1879. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 for each local health office area in each of the years to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [44749/25]
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1880. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence regarding funding (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/25]
1881. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the appropriate actions that may be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/25]
1882. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider amending Ireland’s parental leave legislation to address the disparity faced by one-parent families, whereby children in such households are effectively entitled to only half the parental leave available to children in two-parent households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44800/25]
1883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a weekly progress update and schedule of expected milestones for the forensic excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site; and the psychological and communication supports that are being provided to affected families. [44819/25]
1884. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his Department has examined schemes where single parents of newborn children can access the full leave entitlements of two-parent families as seen in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44829/25]
1885. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to stop childcare providers from withdrawing from core funding, the reason there are no emergency measures to support families impacted by provider withdrawal; whether the national childcare scheme will be revised to reflect the actual market cost of childcare; the progress on a public childcare model that would of…
1886. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the average cost of an adult residential placement provided privately, by section 38 and by section 39 providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44847/25]
1887. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to introduce pay parity between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44848/25]
1888. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the programme for Government’s commitment to introduce paid surrogacy leave, including the expected timelines and details of any work undertaken, to date in 2025. [44862/25]
1889. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting psychological treatment in County Kerry, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44894/25]
1890. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting psychological treatment in each county in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44896/25]
1891. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans being put in place to address the large waiting lists for children awaiting psychological treatment in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44898/25]
1892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an updated national breakdown of average monthly childcare costs, by county; her views on recent reports that these now exceed average mortgage repayments in many areas; if she considers this compatible with the Government’s stated objective of supporting working families; and if she will outline any plans for furthe…
1894. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will initiate an independent operational and financial review of Tusla in light of its reported €68 million budget overrun and a 30% year-on-year increase in demand for services; and if she will outline how her Department intends to ensure continuity of support for vulnerable children and families during this period of fiscal str…
1895. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Budget 2026 will include targeted investment to reduce childcare costs, given recent reports showing that average childcare payments now exceed mortgage repayments in most urban areas; and the projected fiscal cost of implementing a universal childcare cap or subsidy model. [44937/25]
1896. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline, in the context of Budget 2026, whether the proposed additional investment in childcare will be directed solely towards core funding for providers or whether it will also include an increase to the standard national childcare scheme subsidy rate, currently set at €2.14 per hour; and if he will clarify whether consid…
1897. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm Tusla’s projected budget overrun for 2025; to provide a breakdown of the reported €67.8million overspend across core service categories, such as separated children seeking international protection, fostering, residential care, and legal representation; and to state whether she intends to appoint an independent external review…
1898. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will include in the 2026-2027 core funding contract, new rules to regulate childcare deposits that would stipulate a maximum deposit equivalent to no more than two weeks’ fees at the time of booking, that the balance of the standard deposit (maximum of up to one month’s fees) would be collected no earlier than eight months b…
1899. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has given consideration to providing additional maternity, paternity or parents leave and benefit to parents who have twins or triplets, considering the additional caring responsibilities that these parents experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45055/25]
1900. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason public sector workers face discrimination and inequalities in terms of paid surrogacy leave in comparison with their private sector counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter (details supplied). [45084/25]
1901. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action that will be taken to tackle the core funding scheme for childcare being so dysfunctional (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45095/25]
1902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare services that exited or declined core funding by county and service type in 2025 to date; the number of enrolled children affected; and the reasons recorded by her Department or local city/county childcare committees (details supplied). [45122/25]
1903. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications under the 2024/2025 fee increase assessment process; the number of approvals and refusals; the median and interquartile range of approved increases; and the average impact on parents net weekly fees after NCS subsidies. [45123/25]
1904. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality following implementation of the September 2025 fee cap, if she will provide details of the maximum capped fees by hours band including the €295 week cap for 40–50 hours; the compliance and enforcement regime; the expected coverage share of services and children; and any sanctions for breach (details supplied). [45124/25]