1526. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of recipients of the foster care allowance in each of the years 2020-2026, in tabular form. [19006/26]
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1544. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 19 February 2026, if she can give an urgent update on this matter; the steps being taken to alleviate this situation; to provide a timeline to resolve this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19263/26]
1550. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1919 of 13 January 2026, if she can provide the information sought regarding a funding gap in 2025 and 2026 for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19360/26]
1558. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes being made, as part of Tusla reform of structures to access to therapies/professional support services in local community centres for children in care and foster care, such as a facility (details supplied); the reason these supports are being removed; what they are being replaced with for these vulnerable children; and if…
1559. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes foster carers will face due to changes being made by Tusla as part of the reforms the agency has underway; the number of therapy services being withdrawn from children in care, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19571/26]
1560. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of foster carers in the State in each of the years 2019 to 2026, in tabular form. [19576/26]
1561. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children in care in each of the years 2019 to 2026, in tabular form. [19577/26]
1562. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average age of foster carers in Ireland at present. [19578/26]
1563. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on work to introduce a State pension for foster carers. [19579/26]
1597. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 30 September 2025, the number of foster carers that ceased foster caring in 2025 and to-date in 2026. [20134/26]
1598. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of foster carers providing foster care in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026. [20135/26]
1599. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care currently without an assigned social worker. [20136/26]
1600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children in the care of the State with a breakdown of where these children are currently placed and separately; the number of unaccompanied minors, in tabular form. [20153/26]
1601. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers that would be needed for every child in State care. [20154/26]
1634. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No's 731, 732 and 733 of 3 March 2026, if she is satisfied that cases will be allocated to non-social workers; who the professionals are she cites, as to who's cases will be allocated to; the level of oversight by social workers; the way in which that oversight will be conducted and the frequency giv…
493. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the ratification of the second optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18126/26]
713. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a behavioural therapist will be in place in CDNT9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16436/26]
731. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an action (details supplied) contained in the 2025 HIQA Child Protection and Welfare Inspection Report for Tusla Dublin north city can be reviewed in terms of the potential consequences of a staff member in Tusla who is not qualified; what this means for oversight and management in this Tusla division; and if she will make a statem…
732. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a complaint made by a parent (details supplied) following the actions of an unqualified person in Tusla in dealing with a vulnerable child; the actions that will be taken to ensure this never happens again; if she is assured of the structural changes being made by Tusla which will see non-qualified staff to undertak…
733. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether suggestions that the changes being made internally by Tusla in relation to staffing and structures will see non-qualified staff members undertaking social worker duties; the basis for this suggestion that is coming from professionals (details supplied); the way in which she will ensure this does not happen; and if…
766. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered the views of ‘An Independent Review of the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme in Ireland’ in relation to the impact of the rigid age eligibility for the ECCE programme; if her attention has been drawn to the review’s suggestion for a degree of flexibility, especially for children who are just missing ou…
767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a plot (details supplied) has only been part excavated, will the Minister re-examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/26]
455. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail her plans and timeline to expand AIM support to children with additional needs in afterschool settings to ensure that they have continuity of support post early years/pre-school while in primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15757/26]
456. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the roll out of regional assessment hubs; the location and status of each; the details of who will be working out of these hubs, and their roles; the completion date for roll out, as per location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15818/26]
895. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act in relation to a recent High Court ruling (details supplied) and add Temple Hill and St. Joseph’s to the list of institutions under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14768/26]