Questions

158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the hourly rate paid under HSE direct payment, individualised funding, personal assistant direct employment, or similar schemes that allow a person with a disability to directly employ their own care worker or personal assistant; the annual rate applicable in each year from 2016 to 2026; and the date on which the rate was last increase…

524. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children from households in which all adults are unemployed, economically inactive or otherwise not in paid employment who receive more than 20 hours per week of subsidised childcare; the average number of hours claimed; and the total cost to the Exchequer of these claims in each year from 2020 to date. [70430/26]

525. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of households in which no adult is in employment that are availing of more than 20-hours-per-week of publicly subsidised childcare under the national childcare scheme or any other State-supported childcare programme; and the corresponding figure in each year from 2020 to date. [70429/26]

1022. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occasions in each of the past ten years on which a court sought a detention place in Oberstown but no place was available due to capacity constraints; and the outcome in each of those cases. [64636/26]

1023. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the certified capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus in each of the past ten years; the average occupancy level in each year; and the number of days on which the campus operated at full capacity. [64634/26]

1024. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young persons transferred from Oberstown Children Detention Campus to the adult prison system in each of the past ten years; and the reasons for each transfer. [64632/26]

1025. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged under 18 years-of-age who had accumulated 30 or more criminal convictions in each of the past ten years; and the highest number of convictions recorded for any child in each year. [64627/26]

1026. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young persons detained in Oberstown children detention campus in each of the past ten years; and the average daily population in each year. [64621/26]

1058. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the construction of a second youth detention facility; whether a feasibility study or business case has been prepared; and the estimated capital cost of providing an additional youth detention campus. [64642/26]

246. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give a more detailed response in regard to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 28 April 2026 (details supplied); if the costing per child is in table one; and if the average costing per SEA is in table 2 or the overall amount spent for each of those years. [50074/26]

703. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the protocols that exist to ensure concerns are reported to child protection services where appropriate; the number of cases involving minors presenting for such services in each of the past six years. [49230/26]

590. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children reported missing from Tusla care in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [47762/26]

591. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that remain missing from Tusla care in each of the past ten years; the length of time those children were missing and are currently missing; the number that are now 18 and over with a breakdown of duration by under 30 days, one–six months, six–12 months, 12–24 months, 24–36 months, and over 36 months, in tabular …

635. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total landholding of her Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47618/26]

787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45363/26]

1578. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by her Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if she will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority and agency. [4…

1579. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by her Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budget or timeline; …

1666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations or reports of abuse involving children in State care that were made in each of the past five years; and if this information is not available, the reason Tusla does not collect standardised national data on such allegations, in tabular form. [43361/26]

1667. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla holds any data, nationally or at regional or local level, on allegations of abuse involving children in care, broken down by placement type, including foster care and residential care, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if not, when such data collection will be implemented. [43362/26]

1668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children in State care have direct access to an independent body outside Tusla, such as the Ombudsman for Children, to report abuse or safeguarding concerns; and how this access is actively facilitated. [43363/26]

1669. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the initiative referenced by Tusla to improve data collection on abuse allegations involving children in care, including timelines and funding allocated; and when comprehensive data will be publicly available. [43364/26]

987. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the verification procedures undertaken when an unaccompanied minor communicates an intention to leave the State to join family members [39578/26]

988. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla independently verifies the identity and location of such family members before the child is considered to have left voluntarily [39579/26]

989. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cross-border safeguarding mechanisms that are activated when a child in State care is reported missing and believed to have travelled to another jurisdiction [39580/26]

990. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who went missing from SCSIP care prior to receiving an initial trafficking risk assessment in each of the past five years [39581/26]