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Paul Lawless Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1980. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive a reassessment of needs in order to access essential OT and primary care appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46254/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1981. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for the establishment of new independent living centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46306/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1982. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the establishment of new independent living centres in Cavan or Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46305/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1983. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46343/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1984. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare settings that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme and the number that have signed up to core funding scheme, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46372/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1985. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the south Kildare, west Wicklow, north Kildare, and mid Kildare children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46386/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1986. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the north Tipperary, Cashel and Clonmel children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46387/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1987. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also absolved from commercial rates, i…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1988. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of an early education centre (details supplied) which is in financial difficulty will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46542/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1989. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the assessments for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46551/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1990. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a business case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46559/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1991. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the provision of childcare places under the NCS in Athlone, in particular for children with urgent developmental needs; the steps being taken to ensure that approved NCS beneficiaries are not left without access to creche facilities, including any emergency childcare measures; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1992. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the special care unit in Johnstown, Navan is still operational as a support to CDNT teams; if so, the reason the summer July provision was not put in place for parents and students who need it; and the work the special care unit in Johnstown Navan is doing currently. [46572/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1993. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been allocated by the HSE for respite services in Kerry in 2024 and 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46584/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1994. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which she will publish an action plan for the reform of the early education and childcare sector; and if she has been provided with an update on the consultation and-or a draft of the plan to date. [46657/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1995. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a family can avail of support through a fund (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46683/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1996. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians on panels for offers within children's disability network team service. [46714/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1997. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the European disability card; the progress in creating Irish legislation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46773/25]
Brian Stanley Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1998. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to reduce the current waiting times for an assessment of needs from 16 months to the timeframe outlined under the Disability Act 2005, of three months following referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46839/25]
Mark Wall Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1999. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average capital cost and current expenditure operating cost respectively, of providing each new publicly provided residential care place for children in the care of Tusla; for a breakdown of staffing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46884/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2000. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 19 June 2025, the numbers on the waiting list for high support disability residential placements in Clare as of August 2024 and August 2025, in tabular form; the average waiting time to secure a high-support disability residential placement in County Clare as of August 2025; the corresponding …
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2001. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities within CHO9 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46909/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2002. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to the children’s disability network team in CHO9, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46910/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2003. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the progress of the national thalidomide advocacy office, the number of thalidomide survivors assisted; the number of medical cards approved; and other supports administered. [46922/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2004. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the applications by thalidomide sufferers to a foundation (details supplied); and when it expects that these applications will be processed and payments made. [46923/25]