747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed regional variation in the use of emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, the outcome of that assessment. [32385/26]
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to classifying emergency child removal decisions under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 as a systemic or governance risk within Tusla's corporate risk framework; and if so, the outcome of that consideration. [32386/26]
749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used by Tusla to determine when patterns in frontline child protection interventions escalate to a strategic or corporate risk requiring inclusion on the National Corporate Risk Register. [32387/26]
750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how her Department satisfies itself that emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 are applied consistently nationwide in the absence of formal trend analysis reporting from Tusla. [32388/26]
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reporting mechanisms in place between Tusla and her Department in respect of emergency child removals under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and the frequency and format of such reporting [32389/26]
752. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any external review, audit or inspection has been undertaken in the past five years examining the use of emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, the findings. [32390/26]
753. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has requested or plans to request the development of national reporting or oversight mechanisms relating to emergency child removals under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if not, the reason. [32391/26]
758. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual expenditure by Tusla on private childcare placements for each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32432/26]
759. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed in private childcare placements funded by Tusla in each year from 2020 to 2026; and the proportion this represents of all children in State-funded care. [32433/26]
760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost per child of private childcare placements funded by Tusla, and the comparative average cost per child in public or directly provided placements, for each year since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32434/26]
761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted or commissioned any comparative cost analysis between private and public childcare placements since 2020; if so, to provide details and findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32435/26]
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what governance framework is in place within her Department to oversee expenditure by Tusla on private childcare placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32436/26]
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department requires Tusla to report on value-for-money, cost drivers, or financial performance in respect of private childcare placements; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32437/26]
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether private childcare placements funded by Tusla are explicitly identified as a financial or governance risk within Departmental or Tusla risk registers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32438/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what mechanisms are in place to ensure that rates paid to private providers represent value for money over the lifetime of a placement, beyond the initial procurement or tendering process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32439/26]
766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has requested, or intends to request, that the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General undertake an examination of the cost-effectiveness or value-for-money of private childcare placements funded by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32440/26]
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal or external review, evaluation, or audit of outcomes, cost-effectiveness, or long-term value of private childcare placements is planned; and if so, the timeline and scope; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32441/26]
776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal clinical risk assessment has been conducted specifically examining the impact of the absence of clinician-level caseload data within Children's Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide the date, author, and findings of that assessment; and if not, the basis upon which the Department is satisfied that patient safety …
777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality who holds formal responsibility at national level for assuring safe clinician workload levels within Children's Disability Network Teams in the absence of caseload measurement data; and the governance mechanism through which this assurance is provided. [32638/26]
778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken any comparative analysis with other jurisdictions regarding clinician caseload measurement in multidisciplinary disability services; and if so, to provide details and findings. [32639/26]
779. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how workforce planning decisions for Children's Disability Network Teams can be validated or audited in the absence of clinician-level activity and caseload data; and whether any external body has reviewed the robustness of this approach. [32640/26]
780. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current percentage of Children's Disability Network Teams fully operational on the CDNT Information Management System; the original implementation deadline; and the reasons for any delay. [32641/26]
781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal or external analysis has been conducted to estimate average waiting times within Children's Disability Network Teams, given that such data is not centrally collated; and if so, to provide the methodology and findings. [32642/26]
782. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a full breakdown of the reduction in the Children's Disability Network Team waiting list from 16,522 to 8,648, including the number of cases fully treated, partially treated, reclassified, deferred, and removed without intervention. [32643/26]
783. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what clinical or governance risk assessment has been undertaken in respect of the 5,605 children waiting more than 12 months for initial contact with Children's Disability Network Teams. [32644/26]