146. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the status and number of operational respite beds for children with disabilities in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28742/26]
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184. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the status and number of operational respite beds for adults with disabilities in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28743/26]
664. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actual full year cost incurred in 2025 from increasing the universal hourly subsidy available under the national childcare scheme from €1.40 to €2.14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27918/26]
665. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality based on current numbers, the estimated full year cost of reducing the maximum fee cap for services participating in core funding from €295 to €200 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27919/26]
666. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality based on current numbers, the estimated full year cost of increasing the universal hourly subsidy available under the national childcare scheme by €1 to €3.14 per hour for a maximum of 45 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27920/26]
667. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality based on current numbers, the estimated full year cost of increasing the universal hourly subsidy available under the National Childcare Scheme by €2 to €4.14 per hour for a maximum of 45 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27921/26]
668. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of expressions of interest her Department has received in respect of State led childcare facilities; the locations that have expressed an interest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27922/26]
714. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28651/26]
2485. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1482 of 18 March 2026, the basis used to select the family resource centre funding allocation; if the methodologies together with all scores being attributed to individual applicants will be supplied to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25187/26]
1476. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been brought to the proposed commercial development at the former Bessborough mother and baby home site in Cork; if she has engaged with the owners or Cork City Council regarding the future of the site; and if she will outline the steps the Government is taking to ensure the site is treated with appropriate sen…
1477. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the preservation, memorialisation, or public commemoration of the Bessborough site, in consultation with survivors and advocacy groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20866/26]
1482. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a family resource centre funding was not allocated to a centre (details supplied); the details of the criteria that the centre was judged on; and if they can provide a copy of the recommendations that was issued to the Minister in respect of her Departments shortlist and was the resource centre in question mentioned on t…
478. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as a result of the publication of the HSE Capital Plan for 2026, if she will provide more detailed information on the projects planned to progress with disability services in Cork and Kerry during 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18125/26]
226. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will support an increase in the ECCE rates for childcare providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17442/26]
515. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in the changes being made to the Wards of Court and the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act in the case of a person (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13485/26]
530. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the payment of a building blocks improvement scheme 2023 grant for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13640/26]
513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the payment of a building blocks extension grant scheme for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11323/26]
502. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for establishing a new Guardian ad Litem National Service, given that the current system provides independent representation for children without waiting lists; the way she will ensure the independence of Guardians ad Litem where both Tusla and the new service will be accountable to the same Department and Minister; wh…
6. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children in Cork North-West and across County Cork waiting for assessment and intervention through children’s disability network teams; the average length of time families in this area are waiting for key therapies such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology; the specific measures bei…
16. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children in Cork North-West and across County Cork waiting for assessment and intervention through children’s disability network teams; the average length of time families in this area are waiting for key therapies such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology; the specific measures be…
819. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of disability organisations in Cork and Kerry that are availing of the capital assistance scheme in supporting the transition from congregated settings to community based living; the details of each proposal, and stage it is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71546/25]
820. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of disability organisations nationally, per HSE area, that are availing of the capital assistance scheme in supporting the transition from congregated settings to community based living; the details of each proposal, and stage it is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71547/25]
821. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans the HSE south-west disability services have to address the current waitlist for overnight respite for children in Cork and Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71549/25]
533. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government has initiated any searches, excavations, or scientific investigations at other former mother and baby homes and county homes where evidence strongly suggests the existence of unmarked mass graves; the timeline for action at each known site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71104/25]
534. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality why several county homes with documented maternal and infant deaths have been omitted from the redress scheme; if their exclusion will be reviewed; the evidence threshold required for their inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71105/25]