848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is undertaking an SME impact analysis on the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; what this analysis entails; when will it be finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5609/26]
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494. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review of the ECCE programme will be completed; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5220/26]
495. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider greater flexibility for entry dates for the ECCE programme, particularly if a child has only missed an entry date by a short period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5221/26]
138. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children under 12 years in care in each social work area, broken down by local area office, in tabular form. [2756/26]
139. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care aged out in the last three years in each social work area, broken down by local area office, in tabular form. [2757/26]
140. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people receiving an aftercare allowance in each social work area, broken down by local area office, in tabular form. [2758/26]
141. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care in each social work area on their third or more placement, broken down by local area office, in tabular form. [2759/26]
142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special emergency arrangement placements in use, by local area office, in tabular form. [2769/26]
143. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the inspection regime for special emergency arrangement placements; the regulations that apply to special emergency arrangement and the number of inspections carried out by TUSLA of special emergency arrangement placements, by local area office, in tabular form. [2770/26]
144. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care, placed in special emergency arrangements, by local area office, in tabular form. [2771/26]
145. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care nationally placed in special emergency arrangements, by age of the child, in tabular form. [2772/26]
146. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality number of under 18’s in each social work area, by local area office, in tabular form. [2773/26]
147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care in each social work area, by local area office, in tabular form. [2774/26]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care in each social work area with an allocated social worker, by local area office, in tabular form. [2775/26]
149. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in care in each social work area awaiting an allocated social worker, by local area office, in tabular form. [2776/26]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality number of children in care under 12 years of-age in residential care by local area office, in tabular form. [2777/26]
1901. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the proposal to enshrine discrimination on the basis of socio-economic status as a non-discrimination ground, as outlined in the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; the next steps her Department is taking on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74366/25]
1998. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if flexibility can be built into the Core Funding contract when new childcare rooms are opened after the Core Funding submission deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1769/26]
1999. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of direct engagement she has had with groups representing childcare providers since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/26]
841. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the independent review of governance and funding of a group (details supplied); when will this be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71987/25]
842. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that no AGM has been held by a group (details supplied); if she has concerns in relation to governance at the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71988/25]
843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a call for proposals will be made as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the Gender Equality objective, to improve access to employment and activation measures for all jobseekers, which has been pending since 2022; and if she will make a statement on…
536. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an updated timeline to ratify the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71192/25]
940. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale behind the cutoff age being two years and eight months on 1 September of a given year to qualify for 15 early childhood education hours; whether there are any cases for flexibility for children slightly younger than the cut off; to provide details of any proposed changes to eligibility for these hours; and if she will …
411. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla compiles statistics on the number of deaf children the agency engages with each year; the number of deaf parents it engages with each year; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62314/25]