919. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, to outline the appraisal tools that have been developed in order to select projects that align with programme objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29673/26]
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920. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, the quarter of 2026 in which decisions will be made on the specific projects agreed upon under the early learning and childcare capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29674/26]
921. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and young people on waiting lists for assessment of need and for therapy services, including speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology, as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29726/26]
922. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessment of need applications overdue for completion under statutory timeframes as of 31 March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29727/26]
923. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of childcare facilities which are providing childcare under the ECCE scheme, who are now required to pay commercial rates to their relevant local authority; if her Department has had any engagement with local authorities on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29730/26]
924. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the continuation of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29755/26]
925. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the viability of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29756/26]
926. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to proposed strike action by members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the deficit in services that had been provided by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29757/26]
927. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the liquidation of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29758/26]
928. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of establishing an independent review of an organisation (details supplied) into the circumstances related to the closure of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29759/26]
929. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the engagement she has had with members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the viability of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29760/26]
930. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she will take to ensure that the services provided by an organisation (details supplied) will be in place going forward, regardless of the formal status of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29761/26]
931. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of assessment of need applications which were received in County Galway for the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these applications in County Galway which were overdue for completion at the end of each of those years including the latest data in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
932. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department's plan to reform the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29795/26]
933. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the geographical criteria used in determining placement for respite care for adults with intellectual disability; if a home address in a specific county automatically disqualifies an individual from accessing respite care in another county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29865/26]
934. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to apply for residence in St. Christophers Longford residential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29867/26]
935. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied). [29869/26]
936. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29965/26]
937. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to provide additional respite capacity in County Galway, in view of the increasing waiting lists for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30044/26]
938. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours provided to families in County Galway in the past year; the planned level of capacity for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30045/26]
939. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a grant is available to young adult service users who are no longer in school (details supplied). [30166/26]
940. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of her Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30261/26]
941. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an application for a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30326/26]
942. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of respite facilities currently accessible to adults with special and additional needs in the County Galway area; if there are plans to expand the availability of such services; and if she will ensure that appropriate transport provision is in place to support individuals in accessing respite care within their…
943. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of respite facilities currently accessible to children with special and additional needs in the County Galway area; if there are plans to expand the availability of such services; and if she will ensure that appropriate transport provision is in place to support individuals in accessing respite care within the…