Policy for children, equality, disability and integration

What this means

• The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is an Irish government department responsible for policy and services in several key areas.[source]
• Its work covers children and young people, early learning and childcare, disability services, equality and integration across Ireland.[source]
• The department operates under legal authority set out in the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 and the Child Care Act 1991.[source]
• Because it shapes policy for vulnerable groups including children and people with disabilities, the department plays a key role in public accountability for their welfare.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthBody

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-children
  Regulation and funding of early learning and childcareMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Increase personal assistance and home support hours for disabled peopleCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Expand the network of autism one-stop shopsCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Double capital investment in specialist disability infrastructureCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Reduce childcare fees to a maximum of €200 per monthCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Build a State-led childcare provision strandCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-children
  Explore an additional ECCE hour in the second preschool yearCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality2-hop via dept-children
  Emer HigginsOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality2-hop via dept-children
  Norma FoleyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Secretary General, Department of Children, Disability and Equality2-hop via dept-children
  Kevin McCarthyOfficeholder