Claire Kerrane

1136. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can accept an application for social housing on medical grounds in circumstances where only one medical professional has signed the application; the options available to those who do not have access to a second medical professional including a nurse but wish to apply for local authority housing on the basis of medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60082/25]

1218. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the bereaved parent grant extended to co-habitating couples has been limited to those whose partners died on or after 21 July 2025, when the widows’ pension was backdated further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59175/25]

1494. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the rapid review being conducted by Tusla following the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58301/25]

1495. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of the National Review Panel following the case of a child (details supplied); when the report will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58302/25]

1496. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of the Steering Group for Tusla's well-being check on children; the persons on the group; the dates they have met; to provide an update on their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58303/25]

1567. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of early years and SAC services that have signed up to the current core funding scheme 2025-2026; and the way in which that percentage relates to previous years. [59495/25]

1568. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to services that have chosen not to participate in core funding if any work is being carried out to collate the reasons these services have chosen not to sign up to core funding; if not, if she will consider collating this data to ascertain that the reason services have not signed up to core funding is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59496/25]

1569. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the proposed core funding evaluation; the terms of reference for the evaluation; and the time period that evaluation covers. [59497/25]

1570. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the NCS review and the terms of reference for that review; and her views on same. [59498/25]

1571. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider, in line with recommendation 7 of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on challenges facing the ECEC sector (March 2024), unification of the existing funding schemes. [59499/25]

1572. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to reviewing the entire funding system as a whole, inclusive of the following annually accessible funding streams: ECCE, NCS, LINC, AIM, Core Funding and Graduate Uplift; if she will consider a whole-picture review instead of the current pattern of reviewing each scheme separately; and her views in relation to same. [59500/25]

1573. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any changes to the ECCE scheme are to be expected, in line with the recommendations of the independent review of the ECCE programme in Ireland (April 2024), the enhancement of daily hours or improved ratios for younger children; and her views in relation to same. [59501/25]

1574. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of services participating in schemes (details supplied); and the percentage of the entire sector that number correlates to, in tabular form. [59502/25]

1575. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the financial breakdown of the core funding in relation to the amount of funding out of €390 million core funding that is intended for pay and graduates, in tabular form. [59503/25]

1576. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the way and where the new €125 million received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if the funding has been ring-fenced for pay, in tabular form. [59504/25]

1577. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of the October 2025 early years pay increase through the ERO process; the estimated cost of the June 2024 early years pay increase through the ERO process; and the estimated cost of the September 2022 early years pay. [59505/25]

1578. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost following the October 2025 increase of increasing the early years educators and managers wages by 1%, 5% and 10%, in tabular form. [59506/25]

1579. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to recommendation 33 from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on challenges facing the ECEC sector March 2024, to carry out commission research on the impact, benefits and disadvantages of early years and SAC wages being paid publicly like primary and secondary teachers; and her views in relation to same. [59507/25]

1580. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality based on the most up-to-date data, the total gross wages for in ratio staff and managers in early years and SAC, broken down in relation to community services and private services. [59508/25]

1581. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if data is kept in relation to ancillary staff not in the ERO; and if the total gross wages for ancillary staff in the sector will be provided. [59509/25]

1582. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of GDP spent on early years and SAC for 2025 and projected for 2026, in tabular form. [59510/25]

1583. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is the intention of her Department to act on recommendation 12 of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on the challenges facing ECEC sector (March 2025) and develop a multi-year plan to bring the spend on early years and SAC up to 1% of GDP. [59511/25]

1584. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approximate national cost of fees charged to parents after all funding schemes are taken into account, based on the most recent data. [59512/25]

1585. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates working in the early years and the SAC sector. [59513/25]

1586. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates working in the early years and SAC sector who are currently benefiting from the graduate uplift.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59514/25]