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# Roderic O'Gorman

Yesterday
3rd October 2023
# budget 2024
O'Gorman to push hard for significant childcare fee cuts in meeting with Donohoe tomorrow
Further cuts in childcare costs will be delivered in the budget next week but there is not the same amount of money available this year.
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24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023
# Galway
Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site one step closer as Advisory Board is chosen
Peter Mulryan, a survivor of the institution, is among those on the new board.
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Sep 28th 2023, 4:31 PM
# growing costs
O'Gorman doubles down on need for fee freeze as childcare providers protest at Leinster House
Childcare providers say they are at risk of closure due to increased costs.
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:45 PM
# Budget
Extra €1b announced for Ukrainian accommodation as Minister confirms tents may be used over winter
Currently, 800 people are being housed in tents.
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:11 PM
# Roderic O'Gorman
Children's minister says three-day strike by childcare providers this week is 'not warranted'
Providers are expected to close their services from Tuesday to Thursday.
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Sep 24th 2023, 7:23 PM
Last month
September 2023
# State Care
Reports about welfare of children in State care deleted amid GDPR concerns
Peadar Tóibín TD described the Minister’s actions as “impossible to comprehend”, saying that the decision is an example of “GDPR overreach”.
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Sep 16th 2023, 3:36 PM
# accommodation crisis
Minister says Govt 'under real pressure' to accommodate refugees in coming months
Roderic O’Gorman said a significant increase in arrivals “particularly on the Ukrainian side” is putting additional pressure on accommodation.
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Sep 14th 2023, 1:12 PM
# Stradbally
Electric Picnic tents for refugees 'can only be a very short term measure', minister says
“It’s important to remind people as well that there is still a war going on,” junior minister Joe O’Brien said.
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Sep 12th 2023, 4:17 PM
# Tents
Minister O'Gorman says he can't rule out future use of tents to house refugees in Ireland
Roderic O’Gorman said it was ‘difficult’ to project how many more refugees would arrive in Ireland by the end of the year.
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Sep 7th 2023, 1:47 PM
This year
2023
THE MORNING LEAD
The plan to end Direct Provision by next year is being revised - what's next for the system?
A report by
Jane Moore
The Government’s White Paper had committed to ending Direct Provision by 2024.
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Aug 27th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Domestic violence leave
Domestic violence leave will include full pay
Domestic violence leave is set to be formally introduced this autumn.
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Aug 8th 2023, 8:38 AM
# budget 2024
Varadkar promises further cut in childcare costs, as minister pushes for another 25% reduction
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman is pushing for an overall reduction of 50% in childcare fees over two years.
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Jun 20th 2023, 4:07 PM
# Ban
Conversion therapy practices to carry criminal offence under proposed new ban, says minister
A ban on conversion therapy is promised in the programme for government.
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Jun 20th 2023, 3:36 PM
# Asylum Seekers
Government able to offer accommodation to newly arrived asylum seekers for first time since January
On 24 January, the Department of Integration paused the provision of emergency shelter to asylum seekers.
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Jun 15th 2023, 8:56 PM
# refugee accommodation
Student accommodation to house thousands of refugees for second summer
Up to 5,000 empty student beds will be used to accommodate refugees from Ukraine and other countries.
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Jun 8th 2023, 7:10 PM
# solidarity fund
State to pay €1.5m to EU over lack of accommodation for asylum seekers
Taoiseach says it is not realistic, legal, or practical to put a limit on the numbers of people coming into Ireland.
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Jun 8th 2023, 1:47 PM
# Asylum Seekers
O'Gorman: 'Disturbing' that anti-immigration protesters are 'wrapping themselves in the tricolour'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described some recent protests outside asylum seeker accommodation as wrong.
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May 23rd 2023, 4:25 PM
# Asylum Seekers
Minister says ‘floatels’ are being looked at to house refugees
The Department of Integration had ruled out using cruise liners but a smaller ‘floatel’ concept could work, Roderic O’Gorman said.
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May 23rd 2023, 3:26 PM
# accommodation crisis
Taoiseach 'horrified' by burning of refugee tents as ministers to meet gardaí over protests
Migrant groups have expressed grave concern for the safety of asylum seekers sleeping rough.
A makeshift camp for migrants on Dublin's Sandwith Street was torched on Friday night amid demonstrations.
Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said people have the right to protest but not to 'intimidate'.
The Green Party TD said 180 beds will become available to be offered to migrants in the coming days.
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May 15th 2023, 6:00 PM
# bundle of joy
500 pilot 'baby bundles' to be delivered to new parents this week
The bundles contain essentials for new parents and their baby such as clothes and a changing bag.
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May 8th 2023, 7:00 AM
# High Court
High Court rules failure to provide Afghan asylum seeker with accomodation was 'unlawful'
The Afghan teen was informed there was no accommodation available, and provided with a €28 voucher for Dunnes Stores to buy bedding.
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Apr 21st 2023, 6:31 PM
# INspections
Hiqa to begin inspections of Direct Provision centres this year after campaign by rights groups
Inspections are currently carried out by an independent company QTS Ltd.
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Apr 8th 2023, 6:30 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
Tourist season set to take 1,300 beds from system housing refugees
A report by
Christina Finn
Pod-style modular homes which will be delivered in a shorter time frame, but may not last as long, are being considered.
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Apr 4th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Domestic Violence
Rate of pay for domestic violence leave should be worked out by end of summer, says minister
Work Life Balance Bill – which includes paid leave for domestic violence victims – has been passed.
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Mar 30th 2023, 11:26 AM
# Abuse
Minister tells Grace case inquiry it is 'imperative' it completes report within 12 months
Minister tells Commission it is ‘fair and reasonable’ that work can be completed within the timeframe.
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Mar 29th 2023, 6:00 AM
# Online abuse
Roderic O'Gorman speaks out about 'vicious abuse' against LGBT+ community
The Green Party minister said he is subjected to daily abuse on social media.
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Mar 12th 2023, 3:46 PM
Voices
Opinion: The argument for more ministers? Just look at Roderic O'Gorman's workload
This argument isn’t about jobs for the boys and girls, writes Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne.
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Mar 10th 2023, 7:00 AM
# Grace case
Government grants yet another year long extension to Grace case inquiry
The final report was due to be completed in May 2019, nearly four years ago.
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Mar 7th 2023, 7:57 PM
# heated debate
Mother and Baby Homes: 'Morally obnoxious' and 'callous' redress scheme passes Dáil vote
There were heated exchanges in the Dáil this evening as members of the opposition warned that the Government will face legal action.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 8:45 PM
# INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
'Onus on us all to challenge narrative that single males pose threat to communities', TDs told
The Department of Integration says finding accommodation for asylum seekers is “extremely difficult”.
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Feb 16th 2023, 10:30 PM
# Domestic Violence
Paying workers a lower salary under domestic violence leave could put victims at risk, Govt warned
Fórsa said that any change to a victim or survivor’s normal rate of pay could ‘alert’ the abuser.
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Feb 13th 2023, 3:54 PM
# urgent appeal
No buildings available so far after Minister's most recent urgent refugee accommodation appeal
Minister Roderic O’Gorman wrote to his ministerial colleagues recently in an urgent appeal for more properties.
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Feb 11th 2023, 7:00 AM
# accommodation crisis
McGrath: 'Plea for large buildings to house refugees reflects the strain the system is under'
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has made an urgent plea to his colleagues for accommodation assistance.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 10:39 AM
# Redress
'I was the child of a fallen woman': Boyd Barrett gives powerful speech in Mother & Baby debate
The TD said the mother and baby home system perpetrated “shocking, perverted, twisted stuff”.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 10:28 AM
# redress scheme
'Mothers had their children ripped out of their arms': 24,000 people excluded from redress
The Mother and Baby Home redress scheme was sharply criticised by the opposition in the Dáil this evening.
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Feb 1st 2023, 9:00 PM
# Roderic O'Gorman
Minister: 'No level of consultation' would change views of some on housing asylum seekers
Minister Roderic O’Gorman also expressed concern about the impact of some ‘untrue, online rumours’.
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Feb 1st 2023, 12:30 PM
# childminders
Children’s Minister to seek approval to alter legal status of childminders
The move would allow parents to qualify for the National Childcare Scheme if they have a registered childminder.
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Jan 31st 2023, 8:12 AM
# Citywest
Citywest closes to new International Protection arrivals, but facility remains open for processing
The International Protection Accommodation Service will continue to provide accommodation for IP families with children.
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Jan 24th 2023, 11:38 AM
# Dublin
Calls for industrial buildings to be 'utilised' in response to impending Citywest closure
An advisor to the Irish Red Cross said industrial buildings should be utilised until ‘something more sustainable appears’.
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Jan 20th 2023, 1:36 PM
# ISL
Irish Sign Language Act 'not operating as intended' and is 'poor across most sections'
These were among the findings of the first report on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act (2017).
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Jan 13th 2023, 1:23 PM
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