58. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [27447/25]
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59. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he plans on hosting another competitiveness summit. [27448/25]
71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to retain early years educators in the sector, and therefore retain capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32746/25]
72. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the current unfilled positions in CDNTs across the State; to outline her plans to deliver on assessments and therapies for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32285/25]
73. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she has taken to date to reduce the assessment of need waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32747/25]
74. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality regarding the gradual reduction of childcare costs as committed to in the programme for Government; the steps she has taken to progress this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32763/25]
75. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline actions she is taking to support staff retention in community childcare facilities. [32394/25]
76. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure that children with disabilities receive early intervention and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32482/25]
77. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which parents of adult children with a disability are consulted with regard to a future plan for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32193/25]
78. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new childcare providers who have entered the sector in each of the past five years; the number of childcare providers who have left the sector in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32214/25]
79. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address the shortage of after-school childcare places in the mid-Cork region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32414/25]
80. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality regarding Tusla services in County Clare, the number of social workers employed; the number of vacancies for social workers; the length of time those positions have been vacant, the number of children with no allocated social worker; the number of children in need of either foster or residential care who are not currently placed; and if sh…
81. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps taken to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month, to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32101/25]
82. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s work on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. [32481/25]
83. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for plans and an indicative timeline of implementation for a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the treatment of neurological patients in north Dublin, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32453/25]
84. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of community disability network teams in the State; and the number of which are fully staffed. [32442/25]
85. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to advise on the number of applications received for inclusion in the National Family Resource Centre Forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32387/25]
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to respond to the recently published report on behalf of Tusla regarding special care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32386/25]
87. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of pay increases for staff in the childcare sector. [32480/25]
88. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Children’s Disability Network Team in Limerick will address the shortage of occupational therapists in the region, appreciating ongoing long-term leave since March 2024 that has curtailed the ability to provide this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31956/25]
89. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the amount by which childcare costs have reduced since the formation of Government. [32460/25]
90. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the steps taken to ensure that there are more creche spaces introduced in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32420/25]
91. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality regarding the application for a block extension grant by a school (details supplied), if she will confirm receipt of my letter seeking a review; if such a review will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31960/25]
92. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to address the issue of waiting times for assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32283/25]
93. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned about the lack of a family resource centre in Dungarvan and that no service is available in west Waterford, south Tipperary or east Cork. [32422/25]