Roderic O'Gorman

Up to 6,000 Ukrainians could be housed in refurbished accommodation by end of 2024, Ministers hear

Government response to refugee accommodation crisis to date has been to rely mainly on hotel accommodation

Hotels may look to swap from refugees to tourists for St Patrick’s weekend - Catherine Martin

St Patrick’s festival in March to return with ‘even bigger bang’ than last year, organisers say

State to consider making supports for refugees time-limited

Ministers to discuss ongoing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine as Government examines ‘all options’ to tackle accommodation crisis

Delay by St John Ambulance in publishing report into historic abuse of ‘great concern’, says O’Gorman

Investigation by Dr Geoffrey Shannon examined past child abuse in St John Ambulance

Government defends request for asylum seekers to avoid travelling to Ireland at UN committee

O’Gorman says numbers seeking protection have jumped from 8,000 last year to 73,000 in just over a year

Lack of State data on children very frustrating, says human rights chief

Problems in child mental health services would have been revealed earlier if Ireland had introduced UN proposals, says Sinéad Gibney

Refugees intending to seek asylum in Ireland told to defer travel amid accommodation shortage

National shortage of accommodation to result in the Citywest hub being closed to new adult international protection applicants for longer periods

People asked not to seek refuge in Ireland with migration crisis response in ‘extremely difficult phase’

Citywest facility at capacity with some applicants told they will be contacted when accommodation available

Minister warns of ‘real risk’ of lack of housing for all refugees in coming weeks

Roderic O’Gorman says finding accommodation for single adults could be impossible

‘Uneven spread’ of refugees putting strain on GPs as search for fresh housing continues

Ministerial briefing papers outline that present model of accommodation provision is ‘unsustainable’

Ireland faces returning to debates of the 2000s as asylum system struggles

Increase in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrants

First 200 modular homes for Ukrainians expected by Easter

State continues to face ‘real pressure’ on accommodation, Roderic O’Gorman says

Former minister for justice criticises Roderic O’Gorman’s climate asylum proposals

Charlie Flanagan says Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman is making ‘policy on the hoof’

Numbers arriving from Ukraine drop by almost two-thirds

Drop-off partly attributed to Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland asking refugees not to come to Ireland or to defer their journeys

OPW unable to provide final cost of delivering 700 modular homes for Ukrainians

Total of 88 refugees still being housed in tents with delivery of modular properties slower than anticipated as sites are still being assessed

Ukrainian refugees must start paying for meals or face eviction

Minister warns of ‘significant pressures’ this spring as hotels set to return to accommodating tourists again

Minister pledges to cut childcare fees further as changes to subsidy to take effect next week

Roderic O’Gorman says new redress scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes may be operational by mid-2023

Taoiseach plans new unit in his department to tackle child poverty

Varadkar aims to reduce wait for child healthcare and assessments by 2025

Refugee groups raise ‘serious concerns’ over child safety at East Wall centre

Families ‘distraught at living conditions’ at facility housing more than 300 people

Minister ‘taking seriously’ concerns about child safety in Citywest refugee hub

Minister Roderic O’Gorman said he will meeting officials to discuss requests to move children out of the processing facility

Dundalk refugees appeal for more time amid claims families are being split

Department gave 50 refugees, mainly Ukrainians, less then 48 hours notice of move to the west of Ireland

Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?

As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020

Will the planning system be fixed by new law?

Major piece of legislation must survive scrutiny of its effect on areas such as judicial reviews, timelines, An Bord Pleanála and compulsory purchase orders

McGrath to seek Cabinet approval for review of ethics legislation

Reforms expected to include revised disclosure obligations for senior public officials and inclusion of the judiciary in a consolidated regime for standards in public life

Hundreds offer empty holiday homes to house Ukrainian refugees

Cabinet committee on country to meet as projections show up to 75,000 could arrive by end of year

Tented-accommodation cannot become ‘the norm’ in asylum system, says O’Gorman

MInister says Government has not ‘lost sight’ of plan to end direct provision

An Post keeps gender pay gap closed as it signals female recruitment push

Employers are set to reveal a spate of gender pay gaps in December, many for the first time

Report into past child abuse sent to St John Ambulance board

Independent investigation was commissioned to examine handling of past abuse allegations

Plan to end direct provision by 2024 no longer possible, says expert

Head of advisory group Catherine Day urges State to adjust supply targets in Housing for All plan

Sinn Féin TD raised concern over site for refugee homes and warned of possible ‘serious divisions in our community’

Paul Donnelly also suggested emergency accommodation for homeless people should be provided in parallel with refugee housing

Some 20,000 holiday homes sought in latest drive to house Ukrainian refugees

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman accepts previous scheme had limitations

Nobody has veto on who lives beside them - Roderic O’Gorman

There is a moral obligation to provide shelter for people fleeing war, says Minister for Children

Pledges to accommodate Ukrainian refugees to be made online through councils in bid to ease pressure on housing

Minister overseeing process says department has learned from difficulties and delays

Minister says memorials and legislation ‘constitute redress’ for thousands of mother and baby home survivors

Roderic O’Gorman rejected attempts by the Oireachtas committee on children to amend the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 and so provide redress to thousands excluded from its scope

Eighty-three children among 200 Ukrainian refugees who must leave Dublin hotel

Refugees should be permitted stay in hotel until after Christmas, urges local partnership

Cabinet reshuffle: Will Donnelly survive and who will get what ministries?

Will Micheál Martin opt for Foreign Affairs? Can Stephen Donnelly survive the changes? And where will Simon Harris end up?

Education spend rises significantly due to build costs, Ukraine crisis, Cabinet to be warned

Minister for Education will say department is also dealing with significant numbers of children unexpectedly coming from Ukraine and elsewhere

HSE plans to screen new mothers for depression and anxiety

National guideline for public health nurses being worked on and set to be approved by year end

Legal firms accused of taking advantage of mother and baby home survivors

Kathleen Funchion says solicitors should cease trying ‘to get money from very vulnerable people’

Army barracks may be used to house Ukrainian refugees

Department of Integration secretary general warns of ‘extreme pressure’ on State’s resources

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