797. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has received an update on the assessment of the administrative burden for providers of childcare services in complying with eligibility and record keeping under core funding and the national childcare scheme; the simplification proposals which she has implemented and those up for further consideration; and if she will make a st…
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798. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/25]
799. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider removing the means test as a qualifying criteria for blind welfare allowance, in recognition of the additional financial burden experienced by persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51931/25]
800. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of money spent by Tusla on private residential settings for children in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, with the corresponding entity receiving that money, in tabular form. [51950/25]
801. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers employed by Tusla in 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [51951/25]
802. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care currently without an assigned social worker. [51952/25]
803. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to restructuring the core funding model for childcare services with a view to providing additional funding to the scheme, to increase the cap on funding of €750,000 for larger childcare providers, to encourage them to remain in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51957/25]
804. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to restructuring the core funding model for childcare services with a view to removing the cap on funding for childcare providers, which has been reduced from €500,000 to €450,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51958/25]
805. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to provide a person (details supplied) with long-term, full-time residential care; when the details will be conveyed to the persons family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51994/25]
806. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase capacity; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51995/25]
807. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan, the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51996/25]
808. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Monaghan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51997/25]
809. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Cavan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51998/25]
810. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department allows for the backdating of payments under the national childcare scheme in cases where administrative errors occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52005/25]
811. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1013 of 17 September 2025, to clarify an issue (details provided) regarding the building blocks extension grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52006/25]
812. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of persons waiting to access children's disability network team services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period of up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [52058/25]
813. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of WTEs allocated to CDNT services in Cavan and Monaghan; the current number of vacant WTE positions by county, per discipline and per quarter, for the period quarter 1 of 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52059/25]
814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52069/25]
815. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will expand AIMS to support school age care in afterschool, as recommended by the recent evaluation, in Budget 2026 to ensure a level of support for children with additional needs is retained post-ECCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52076/25]
816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide urgent funding for a case (details supplied) to ensure a child with additional needs can access afterschool and have their needs met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52077/25]
817. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes made to policy or practice at Oberstown Children Detention Campus since the reported increase in assaults on staff in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52090/25]
818. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new policies and procedures put in place for enhancing the health and safety at work for staff working at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52091/25]
819. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of providing the services at Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52092/25]
820. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total costs of all legal cases and associated claims at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52093/25]
821. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of all staff overtime at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52094/25]