2333. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23526/26]
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2334. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23527/26]
2335. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23528/26]
2336. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under the revised assessment of need framework, access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where clinically indicated, including where a child’s needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23562/26]
2337. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place under the revised assessment of need framework to ensure the identification of children with complex or uneven developmental profiles, including twice-exceptional children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23563/26]
2338. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has carried out any impact assessment, equality screening, or child-rights analysis of the revised assessment of need framework in respect of children at risk of under-identification, including those whose needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make any such assessment available; and if s…
2339. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to recognise complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, whether the implementation of the revised framework will be reviewed to ensure no cohort is excluded from identification or support; whether consideration ha…
2340. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children who are currently in the care of State, with a separate column for the number of unaccompanied minors, in tabular form. [23622/26]
2341. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in foster care for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [23623/26]
2342. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers approved for foster care in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [23647/26]
2343. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increasing respite for the parents of a person (details supplied) with a view securing a residential placement following a transition period. [23674/26]
2344. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23694/26]
2345. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the claims that the revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23695/26]
2346. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can outline where the revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles will be appropriately identified within the system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23696/26]
2347. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any impact assessment carried out by her Department on the way the revised assessment of need framework may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23697/26]
2348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the safeguards that are in place under the revised assessment of need framework to prevent under-identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23698/26]
2349. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality under the revised assessment of need framework, if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23699/26]
2350. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any consideration that has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; and the implications this may have for equity of access. [23700/26]
2351. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of need framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23701/26]
2352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans regarding a review of the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23702/26]
2353. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of all taskforces that fall under her remit; the dates on which they have met since their inception; the membership of each taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23731/26]
2354. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons on waiting lists for long-term residential care in County Roscommon and County Galway, including the number of cases where there is only one parent living, and where the parents carers are over the age of 66 years-of-age. [23753/26]
2355. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of housing units that exist for long-term residential care for persons with a disability/intellectual disability in County Roscommon and County Galway. [23754/26]
2356. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to initiate a new employment regulation order process in the second half of 2026; to provide the accompanying sum of monies in 2026 for a future round of pay improvements for staff working in the early years, childcare and pre-school sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23757/26]
2357. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to plan the development of State-led facilities in tandem with the school building programme, including Irish medium naíonraí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23771/26]