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John Paul O'Shea Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
806. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of all posts by speciality for all CDNTs in the CHO 4 area, outlining whether the post is filled or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8010/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she is taking to reduce the costs of childcare and of after-school care for parents who are being faced with huge increases in monthly costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8032/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
808. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the parameters of parental leave to include children between the ages of 12 and 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8033/25]
Pat Buckley Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
809. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all youth clubs in east Cork. [8066/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
810. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to recognise medical alert dogs to afford them the same status as other assistance dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
811. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residents in IPAS accommodation with an active deportation order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
812. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date in 2025 the application process will open for the establishment of new family resources centres; and the length of time the process will be open. [8108/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
813. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when recruitment will commence for a support network (details supplied). [8109/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
814. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on carrying out assessments of need, by month in 2024 and 2023; the total amount paid to agencies to carry out these assessments; the company names of the top beneficiaries of payments and amounts paid to each of these agencies in both years. [8116/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
815. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has contracted the services of agencies to complete assessments of need; if a tender process was conducted before contracts were awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8117/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
816. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number, by month of the number of enduring power of attorney that have entered into force, that is, have been activated pursuant to section 71C of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in tabular form; and if…
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
817. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been registered pursuant to section 69 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, by month, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in tabul…
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
818. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been completed, that is, application for registration submitted pursuant to section 68(1) of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, since the Decision…
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
819. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that are active on the Decision Support Service system as of 31 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8138/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
820. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been attempted or begun or initiated in any way on the DSS portal, in the period 1 January 2024 up to 1 January 2025, but in respect of which there has been no user activity for a period in exc…
Catherine Ardagh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
821. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details, by reference to the period during the period 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025, of the average processing time form the point of submission of an application to the point of the registration of an enduring power of attorney for both online and paper applications for an application for the reg…
Séamus McGrath Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
822. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment for an autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8153/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
823. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to reduce the cost of childcare in Ireland (details supplied). [8163/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
824. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with speech and language therapy appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8168/25]
Charles Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
825. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided for residential respite for children's disability services within CHO1 in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8182/25]
Charles Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
826. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE speech and language therapists attached to Inishowen children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8189/25]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
827. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health her plans for implementing the European Care Strategy with regard to unpaid carers. [7193/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she would support pay priority for medical laboratory scientists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8161/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
829. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the means test limits for a full medical card for those under 70 and for those over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7126/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
830. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to assist a person (details supplied) who needs a residential placement, universally agreed by them and their family and all the medical and clinical professionals working with them. [7161/25]