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Michael Cahill Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
736. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide respite services at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37553/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
737. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite services across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37554/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
738. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional supports available for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37560/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
739. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which a person can recoup from the State the charge levied on families to release a family member from country homes and or mother and baby home institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37660/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding creches not participating in the core funding scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents who will by extension not benefit from the fee cap coming in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37662/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
741. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information on access to full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); if she will provide details of the estimated time to secure this full-time residential accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
742. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the childcare provider case (details supplied); if access and inclusion model funding can be backdated and clarity given for providers around timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37674/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
743. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces during the lifetime of this Government; the measures being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37681/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
744. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department made any proposals on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces in the draft national disability strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37684/25]
Brendan Smith Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
745. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a new healthcare facility will be established to replace outdated and unsuitable accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37692/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
746. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 900 of 5 November 2024, if she will set out work carried out by her Department to transpose EU Directives 2024/1499 and 2024/1500 on standards for equality bodies into Irish law; the timeline she is working towards in order to ensure the transposition is completed by the deadline of 19 June 2026; an…
Claire Kerrane Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
747. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the amount of money allocated for pay for early years educators as part of core funding annually since its inception, and the corresponding amount used per pay agreement, in tabular form. [37731/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
748. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm receipt of correspondence from an inclusive preschool provider in relation to AIM level 7 non-term funding (details supplied); if she will take the matters outlined under consideration with a view to improving the process; if a review of the specific case is underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37735/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
749. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for processing applications for AIM Level 7; if this has been reviewed recently; if not, whether timelines will be reviewed with input from providers on their experience of the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37763/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
750. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any measures are in place for reimbursement of childcare providers that cover the cost of AIM support staff from private funding before applications are approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37764/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
751. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that a naíonra (details supplied) in County Waterford is currently accommodated in an old and deteriorating prefabricated building; and if her Department has a plan in place to fund new and appropriate accommodation for this naíonra. [37821/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
752. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any plans to expand funding streams for activities for adults in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
753. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the total number of administrative staff and senior managerial staff in the HSE in 2005, 2015 and 2025, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36985/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
754. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [36997/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
755. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department’s expenditure on beauticians, make-up artists or hairdressing professionals, stylists or personal shoppers, specifying if such expenditure was on a contract or retainer fee basis, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [37016/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
756. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training, for example, Minister, Secretary General, principal officer and so on. [37051/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
757. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37069/25]
Thomas Gould Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
758. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the latest HSA audit of CUH. [37092/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
759. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if adults currently excluded from reimbursement of spinal muscular atrophy treatments can be considered for access under the HSE’s individual patient approval system and managed access protocols; the eligibility criteria and application process for such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37112/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
760. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when the approval to backfill recruit two WTE senior speech and language therapists will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in order that the recruitment process can begin to ensure the roles are filled for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37113/25]