Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1314. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional resources that have been put in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area since 2020 including those arising from Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56377/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince its establishment in 2020, my Department has provided a number of services that the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area has benefited from.
Early Years
The 2 tables below provide all the details of the funding for ELC for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown for the period from 2020 to the end of the 2023/2024 programme year.
The 1st table gives the budgets for the programme calls listed, from the programme year 2019/2020 up to the programme year 2023/2024. The budgets for the 2023/2024 programme calls, which are in bold, are subject to change as these are live programme years.
ECCE funding nationally was lower in the programme year 2022-23 as ECCE Higher Capitation payments were subsumed in to the new Core Funding model.
The 2nd table relates to the County Childcare Committee funding information requested.
|
Programme Call |
Budget |
|
AIM Level 5 Alterations 2020 |
1,869 |
|
AIM Level 7 2019-2020 |
354,646 |
|
AIM Level 7 2020-2021 |
448,907 |
|
AIM Level 7 2021-2022 |
571,133 |
|
AIM Level 7 2022-2023 |
790,938 |
|
AIM Level 7 2023-2024 |
835,072 |
|
Building Blocks Modernisation Green Energy |
112,242 |
|
Building Blocks Modernisation Retrofit |
319,316 |
|
Community Childcare Subvention Plus 2019-2020 |
2,017,884 |
|
Community Childcare Subvention Plus 2020-2021 |
659,856 |
|
Community Childcare Subvention Plus 2021-2022 |
157,044 |
|
Community Childcare Subvention Plus 2022-2023 |
40,150 |
|
Community Childcare Subvention Plus 2023-2024 |
9,617 |
|
Core Funding 2022-2023 |
13,976,440 |
|
Core Funding 2023-2024 |
15,333,428 |
|
Covid 19 - Wage Subsidy 2020 |
3,014,322 |
|
Covid 19 Operating Supports |
1,295,572 |
|
Covid-19 Capital Grant 2020 |
486,337 |
|
Covid-19 Reopening Support Payments |
527,986 |
|
CPD 2020 |
1,060 |
|
CPD 2021 |
4,621 |
|
CPD 2022 |
2,244 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education 2019-2020 |
9,854,120 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education 2020-2021 |
12,617,758 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education 2021-2022 |
12,890,818 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education 2022-2023 |
11,049,871 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education 2023-2024 |
10,631,416 |
|
ELC- SAC Fire Safety Capital Grant 2021 |
123,568 |
|
NCS Programme Funding 2019-2020 |
374,366 |
|
NCS Programme Funding 2020-2021 |
2,702,302 |
|
NCS Programme Funding 2021-2022 |
3,448,537 |
|
NCS Programme Funding 2022-2023 |
10,617,647 |
|
NCS Programme Funding 2023-2024 |
13,658,327 |
|
Playing Outside Capital Grant 2021 |
157,130 |
|
TEC - CE Childcare Pre-School 2019-2020 |
4,080 |
|
TEC - CE Childcare Pre-School 2020-2021 |
3,520 |
|
TEC - Childcare Education Training Support 19-20 |
9,388 |
|
Transition Fund 2022 |
1,396,007 |
|
Ventilation and Outdoor Play Grant 2021 |
277,500 |
|
Total |
130,777,037 |
|
CCC funding information |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
CCC Operational Funding |
391,203 |
404,804 |
408,852 |
446,178 |
|
Parent & Toddler Grant |
11,696 |
3,777 |
6,760 |
6,300 |
|
Childminding Development Grant |
2,000 |
4,759 |
3,093 |
12,491 |
|
Learner Fund |
16,500 |
9,750 |
9,750 |
6,000 |
Youth services
Please see the breakdown below of additional resources that have been put in place in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area covering 2020 – 2024.
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Play and Recreation Capital Grant Scheme |
€0.00 |
€16,832.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
TBC |
|
National Play and Recreation Day |
€3,000.00 |
€3,000.00 |
€2,890.00 |
€3,000.00 |
€3000.00 |
|
Comhairle na nÓg Funding |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
€25,000 |
€25,000 |
€25,000 |
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education & Training Board
My Department provides funding under a number of schemes administered through Education & Training Boards including Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), which includes Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown as well as other parts of County Dublin.
Funding provided to DDLETB 2021 to 2023 is set out below. 2024 allocations have not been finalised.
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB
|
Funding Stream |
Allocation 2021 |
Allocations 2022 |
Allocations 2023 |
Total 2021-2023 |
|
UBU Your Place Your Space Funding Scheme |
€7,771,104 |
€8,179,112 |
€8,479,744 |
€24,429,960 |
|
UBU Resilience and Effectiveness Scheme |
€36,846 |
€72,647 |
NIL |
€109,493 |
|
Youth Information Centre funding |
€131,308 |
€141,934 |
€147,611 |
€420,853 |
|
ETB Youth Grant |
€653,331 |
€672,931 |
€699,848 |
€2,026,110 |
|
Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
€357,541 |
€398,889 |
€398,889 |
€1,155,319 |
|
Capital Funding for Staff Led Youth Services |
€201,804 |
€233,403 €48,059 |
€263,403 |
€794,728 |
|
Migrant Integration Fund |
NIL |
NIL |
€50,000 |
€50,000 |
|
Current - Minor Grants |
€217,646 |
€227,300 |
NIL |
€444,946 |
|
Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative |
€10,000 |
€323,982 |
NIL |
€333,982 |
|
LGBTI+ Additional Hours |
€10,622 |
NIL |
NIL |
€10,622 |
|
Total |
€9,390,202 |
€10,298,257 |
€10,039,495 |
€29,776,013 |
Tusla Services
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area forms part of the Tusla service area Dublin South East/Wicklow, as illustrated on Tusla’s website: www.tusla.ie/get-in-touch/local-area-offices/#DML
Since 2020, the following additional posts have been assigned to the DSE/W service area:
|
Year |
Grade |
Hours |
Whole Area Resource |
DSE Resource |
Wicklow Resource |
|
2020 - no additional resources allocated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
Clinical Psychologist |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Social Work Team Leader |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Social Work Team Leader |
WTE |
|
X |
|
|
|
Principal Socia Worker, Fostering |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Principal Social Worker |
0..5 |
X |
|
|
|
|
Grade IV Payroll |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Grade VI Intake |
WTE |
|
X |
|
|
2022 |
Family Support Practioner |
WTE |
|
X |
|
|
|
Social Work Team Leader |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Grade IV Intake |
WTE |
|
|
X |
|
|
Social Care Leader |
WTE |
|
|
X |
|
|
Project Worker, Fostering |
WTE |
X |
|
|
|
|
Domestic Violence Lason Officer |
WTE |
|
X |
|
|
2023 - no additional resources allocated |
|
|
|
|
In addition to these directly funded posts, funding was also provided in 2022 for an additional post as part of the Ukrainian response. In 2023 there was additional budget allocation made available to all areas including DSE/W to support the increasing numbers of Ukrainian refugees seeking temporary protection in Ireland. In DSE, these Tusla funded workers are hosted by Barnardo’s.
Tusla also fund a Domestic Violence Worker for the DSE region who is hosted by SONAS and a TLC Kidz post based with Barnardo’s in Ballyogan.
Tusla have also provided funding towards the’ DLR Lets Parent’ website and will be funding the staff costs of the new DLR Women’s Refuge once it is operational.
Tusla provide core funding to 5 Family Resource Centres in the Dun- Laoghaire /Rathdown area. This financial support is provided by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres, to cover the employment of two to three members of staff and some overhead costs. Funding with each FRC is agreed annually with Tusla Commissioning and Service Level Agreements are signed.
Following the recent agreement in November 2023 at the Work Relations Commission between the representatives of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), Department of Health and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions a pay increase of 8% for workers in Section 56's organisations, was awarded.
- An increase of 3% from 1st April-Oct 2023
- An increase of 2% from 1st November 2023
- An increase of 3% from 1st March 2024
This increase will be reflected in FRC 2024 Core Funding amounts in the first Quarter of 2024. Please see below funding each of the FRC’s receive, including any additional funding.
|
FRC |
Budget 2020 |
|
|
|
HILLVIEW |
€138,626.00 |
|
|
|
ROSEMOUNT |
€119,537.00 |
|
|
|
ST KEVINS |
€115,724.00 |
|
|
|
BALALLY |
€120,409.00 |
|
|
|
BALLYOGAN |
€107,390.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRC |
Budget 2021 |
Covid payments made in Sept and Oct 2021 |
Once off funding |
|
HILLVIEW |
€138,626.00 |
€8,338.90 |
|
|
ROSEMOUNT |
€166,190.00 |
€9,013.00 |
€4,000.00 |
|
ST KEVINS |
€115,724.00 |
€7,064.00 |
|
|
BALALLY |
€120,409.00 |
€6,681.00 |
|
|
BALLYOGAN |
€107,390.00 |
€7,185.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRC |
Budget 2022 |
Dormant funding |
Once off funding |
|
HILLVIEW |
€138,626.00 |
€8,264.46 |
|
|
ROSEMOUNT FRC |
€166,190.00 |
€8,264.46 |
€4,000.00 |
|
ST KEVINS |
€115,724.00 |
€8,264.46 |
|
|
BALALLY |
€120,409.00 |
€8,264.46 |
€4,832.00 |
|
BALLYOGAN |
€111,120.00 |
€8264.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRC |
Budget 2023 |
Exchequer Funding |
Ukrainian Funding |
|
HILLVIEW |
€144,171.00 |
€2,850.00 |
€0.00 |
|
ROSEMOUNT |
€172,837.60 |
€17,500.00 |
€17,440.00 |
|
ST KEVINS |
€120,353.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
BALALLY |
€154,225.36 |
€0.00 |
€12,500.00 |
|
BALLYOGAN |
€111,685.60 |
€0.00 |
€12,500.00 |
