation to protests outside Direct Provision centres and refugee accommodation centres during the period January 2021 to present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any records held by the Department relating or referring to protests that took place in a village relating to asylum seekers being accommodated in the area.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 11/06/2023 and 18/06/2023; Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any reports conducted by Safetynet Primary Care on the conditions at Citywest hub for refugees since the beginning of 2023 - to present Copies of any complaints lodged by asylum seekers with the department re conditions at the hub.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All documents, including briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents, relating to the decision to omit "or belief" from the "religion or belief" ground as required under the Directive, in the Equality Act 2004, the Equal Status Act 2000, and the Employment Equality Act 1998. Any submissions made by third parties regarding the inclusion or exclusion of the "or belief" element of the "religion or belief" ground.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The full cost of accommodating International Protection applicants at a property since the plan was announced on 01/02/2022 until present. Total cost of installing tented accommodation. Monthly cost for security, food costs, cleaning costs and other general maintenance.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of any memos, submissions, briefings, reports or other such high-level documents referring or relating to the higher than normal levels of sick leave being experience at the department to cover the period 01/10/2022 to date.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of the legislation drafted by your department to replace Bill 82 of 2021. Copy of any document held by your office outlining how many additional members (or former members) of the Defence Forces might be free to report sexual harassment or assault if you had not blocked Bill 82 of 2021.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Detail relating to the specific services that the management company, Allpro Services, are contracted to deliver at centres where persons fleeing the war in Ukraine are accommodated in single persons and family type accommodation.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any inspection reports carried out into accommodation contracted to the department at a property.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Any inspection reports (carried out internally or commissioned) carried out on a property used to house Ukrainian refugees, between 01/02/2022 and 16/02/2023. 2. Any complaints made to the department in relation to conditions or issues ata property between 01/02/2022 and 16/02/2023. 3. The total amount of money paid by the department to a provider for the use of a property between 01/02/2022 and 16/02/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information regarding inspections by the department of a property from 01/03/2022 to present date.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of buildings offered for temporary accommodation of IPAs within the Dublin region from June 2022 to present. To include the status of application i.e. approved, refused, pending and retracted.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All correspondence between the department and the Aviva Stadium relating to the housing/accommodation of Ukrainian refugees and International Protection Applicants, dated between 01/01/2023 and 05/06/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any correspondence between the department and staff unions or staff representative bodies with regard to rising workload for staff members of the department to cover the period 01/03/2022 to date of receipt of the request.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Recently published research report commissioned by DCEDIY completed by Trinity College Dublin on Conversion therapy says on page 16 "A research advisory group was formed which had representatives from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth [DCEDIY]; LGBT Ireland; Gay Project [Cork]; Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) and the psychotherapy services." I request the names and any affiliations to institutions/professional bodies/groups of the research advisory group participants described in the report as "the psychotherapy services".

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All reports and records related to the unannounced inspections carried out at International Protection Accommodation Service centres in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The department's Situation Report (Dept. response to the situation in Ukraine) for the month of April 2023

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for both dates 23/04/2023 and 30/04/2023; Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for both dates 07/05/2023 and 14/05/2023; Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Correspondence (sent and received, including any attachments) between the department and Tusla, in relation to safeguarding or governance issues in the Order of Malta, between 01/11/2022 and 25/04/2023. 2. Any briefings or memos prepared by the department, in relation to safeguarding or governance issues in the Order of Malta, between 01/11/2022 and 25/04/2023. 3. Internal department correspondence in relation to safeguarding or governance issues in the Order of Malta, 01/11/2022 and 25/04/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Correspondence (sent and received including any referenced attachments) between Tusla senior management and the department (Sec Gen Kevin McCarthy, or Assistant Sec Gen Lara Hynes), in relation to issues in the Order of Malta, 01/11/2023 and 04/05/2023. 2. Any briefings prepared for the Minister, in relation to issues in the Order of Malta, between 01/11/2023 and 04/05/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any correspondence between the department/minister and the Red Cross regarding a hotel, including any documents shared by the Red Cross with the department regarding this hotel. Any internal correspondence or documents re standards for Ukrainians in this hotel. For the period 01/02/2023 - 17/03/2023

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any or all records on a protected disclosure made to the Minister between February 2023 and March 2023. All disclosures made to the Minister and or his officials regarding senior staff concerns within Scouting Ireland by a Senior Manager/Safeguarding Officer within Scouting Ireland. All external and internal correspondence regarding the protected disclosure.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any internal correspondence in IPAS Ukraine accommodation and incidents unit regarding a hotel between 01/12/2022 to 15/03/2023. Copies of any complaints sent to IPAS regarding a hotel for Ukrainians being accommodated there, between same period. Copies of any inspections of same hotel, completed in past 3 months.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Minutes of meetings between the department and St John Ambulance, in relation to safeguarding and related issues, between 01/03/2023 and 18/04/2023. 2. Minutes of meetings between the department and Tusla, about St John Ambulance and safeguarding and related issues, between 01/03/2023 and 18/04/2023. 3. Correspondence between the department and St John Ambulance, between 01/04/2023 and 18/04/2023. 4. Any briefings prepared by the department for the Minister about the St John Ambulance matter, between 01/04/2023 and 18/04/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records in the department that support or uphold a statement that appears in the records of the Seanad Eireann and which statement is attributed as being made by Minister Roderic O'Gorman, in Seanad Eireann in the course of a debate on 29th March, that Minister O'Gorman had "been summoned to Seanad Eireann on the premise of an absolute lie" The link to the aforementioned debate is : https://www.kildarestreet.com/sendebates/?id=2023-03- 29a.40&s=speaker%3A545#g42

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A list of all current hotel, hostel and other hospitality providers in Ireland providing accommodation to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. A list of all hotel, hostel and other hospitality providers in Ireland who previously provided accommodation to people fleeing the war in Ukraine but have ceased to provide such accommodation on or before 30/03/2023. The annual cost to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the provision of such accommodation to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The department's situation report for the month of March 2023

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records detailing the value of contracts between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth and all hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation centres in Clare, who are housing Ukrainian nationals.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

An (anonymised) copy of all complaints made by Ukrainian refugees about accommodation in the period 01/01/2023 to date; a record/spreadsheet/database of the number of complaints received in total, broken down if possible by month, and by county.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Details of criteria used to prioritise or triage arrivals from Ukraine for the provision of accommodation or services on or after arrival in the state. Any material detailing if this process and criteria was applied to the Ukrainian arrivals denied accommodation over the weekend of 22/10/2022, and if not, what criteria were used. Details of whether this approach had been assessed at any stage for compliance with relevant human rights and equality legislation pertaining to the provision of services by the state.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of accommodation locations being used for IPAs in the Dublin area. Details to include name, location, eircode, occupancy and number of children.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for both dates 09/04/2023 and 16/04/2023; Single men, Single women, Lone parents, Couples with children, Couple without children, Total number of children

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information regarding IPAS accommodation. The number of complaints made from IPAS residents since the opening. The number of incidents reported to IPAS since the opening.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records showing the number of eviction notices issued to current and former International Protection applicants living in IPAS accommodations by the body between March 2022 to the present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Details on the 60 plus accommodation locations (referenced in the RTE article published on 29/01/2023) which were in use in 2022. Can you please also indicate what the maximum capacity of the centre is in the following administrative areas: Dublin including Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown administrative areas; County Louth; County Meath; County Monaghan.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for both dates 12/03/2023 and 19/03/2023: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for both dates 26/03/2023: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Draft of government's plan to enshrine gender equality referendum in November 2023 as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality and special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality. Policy development plan by the inter-departmental committee of the Department of Taoiseach on recommendations for consideration by government on gender equality. Records or draft of the general scheme of one or more referendum Bills intended to be published by Minister O'Gorman by the end of June on gender equality.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Memos or briefing documents that have been prepared by DCEDIY in relation to far-right groups and individuals and protests at accommodation provided for International Protection Applicants and BOTPs between 01/03/2022 and the date of this request

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records pertaining to a property and any building in its adjoining site/grounds since 01/01/2019 related to (a) the Local Authority Resettlement Programme or (b) any other tender/programme/plans to house refugees at a property or in any building in its grounds.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Internal department correspondence, including briefings, in relation to St John Ambulance, between 01/03/2023 and 17/03/2023. 2. Correspondence between the department and St John Ambulance, between 01/03/2023 and 17/03/2023. 3.Correspondence between the department and Tusla, including minutes of any meetings in relation to St John Ambulance, between 01/03/2023 and 17/03/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any correspondence or reports in relation to International protection applicants without accommodation or shelter from 24/01/2023 to date.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records in the department recording discussions by Minister Roderic O'Gorman, Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State Joe O'Brien and Mr Kevin McCarthy, Secretary General of the department of the: 1. Human Rights implications; 2. Data Protection implications; 3. Constitutional implications of State-funded Rethink Ireland providing significant funding over three years to an entity entitled Far Right Observatory to carry out intelligence gathering, monitoring and taking action against any private citizens or residents in the Republic of Ireland.