331. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding options are available from her Department, or any agency under the aegis of her Department, to support persons who wish to establish a pre-school business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26453/25]
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376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22126/25]
1783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of hotel rooms which are currently being occupied by asylum seekers and being paid for by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18523/25]
1848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if reports that a company that had applied for a contract to manage an IPAS facility at a site in Coolock (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with its application are accurate; if the State will now withdraw from the ongoing High Court case brought by persons seeking an injunction against the use of the sit…
1854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for when she expects the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to be presented for debate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/25]
1884. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the weekly and monthly IPAS statistic reports include homeless international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/25]
1885. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the precise criteria that must be fulfilled by a company or an organisation before it is awarded a contract to provide international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/25]
1886. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that it is possible for a company or an organisation with no prior experience in providing accommodation services to apply for and receive a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20240/25]
1887. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of companies or organisations with no prior experience in providing accommodation services that have been awarded a departmental contract for the provision of international protection accommodation; the total value of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20241/25]
352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address concerns that the proposal to allow the Carna Bay Hotel in Carna, in the Connemara Gaeltacht, to be used as an international protection accommodation centre will have a serious impact on the ability of the area to host those who want to educate themselves about the Irish language; and if she will m…
353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the status of the Carna Bay Hotel in Carna, in the Connemara Gaeltacht, with respect to its use as an international protection accommodation centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14877/25]
1396. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the estimated number of public and private sector organisations that will use the new gender pay reporting portal was calculated as 6,000 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11828/25]
605. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the rules regarding the early childhood care and education scheme will be reviewed as children who do not meet the criteria in terms of their date of birth are excluded from the scheme in its current format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9138/25]
751. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total youth service grant allocation to all 16 ETB in 2024, in tabular form; if she will seek to immediately increase grant allocation for the Laois Offaly Education Training Board to enable an increase in service-provision capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7364/25]
621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently on a waiting list for IPAS accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6313/25]
637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on efforts to ensure that employed or self-employed IPAS applicants, living in State-provided accommodation, will contribute to the costs incurred by the State, as set out in Article 5(2) of S.I. No. 230 of 2018 (Reception Conditions Regulations); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5620/25]
638. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5643/25]
658. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding her Department has applied for and received through the asylum, migration and integration fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6029/25]
521. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the research commissioned by her Department to examine issues of concern relating to children aged under 16 years of age being able to access a gender recognition certificate and or self-declare their gender; the person or company contracted to provide this research and the costs incurred; and if s…
550. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently under the care of Tusla who have been identified as at risk of sexual exploitation; what specific measures are in place to protect these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4567/25]
551. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what training and resources are provided to social workers and care providers to identify, prevent, and respond to cases of sexual exploitation among children in State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4568/25]
552. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care have gone missing in the past year, with a breakdown of the number suspected to be victims of, or at risk of, sexual exploitation; what immediate actions are taken when a child goes missing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4569/25]
553. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on the level of cooperation between Tusla, An Garda Síochána, and other relevant agencies when dealing with cases of suspected sexual exploitation of children in care; the protocols in place to ensure swift and effective responses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4570/25]
554. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on any upcoming legislative changes or policy reviews aimed at enhancing the protection of children in care from sexual exploitation, particularly in light of recent reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4571/25]
555. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what specific therapeutic and support services are available for children in care who have been victims of sexual exploitation or are at risk; how these services are accessed; the current capacity versus demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4572/25]