326. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will clarify if there is a position regarding tax relief or other supports available to parents who engage the services of childminders who are not currently registered with Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21756/25]
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327. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when all provisions of the Child Care Amendment Act 2024 will be brought into force. [21773/25]
328. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychologists, by grade working in south Kildare children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21791/25]
329. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to address the urgent need to increase the wages of early childhood educators (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21872/25]
330. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need, including the duration of their wait times, by county; and the measures being taken to address these delays. [21926/25]
331. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason, despite the statutory requirement under the Disability Act 2005 for assessments of need to be completed within six months, only a small percentage were completed within this timeframe in recent years; and the actions that are being taken to improve compliance. [21927/25]
332. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason behind the significant increase in overdue assessments of need in certain counties over the past year; and the specific interventions that are planned to address this surge. [21928/25]
333. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the impact of the High Court ruling in March 2022 on the HSE’s assessment processes; and the way in which this has influenced the current backlog in assessments of need. [21929/25]
334. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information on the allocation and utilization of funds spent in recent years to address waiting lists for assessments of need, including outcomes achieved and any plans for additional funding. [21930/25]
335. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address the disparities in waiting times for assessments of need across different counties, particularly in areas with the highest numbers of overdue assessments outside Dublin. [21931/25]
336. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the criteria used to include some institutions in the mother and baby homes institutions payments scheme; the reason selected institutions (details supplied) where children were accommodated for extended periods, were not identified as a relevant institution and were omitted from the scheme; and if she wil…
337. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the engagement by her Department and Tusla with local stakeholders regarding the establishment of a family resource centre in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and to confirm the plans that are in place to support and advance this project. [21938/25]
338. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when meaningful progress will be made on the childcare cost commitments made by all major parties during the 2024 general election, particularly regarding the promised reduction to a cap of €50 per week; and the specific steps being taken to honour these commitments and provide relief to families facing high childc…
339. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a statement of need can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21746/25]
340. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that there has been a seven-year pause on the mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence in women; when this pause will be reevaluated, given the number of women who have been travelling abroad to avail of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21749/25]
341. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a case (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to provide adequate funding to this organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21750/25]
342. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measures, if any, she intends to put in place to make the HSE more accountable to the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21782/25]
343. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a funding application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21783/25]
344. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at Naas General Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21795/25]
345. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home support in CHO7 for longer than one month, longer than three months, longer then six months, in tabular form. [21796/25]
346. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which will be available to the paediatric critical care unit in the new National Children's Hospital; and the number of beds currently available to this unit across CHI sites. [21797/25]
347. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended a pigmented lesion rapid access clinics nationwide including the number who were offered an appointment within the recommended timeframe in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. [21798/25]
348. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Chefs that are directly employed by HSE and working in each HSE Funded Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21799/25]
349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeline and progress of establishing the regulatory authority under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/25]
350. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21813/25]