945. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on Children's Disability Network Team waiting lists in Cork, by team and length of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30453/26]
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946. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for assessment of need in Cork; the number that have been waiting, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30454/26]
947. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently awaiting assessment and intervention by Children's Disability Network Teams; the average waiting time for such assessments; whether current staffing levels are adequate to meet existing demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30455/26]
948. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time from referral to first assessment, and from assessment to intervention, within Children's Disability Network Teams, both nationally and by Community Healthcare Organisation area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30456/26]
949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on waiting times for assessments of need in Cork; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30457/26]
950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actual full year cost incurred in 2025 arising from the increase in the universal hourly subsidy under the national childcare scheme from €1.40 to €2.14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30458/26]
951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost, based on current numbers, 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. [30459/26]
952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost, based on current numbers, of increasing the universal hourly subsidy under the national childcare scheme by €1, bringing it to €3.14 per hour for a maximum of 45 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30460/26]
953. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost, based on current numbers, of increasing the universal hourly subsidy under the national childcare scheme by €2, bringing it to €4.14 per hour for a maximum of 45 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30461/26]
954. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of expressions of interest received by her Department in respect of State-led childcare facilities; the locations from which such expressions of interest have been received, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30462/26]
955. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a full list of all registered providers of early years and school age childcare services operating three or more services; the number of services registered to each provider, the type of service provided and whether each service is privately or community operated, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the…
982. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a 36-month waiting list for assessment of need in Cork; the specific measures being taken to reduce this waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30905/26]
983. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the assessment of need waiting lists in Cork; the current number of children awaiting assessment; the average waiting times; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30906/26]
984. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Cork that received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe in the years 2024 to date; the number that did not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30907/26]
985. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30908/26]
986. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of ongoing delays in accessing disability services such as assessments of need, therapies and respite, the specific actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times; the way in which she is ensuring that children and adults are supported at key transition points where delays may have long-term developmental or soc…
164. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the feedback received under the 'Let’s Talk Early Years' initiative will directly influence the phase 2 actions of the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan to ensure a tangible increase in childcare places and a reduction in parental fees to the promised €200 monthly maximum by 2027 (details supplied); and …
174. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the application by Glanmire, County Cork to the recently announced public childcare fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29091/26]
196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given the recent government approval of the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the planned rollout of the HSE's 'Single Point of Access' system in 2026, the specific guarantees that can be made to parents that these legislative changes will successfully reduce the current assessment of need backlogs without compromising a child'…
1507. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the pilot and phased introduction of staffed local childminding networks, as committed to in the National Action Plan for Childminding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18639/26]
1572. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount distributed to every service provider in the country; the number of children and adults being catered for in those organisations, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19755/26]
1573. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons in residential care in the Cork/Kerry health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19756/26]
1574. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places available in Cork; the steps she will take to meet the spiralling demand in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19757/26]
1575. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the recently launched, State-led early learning and childcare services capital funding model; the way she will ensure that projects will be highlighted and places delivered promptly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19758/26]
1576. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on an expression of interest from Cork City Childcare for a service in Glanmire under the state-led early learning and childcare services capital fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19759/26]