176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the supports available to employers and employees to promote remote and flexible working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28896/26]
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177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether existing legislation and regulations are sufficient to support workers that are seeking reasonable allowances for flexible working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28897/26]
178. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any work ongoing within her Department that seeks to further strengthen the position of workers that are seeking reasonable allowances for flexible working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28898/26]
179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her views on the merits of creating a campaign that seeks to encourage businesses to allow for increased flexible working practices, particularly in the context of increasing fuel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28899/26]
180. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to promote and advertise the Magdelene ex-gratia redress scheme, as commenced in 2013 and extended to further institutions in 2018 both in Ireland and abroad, given the low numbers of applicants to date (details supplied). [28784/26]
181. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children’s disability network teams operating in each local authority area, including Waterford City and County Council, and for each team: the approved whole-time equivalent staffing complement by discipline; the current filled whole-time equivalent staffing, by discipline; and the current vacancy rate, for each of…
182. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children referred to each children’s disability network team in each local authority area, including Waterford City and County Council, in each of the past five years; the number of referrals accepted; the number deemed more appropriate for primary care or other services; and the number currently awaiting initial co…
183. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and median waiting times for initial contact, initial assessment and commencement of intervention for children referred to each children’s disability network team, including those serving Waterford City and County; and the national averages for each category, in each of the past five years. [28813/26]
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children actively engaged with each children’s disability network team; and the number on waiting lists at each team, including those serving Waterford City and County; and the ratio of children to whole-time equivalent staff, broken down by discipline where available, in the most recent year for which data is avail…
185. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of individual family support plans in place within each children’s disability network team, including those in Waterford City and County; the average number of contacts or interventions per child per year; and the proportion of supports delivered on a one-to-one, group, and programme basis, with national comparator dat…
186. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints, incidents, or formal service concerns recorded in relation to each children’s disability network team, including those serving Waterford City and County, in each of the past five years; and the nature of such complaints, by category, in tabular form. [28816/26]
187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on …
188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for civil servants in her Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28912/26]
189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for staff that work for any agencies under the remit of her Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; if this policy is under the control of the agency itself or if it is directed by the Department; and if she will make a s…
190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any review is ongoing in relation to her Department’s policy on flexible working and remote working for civil servants in her Department, particularly in the context of increased fuel prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28949/26]
191. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends to publish details of the DCDE mapping of existing early learning and care services against projected need, to show the gaps in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29085/26]
192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the length of time it is taking to secure Garda vetting for new hires in childminding facilities and the knock on impact this is having for families who cannot access these services due to these delays; the actions she will take to address this concern; and if she will make a statemen…
193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the delays in processing Garda vetting application for new hires in childminding facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29103/26]
194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement she is having with the childcare sector regarding delays in processing Garda vetting applications for new hires and the knock on impact this is having for families who cannot access these services due to these delays; the actions she will take to address this concern; and if she will make a statement …
195. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the State-led Early Learning and Childcare Capital Programme announced in January 2026, and specifically its implementation as it applies to rural areas and particularly Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29116/26]
196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given the recent government approval of the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the planned rollout of the HSE's 'Single Point of Access' system in 2026, the specific guarantees that can be made to parents that these legislative changes will successfully reduce the current assessment of need backlogs without compromising a child'…
197. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of ongoing delays in accessing disability services such as assessments of need, therapies and respite, the specific actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times; the way in which she is ensuring that children and adults are supported at key transition points where delays may have long term developmental or social imp…
198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish a new Obesity Policy and Action Plan; if she will publish a report on her Department’s public consultation on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28779/26]
199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the annual funding allocated to obesity prevention and weight-management programmes; the number of patients accessing HSE weight-management or obesity services each year; the estimated cost savings to the health service from prevention interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28780/26]
200. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated economic cost of obesity-related illness due to workforce absenteeism, reduced productivity; the number of working days lost annually due to obesity-related illness; the estimated cost to the State and the economy arising from these productivity losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28781/26]