2458. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has in place to ensure staff retention within the childcare sector; the plans to increase staff numbers within the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24784/26]
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2459. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the fee increase assessment process is expected to be finalised and communicated to providers participating in the core funding programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24785/26]
2460. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the measures her Department is taking to support elderly parents who are providing care for their adult children with disabilities, in view of the concerns they are experiencing as they get older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24873/26]
2461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has raised delays that early years staff are experiencing in their Garda Vetting process with either the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration or with An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24884/26]
2462. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being undertaken to improve the operability of The Hive system; the financial investment being provided to support these improvements; when improvements will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24885/26]
2463. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether statistics are kept regarding the number of students who graduate in Ireland with a Level 7 or Level 8 qualification in early education and care and who go directly into working in early years, versus those that graduate but immediately depart for another sector, and if such statistics are not collated, the plans to do so; …
2464. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department’s plans to rollout an apprenticeship model for early learning and care education; when she expects to see the first childcare apprentices enrolling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24887/26]
2465. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in Longford and Westmeath where elderly parents, particularly those over retirement age, are the primary carers for adult children with learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24963/26]
2466. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units in Cork. [24964/26]
2467. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units that are planned in Cork. [24965/26]
2468. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the service providers in Cork submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE. [24966/26]
2469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is supporting Pobal and the Childcare Committee to source suitable alternative places for children in County Donegal affected by the closure of a childcare service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25016/26]
2470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason several therapist vacancies remain unadvertised in CHO1 children’s disability network teams (details supplied); when these posts will be advertised and filled; the reason a senior physiotherapist post, vacated in July 2025, has not yet been advertised or filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25021/26]
2471. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of civil and public servants in her Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy or digital skills in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25027/26]
2472. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) and intervene to ensure that essential supports are provided to a child in the interest of health and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25070/26]
2473. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a shortfall in the provision of childcare places in the Dún Laoghaire area in south County Dublin; the actions she is taking to increase availability in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25138/26]
2474. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a shortfall in the provision of childcare places in the Shankill area in south County Dublin; the actions she is taking to increase availability in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25139/26]
2475. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a shortfall in the provision of childcare places in the Blackrock area in south County Dublin; the actions she is taking to increase availability in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25140/26]
2476. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to provide targeted support for childcare providers in parts of the country where the rent of commercial premises is significantly higher than the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25141/26]
2477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to provide targeted support for people or companies that wish to open new childcare centres in parts of the country where the rent of commercial premises is significantly higher than the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25142/26]
2478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she is taking to increase the number of childcare places available at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25143/26]
2479. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any research being done at a national level to identify areas that are experiencing a shortfall in the availability of childcare places on a consistent basis; the mechanisms by which this is evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25144/26]
2480. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the legal basis that would allow childcare facilities to charge parents a non-refundable deposit; if this is permitted, if there is an upper cap on the price that can be charged in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25145/26]
2481. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her earlier commitment to undertake a call for proposals as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the Gender Equality objective in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25152/26]
2482. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25153/26]