401. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the penalties that have been implemented to Tusla for the contracting of staff through SEAs who are not vetted. [31537/26]
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402. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior staff grade physiotherapists based in each CDNT within CHO3 as of 9 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31572/26]
403. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an emergency funded plan will be introduced in the next budget to address the urgent housing and care needs of ageing parents caring for adult children with intellectual disabilities. [31597/26]
404. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current level of funding allocated to disability housing supports; and whether additional ring-fenced funding will be committed to address the growing crisis in provision. [31598/26]
405. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a statutory register of need for people with intellectual disabilities requiring supported housing will be established to ensure accurate identification, recording and forward planning of demand. [31599/26]
406. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all young people with intellectual disabilities are provided with a personal transition plan for housing and care supports by age 18; and if not, the steps being taken to ensure this occurs from age 16. [31600/26]
407. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to establishing a single "one-stop-shop" statutory agency to coordinate between the HSE, housing bodies, local authorities and service providers in processing and managing housing and support applications. [31601/26]
408. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the funding deficits faced by Section 38 and 39 service providers, including the absence of multi-annual funding and inflation adjustments; and whether pay parity with HSE staff will be implemented. [31602/26]
409. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether support will be expanded for “cluster housing” or “cluster of homes” models, given strong family preference for community-integrated housing with on-site care. [31607/26]
410. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a review of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be undertaken to address legal inconsistencies relating to adult capacity and the ongoing expectations placed on parents to provide indefinite care. [31609/26]
411. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measurable targets and key performance indicators that are currently in place for the delivery of housing and care supports for people with intellectual disabilities; and whether timelines for delivery will be published. [31610/26]
412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether net foster carer figures are being used in policy assessment by her Department; the way in which attrition of foster carers is being addressed alongside recruitment; the way in which the foster system capacity is being monitored in real terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31611/26]
413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to deliver a specialist team for paediatric neurological services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31627/26]
414. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made to date on a paediatric neurorehabilitation strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31628/26]
415. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address serious concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will significantly increase the number of long-term residential care beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31666/26]
416. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on a proposal that, when a childcare worker has received Garda vetting within the valid three-year period, that vetting can be transferred to a new childcare service if the childcare worker moves job, rather than having to submit a brand new vetting applica…
417. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department accounts for situations where individuals subject to safeguarding concerns avoid accountability and continue working with children, including moving between settings without those concerns being identified or acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31677/26]
418. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether net changes in the number of approved foster carers are used as a key metric in assessing the capacity of the foster care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31698/26]
419. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new foster carers approved and the number exiting the system in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31699/26]
420. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has analysed the rate of attrition among foster carers; the main reasons identified for carers leaving the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31700/26]
421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures that are in place or under development to address the loss of foster carers from the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31701/26]
422. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding supports that are available to families of children with additional and high sensory needs, including any supports for the development of sensory gardens or therapeutic outdoor spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31752/26]
423. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with a disability currently in residential care funded by the HSE and by other disability service providers in receipt of public funding, by CHO area and by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31763/26]
424. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with a disability currently in residential care in a centre (details supplied); the number of additional residential places expected to be delivered by the end of 2026; the number of places currently planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31764/26]
425. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for adults with a disability planned to be delivered in a centre (details supplied) in 2027 and 2028, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31765/26]