Claire Kerrane

15. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of practising guardians ad litem that will be part of the new national service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47408/26]

29. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned at the very small number of childminders who have registered with Tusla; the steps she will take to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47406/26]

41. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47405/26]

59. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the introduction of a State pension for foster carers; the engagement she had with the Minister for Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47404/26]

457. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he recognises the financial difficulties being faced by older persons and pensioners due to increases in rents under local authority differential rent schemes; if consideration will be given to introducing protections for pensioners and those on fixed incomes who are seeing their rents increase based on small increases to their social welfare income, including State pension, which may be their only income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47510/26]

637. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to advise who is responsible within her Department for the implementation of the EU Disability Card, if any organisations are involved in this process; the position regarding this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47790/26]

646. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, if a copy of Tusla’s Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach Management Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and new staff guidance on reporting data breaches can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47836/26]

647. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of all recorded incidents of Tusla 'personal data breaches' for 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down for each recorded incident (details supplied). [47837/26]

726. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on fixing phone coverage issues in Portiuncula Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47104/26]

803. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1424 of 26 May 2026 and 1735 of 9 June 2026, as the question relates to medical card coverage, which comes under the Department of Health, and not the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, if she will consider seeking the extension of the medical card scheme to cover autism assessments for adults given the cost of such assessments can be a barrier for adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47507/26]

883. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lengthy waiting times for rheumatology outpatient appointments at Galway University Hospital; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain; and if she will provide an update on when a person (details supplied) who was placed on the rheumatology waiting list in October 2025, unable to work due to chronic pain, can expect to receive an appointment. [47765/26]

932. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a decision will made on successful applications made under the scheme to support national organisations from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47388/26]

237. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport when payments under the road transporters support scheme will begin issuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46534/26]

382. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the parent’s leave and benefit by one week. [46685/26]

439. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of one residential bed in the voluntary residential care service. [46680/26]

440. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of removing the education condition for the payment of the aftercare allowance from 21-23 years and therefore, making the aftercare allowance payable from 18-23 years regardless of participation in education. [46681/26]

441. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of providing a full State pension to every foster carer in the State. [46682/26]

442. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost to the State of taking on the wages and associated costs for early years educators and school age care practitioners. [46683/26]

443. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the funding made available for sponsored children in early years services to meet the actual costs of an early years place. [46686/26]

444. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children under three years-of -age. [46687/26]

445. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children in afterschool. [46688/26]

446. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the foster care allowance by €1. [46689/26]

447. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the aftercare allowance by €1. [46690/26]

600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the costs associated with planning permission for rural one-off homes is being considered as part of examining rural planning and ahead of the publication of the Rural Planning Guidelines, if the Minister will look at this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/26]

601. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the length of time it takes to apply for planning permission for rural one-off homes is being considered as part of examining rural planning and ahead of the publication of the Rural Planning Guidelines, as well as the process up to decision; if he will examine reducing this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45863/26]