Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 October 2022

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Ceisteanna (87)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

87. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the number of staff by grade who are assigned on a full-time basis to liaise and provide support to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in order for that Department to fulfil its areas of responsibility in respect of providing for the needs of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by virtue of the temporary protection directive by the European Union; and if she will provide a schedule of the services that her Department provides to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in that regard. [50446/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

I can confirm that there are no staff assigned on a full-time basis in my Department to liaise and provide support to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). Staff in my Department have taken on the additional responsibilities with regard to providing for the needs of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by virtue of the temporary protection directive by the European Union, along with their normal responsibilities and duties.

My Department continues to engage with the DCEDIY as well as other stakeholders as part of its work to ensure that arriving Ukrainian children have access to appropriate education provision. This engagement with DCEDIY includes the sharing of data in respect of the accommodation locations for Ukrainian arrivals as well as indications of pressure areas for school enrolments.