345. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tullamore, County Offaly will be considered for a State led childcare facility, given the serious need which has already been evidenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8794/26]
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347. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, to share a copy of Tusla's Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach Management Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and the new staff Guidance on Reporting Data Breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8941/26]
348. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under plans for State-led early years services, areas with need not being met will be identified and will be limited to those areas where there are willing existing operators; whether areas with need without a willing existing operator will be excluded given this will impact areas with need most; and if she will make a statem…
349. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been returned to the Exchequer due to underspend of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since it was introduced. [8949/26]
393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla plans to change its reporting of data breach policies to the Data Protection Commission; and if so, to provide details of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7136/26]
394. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of data breaches reported by Tusla to the Data Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025. [7137/26]
869. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Boyle, County Roscommon will be considered for a State-led childcare facility given serious need has already been evidenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5937/26]
492. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if capital funding is available to family resource centres to purchase a new premises where they have outgrown their current premises; if there are any options for such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5180/26]
855. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek an earlier implementation of the new EU disability card to ensure those unable to access a blue disability parking badge because they are mobile can access one and acknowledge their disability, especially those with autism and flight risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3934/26]
501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of concerns raised by senior social workers to the CEO of Tusla; if she will provide responses to the issues raised by these professionals, or a copy of the reply sent by Tusla responding to each concern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/26]
1902. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has assessed the risk of serious unintended consequences arising from her reform proposals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74367/25]
1903. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that her proposed reforms will diminish the independence of guardians ad litem as they will be State employees, create potential conflicts of interest and reduce the ability of guardians to advocate freely for children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74368/25]
1904. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that her proposed reforms will result in children losing automatic access to legal representation through their GAL (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74369/25]
1905. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide further details of phase one of the early years action plan; if she will provide specific details regarding how the plan will assist childcare service providers tackle rising and immediate costs and administrative burdens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74371/25]
1906. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will recommend the inclusion of the early years sector on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, critical skills list to address the immediate staffing, retention and recruitment pressures across the early years sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74372/25]
1907. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason little or no consultation with large full-time early years providers took place during the process of formulating phase one of the early years action plan, with just one large provider of only part-time services on the new childcare forum; her views on whether this lack of adequate consultation may have negatively impacted…
1919. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the funding difficulties for a services (details supplied); if she will review the funding to address the December 2025 funding gap; to provide confirmation of 2026 funding to unlock essential banking support and provide sustainable multi annual funding pathways that reflect the real cost of delivering a national s…
1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will carry out a review of the regulations for childminders in Q1 of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71885/25]
15. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to a HIQA report published following an inspection of Tusla services in Dublin north city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71909/25]
18. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a report by the special rapporteur on child protection will be published; if part of the annual report has been furnished to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71911/25]
32. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe for implementation for each of the recommendations made by the national review panel following its examination of the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71912/25]
60. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which she will urgently build childcare capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71913/25]
87. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the action plan on childcare will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71910/25]
629. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the introduction of a State pension for foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71886/25]
818. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Ireland will ratify the UNCRC second optional protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71521/25]