Roderic O’Gorman

Minister announces 25 projects to be funded under the 2023 Supporting Parents, Parent Peer Support Funding Call

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the 25 projects to receive funding under the 2023 Supporting Parents, Parent Peer Support Fund. Through this Fund, a total of €50,000 will be made available to support organisations across Ireland to develop inclusive and welcoming parent peer support initiatives for all parents. Supporting … Read more

Record numbers of families now benefitting from subsidised early learning and childcare

Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, announced that more than 105,000 children are now benefitting from the National Childcare Scheme a 95% increase in the same period in 2022. Since January 2, the minimum hourly subsidy under the scheme for all children under 15 is €1.40, an increase of €0.90 per … Read more

Thousands of families to benefit from substantial reductions in early learning and childcare costs from today

Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth today welcomed the introduction of new subsidy rates under the National Childcare Scheme, which is set to substantially reduce out-of-pocket costs for early learning and childcare for thousands of families across the country. From 2 January, the minimum hourly subsidy under the National Childcare Scheme … Read more

Minister O’Gorman announces the first national study of home visiting services for families with babies and young children

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced the commencement of an important review of home visiting services for families with babies and young children in Ireland. The UNITES project will be undertaken by a team at Maynooth University’s Centre for Mental Health and Community Research (Department of Psychology and Social … Read more

‘Together for Better’ new funding model for childcare will freeze this year’s fees at 2021 rates

Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, has launched the new funding model for ELC and SAC, Together for Better. Together for Better brings together 3 major elements, the Early Childhood Care and Education programme, including the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), the National Childcare Scheme and Core Funding, and is launched as Core Funding comes into … Read more

236 children reported missing from the care of Tusla this year

Two hundred and thirty-six children have been reported missing from the care of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency (CFA) agency this year. In new figures provided by the Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, 236 children reported missing for the first eight months of this year compared to 295 for the 12 months of 2021, … Read more

Information and tracing services under Birth Act to begin next month

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today signed the Order providing for Birth Information and Tracing Services under the new Birth Information and Tracing Act to be available from 3 October. The Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 was signed into law by President Higgins on 30 June. Minister … Read more

Birth Information and Tracing booklet to be sent to all households across Ireland

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has welcomed the launch of a booklet on the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 to be delivered to every household in Ireland. It will also be sent to other residential settings across the country, while thousands of copies will be distributed to people living … Read more

Minister O’Gorman publishes funding agreement for new €221 million Core Funding scheme

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, published the ‘Partner Service Funding Agreement’ for the new €221m Core Funding for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers that will commence this September. Services that sign up for Core Funding will become Partner Services, working with the State to … Read more

Additional government funding to support children with disabilities access State-funded pre-school

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced he will make additional funding available to support children with disabilities’ access to the State-funded Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Additional capitation provided through the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) to enable a lower adult-child ratio, is expected to increase by … Read more

Expectant parents to receive free ‘little baby bundle’ worth €500

Around 500 expectant parents will receive a free bundle of supplies worth €500 from the State this autumn when their babies are born. Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman announced details of the plan to pilot the Little Baby Bundle with 500 expectant parents and newborns. The pilot will be undertaken in collaboration with the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and … Read more