919. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason staff from therapeutic teams with TUSLA have been made redundant, at a time when such services are needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37370/26]
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920. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by her Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37446/26]
921. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether an assessment has been carried out into the impact that staffing shortages and recruitment delays within Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) are having on the ability of the State to meet its statutory obligations under the Disability Act 2005 in relation to assessment of need timelines; and if she will make a statement o…
922. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the methodology used to determine staffing allocations within Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs); whether factors such as population growth, complexity of need, deprivation indices and waiting list pressures are incorporated into allocation decisions; and whether the current model is under review. [37598/26]
923. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average length of time, by Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) and by staff grade where available, between the resignation, retirement or departure of a staff member, and the commencement in post of a replacement staff member; the number of vacant posts currently awaiting recruitment approval; the average time taken at each sta…
924. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the procedures followed by Tusla when it receives a referral concerning allegations or suspicions of child abuse involving a school employee under the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools (2025); the thresholds applied in deciding whether such referrals meet the criteria for child protection or child welfare …
925. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a post for a behavioural therapist in CDNT9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/26]
926. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish in full the report on burials at the Bessborough Mother & Baby Home from the Commission's forensic archaeologist in light of the fact that the forensic archaeology reports for the Tuam and Sean Ross Abbey Mother & Baby Homes are provided in the Mother and Baby Commission of Inquiry final and interim reports; …
927. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which a person (details supplied) can access an available childcare placement under special arrangements for vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37682/26]
928. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to staffing concerns in a childcare centre (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37686/26]
929. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding mechanisms in place to ensure that childcare providers are meeting their service obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37687/26]
930. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanisms in place when a childcare provider is not meeting their service obligations on a consistent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37688/26]
931. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any mechanisms in place to support families that experience consistent service failures from their childcare providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37689/26]
932. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any initiatives that seek to increase the number of people working in the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37690/26]
933. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any support networks in place for childcare centres that are experiencing staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37691/26]
934. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review correspondence (details supplied); if she will contact TUSLA to arrange a meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37693/26]
935. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration will be given to reviewing the core funding policy in circumstances where a new provider takes over an already established early education and care service and fee increases arise; whether such cases can be assessed on an individual basis to ensure the ongoing financial viability of the service, while also saf…
936. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children referred to the National Placement Team in Tusla for whom a long-term residential placement has yet to be identified; and the length of time these children have been waiting. [37758/26]
937. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed in special emergency arrangements in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [37759/26]
938. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of money allocated to voluntary, not-for-profit residential care services in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [37760/26]
939. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the companies who were paid for providing accommodation as special emergency arrangements in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the type of accommodation each provided, that is B&B, apartment, hotel and so on, in tabular form. [37761/26]
940. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount spent on private companies who were providing accommodation as special emergency arrangements in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [37762/26]
941. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional residential beds that were to be delivered via Tusla’s plan in the voluntary residential sector; the way in which these beds were to be delivered without any funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37763/26]
942. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has visited any special emergency arrangements; if not, if she plans to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37833/26]
943. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has visited any TUSLA offices; if not, if she plans to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37834/26]