Ability West

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The following submissions:- DCYA 00072-22: Letter with briefing note and survey link to Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus regarding maternity leave for Members of the Oireachtas- DCYA 00097-22: Permission to publish research report: The prevalence and use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in discrimination and sexual harassment disputes’.- DCYA 00154-22 Approval from the Minister is required to change Ireland's Baby Box Pilot Area.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all representations made by politicians on the subject of modular homes for refugees. The time period can be limited to 29/6/2022 to 14/10/2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Full documentation relating to the design of the Service Profile module, the Core Funding Application module, and related documentation.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence to the Department of Equality and the International Protection Accommodation Services, from 24-02-2022 to 02-11-2022, from refugees and asylum seekers in direct provision, and NGOs, with concerns about the measures put in place for Ukrainian refugees.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All funding allocations made to the “Candle of Grace Charity”; (Mayo) from 1st January 2022 to date-Access to any and all records held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. All records/communications between the OAK Conflict Dynamics and Interdepartmental Group (IDC) on the development of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. The time period for this request is 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2021.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all emails, memos, minutes from meetings and documents relating to issues such as "grievous risks" and "grave concerns" raised by the Irish Refugee Council re Ukrainian refugees in the past 12 weeks with your Department. Copies of all emails sent from the Irish Refugee Council from your Department and all emails sent in response to the Irish Refugee Council from your Department re Ukrainian refugees in the past 12 weeks.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all correspondence to/from the secretary general related to the return to office working at the Department following the Covid-19 pandemic. The correspondence can be limited to items to/from the following: ministers; unions. The time period for the correspondence can be limited to 1/8/2022 to 18/10/2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence between (sent and received including any referenced attachments) senior management in Tusla and the Minister for Children, secretary general, or assistant secretary generals, on the topics of residential care services, out-of-hours residential service and

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Minutes of meetings of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) of a general administrative character.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of all emails - dated 1st January 2022 to 29 June 2022 - between members of The Expert Advisory Group (Direct Provision/White Paper) and Ms Carol Baxter.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records held by the Department in relation to pledged accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. This should include but is not limited to any correspondence with local authorities or minutes of any meetings with local authorities in relation to pledged accommodation; any correspondence with the City and County Managers Association or minutes of any meetings with the City and County Managers Association in relation to pledged accommodation; any correspondence with other departments or agencies or minutes of any meetings with other departments or agencies in relation to pledged accommodation; any internal departmental correspondence on this issue; any other relevant material.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. The FULL itemised cost of the 'voice of the child' three day event (including Sunday night party) that was held in Farmleigh and dinner at Collins Barricks last week from 3rd October to 5th October. 2. a)When,

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Minutes of meetings held by the transition team/board set up to oversee the transition from the direct provision system to a new model between January 2022 up to the present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any briefing/internal reports/documents from the International Protection Accommodation Services to the department/office of Minister O’Gorman about the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present. Chain of emails between the International Protection Accommodation Services to the /office of Minister O’Gorman about the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present. Minutes of meeting between IPAS officials and Minister O’Gorman (or his representatives) discussing the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records relating to the successful tenderer for the design, implementation, and delivery of a qualitative research study of the practice of conversion therapy in Ireland.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records held by the department relating to the North Road Accommodation Centre in Finglas in 2022

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any records held by the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the decision not to proceed with the appointment of an expert/proposed review of testimony by mother and baby home survivors.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A breakdown in the total payments to accommodation providers for accommodation for international protection applicants, from 1st January to 11th October (excluding providers paid less than €50,000 accumulative in that period)

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Requesting specific IPAS tender documents

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all complaints from Ukrainian refugees about accommodation provided by the State from July 1 to August 18.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All documents held by the Department and concerning the operation of a gender identity service for children/young people in this jurisdiction or policy in relation to the provision of such a service since January 1st, 2021.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any records held referring or relating to the decision to award Aramark a contract for provision of catering services to Ukrainian refugees without a tender competition.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

In relation to travel undertaken by Minister O’Gorman as part of the 2022 St Patrick’s Day Programme to Rebuild Connections: The names of people who accompanied the Ministers on their respective trips and their job titles or relationship to the Ministers. The schedule of flights undertaken by the above people as part of their respective trips, including flights to and from Ireland, connecting flights and the names of airports where departures and arrivals took place. Also, please include whether the flights were economy class, business class, first class or other and the name of the airline used for each flight. The Ministers’ itinerary for their respective trips. A breakdown of expenses accrued and paid by Government for the trips, including flights,

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A list of all e-submissions sent to the Minister during Q2 of 2022

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A list of e-submissions sent to the Minister for Children from 1/7/2022 to 2/9/2022

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Full survey results, including the questions and all details on the surveyed population, from the Ipsos survey undertaken in July on the National Childcare Scheme

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All communications between DCEDIY staff and representatives of Cork County GAA Board and/or Pairc Ui Chaoimh management in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation for International Protection Applicants at Pairc Ui Chaoimh dating from 01/02/22 to 04/09/22. All records of financial agreements between the GAA/Cork County Board/Pairc Ui Chaoimh management and DCEDIY regarding same and in same date period.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Memos, policy papers, meeting minutes etc within DCEDIY on the issue of accommodation for vulnerable persons seeking protection from 08 December 2021 to 08 September 2022.2. DCEDIY engagement, discussions, memos, policy agreements etc with approved housing bodies/non-governmental organisations relating to the provision of accommodation for particularly vulnerable persons seeking protection from 08 December 2021 to 08 September 2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A breakdown of annual funding awarded to Justice for Magdelens Research Project, Clann and the Adoption Rights Alliance

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A record of all minutes of meetings and emails to decide where modular homes for Ukrainian refugees would be built in Kildare and more specifically Newbridge.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A list of all complaints made to IPAS about the standard of accommodation it provides. This list should cover this year and include an anonymised description of the complaint, the county in which it took place, and the outcome/resolution of the complaint.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence between IPAS and third-party contractors/developers/accommodation owners about securing new accommodation for asylum-seekers from April 2022 to the present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The number of vulnerability assessments carried out for asylum seekers arriving into the Irish State in 2022 so far. The number of vulnerability assessments carried out for asylum seekers arriving into the Irish State in 2021.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all representations from politicians to Minister Roderic O'Gorman on the subject of childcare and his response to same. Copies of all correspondence between Minister O'Gorman and childcare providers and their representative groups between 1/5/2022 to 8/6/2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Logs/summaries/reviews/commentary/analysis of any/all social media platforms including twitter, reddit or message boards relating to LGBTI+ topics compiled or collected by the Department between May 1st 2022 and August 29th 2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Various records relating to issues around birth registration, including meetings with Tusla, AAI and the Department of Health

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records concerning a WRC determination that were created after that decision was delivered in 2021.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all internal Department reports or memos on updates/developments related to the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service between 1/5/2022 and 8/6/2022. Copies of all correspondence to/from Minister Roderic O'Gorman and Secretary Kevin McCarthy on the topic of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service between 1/5/2022 and 8/6/2022; A list of properties acquired to date as part of plans to end direct provision; A list of properties in the acquisition process as part of plans to end direct; The number of people seeking international protection who have been provided with own-door accommodation to date. The current number of people in Direct Provision and emergency accommodation. A breakdown of the nationalities (and number of people from each nationality) of the people currently in Direct Provision and emergency accommodation.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records which concern or mention Thorn, including a list of all meetings by officials and all minutes, e- mails and other documents relating to exchanges with representatives of the organisation Thorn since January 1, 2019.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Transport Working Group, established to coordinate action on transport provision for people with disabilities, up to and including the meeting held last January.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records in relation to the decisions about the rules to the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE), which came into effect in 2018 and afterwards, which resulted in a single entry point to the ECCE programme and established lower and upper age limits for entry and completion of the programme. This request includes, but is not limited to, all minutes of meetings, emails and other correspondence involving the relevant Minister(s), the relevant government department(s) or other State agencies around the changes to the ECCE programme from 2016 onwards. Including all submissions, underlying data, research papers and other relevant documents held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in regard to setting age limits.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Copies of any correspondence to do with costs for the proposed Drag Workshop for Teens 2. Copies of any Garda vetting discussed, sought or received by the ETB of the service provider.3. Copies of correspondence where this project was discussed.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of inspection reports undertaken by department or private contracted inspectors into State provided/contracted accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, between 1st March and 16th June 2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Reports to the Minister from the White Paper on Direct provision EAG. Also, to include other communications from the EAG to the Minister.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Letters from the Law Society to Minister O'Gorman regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and replies from the Department from January 2022 to present date. Letters from the Law Society to Minister of State Anne Rabbitte regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and replies from the Department from January 2022 to present date. All internal departmental correspondence (between staff at Assistant Principal Officer Level and above) related to letters from the Law Society to the Department regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 from January 22 to present date.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A list/record of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department (if applicable) using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 Jan 2022 to the date of receipt of this request.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Agendas, Minutes and all meeting documents sent to/received from for the White Paper External Advisory Group from the date of its establishment to 27 July 2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Agendas, Minutes and all meeting documents sent to/received by the Programme Board to oversee the transition to the new International Protection Support Service.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Meeting minutes, discussion papers and meeting agendas of the independent oversight group for the white paper on ending direct provision, from establishment, to date.