Questions

994. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of Tusla that have been missing for a period of more than three months, six months, 9 months, and one year, and whose current whereabouts remain unknown, broken down by year for the past five years; and to outline the inter-agency actions taken in such cases.; and if she will make a statement on the m…

995. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor the use of special emergency arrangements; and to ensure the welfare and safeguarding of children placed under such arrangements. [31069/26]

996. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who were living in Tusla care settings and who were arrested by An Garda Síochána, in each of the past five years, broken down by year and by type of care placement. [31070/26]

181. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether it is Government policy to phase out, regularise, or continue the use of unregulated special emergency arrangements by Tusla; the timeline for any legislative or regulatory change; and the reason such settings do not fall under the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority, despite accommodating children in State ca…

190. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints made directly by children to Tusla in each of the past five years; the categories of complaints received; the process available to children to make a complaint; and whether any element of that process is independent of Tusla management structures. [29222/26]

192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations or reports of abuse made by or on behalf of children while in the care of Tusla in each of the past five years, broken down by placement type; the channels through which such reports are made; and whether children in State care have access to an independent body outside Tusla to report abuse or safeguarding co…

193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unregulated special emergency arrangements used by Tusla to accommodate children in its care; the number of children currently placed in such arrangements; the duration of placement in each case; and whether the Minister will outline why children continue to be placed in settings that are not subject to statutory regulati…

206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of Tusla staff who resigned, retired, or otherwise left employment, broken down by grade, for each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; the reasons recorded for their departure; and whether she has assessed the impact of staff churn on child protection and care outcomes; and if she will make a statem…

2449. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work that has been undertaken to create a separate corporate category of disabled persons organisations which is in keeping with the criteria set out in UNCPRD General Comment No.7. [24679/26]

2450. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to implement the recommendations of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032. [24682/26]

2455. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the Ombudsman's 'Wasted Lives' report. [24729/26]

2456. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of National Strategy and Policy for the Provision of Neurorehabilitation Services in Ireland, From Theory to Action, Implementation Framework 2019-2021; and the next steps planned. [24731/26]

2457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Taskforce on Personalised Budgets. [24732/26]

1496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of the State (Tusla) who were identified as victims of human trafficking and identified as victims of sexual abuse occurring while in State care, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will provide a breakdown of the specific exploitation types (e.g., labour, sexual) for tho…

1497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality with reference to Operation Cosnaím, the number of formal notifications made by Tusla to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau regarding concerns of child trafficking and child sexual exploitation for children in State care in each of the past five years; and the number of these cases where a criminal investigation was subsequ…

1498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently listed as 'missing from care' who are suspected by Tusla’s Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIP) service to have been victims of human trafficking; and the number of reports made to the Missing Children Forum regarding suspected trafficking since its establishment. [18370/26]

1621. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children or vulnerable persons which were identified as having been present or exploited at a facility (details supplied). [20548/26]

1622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied). [20549/26]

1623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the timeline for when a child (details supplied) was reported missing. [20550/26]

1624. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied). [20551/26]

1625. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently listed as missing or unaccounted for from Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs) as of March 2026. [20552/26]

1626. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mandatory frequency of physical welfare checks conducted by staff in SEAs to determine if a child is present or missing; and if these protocols differ from regulated residential care. [20553/26]

1627. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mandatory frequency of physical welfare checks conducted by TUSLA in SEAs to determine if a child is present or missing; and if these protocols differ from regulated residential care. [20554/26]

1628. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla maintains a record of children who have reached the age of 18 years-of-age while still listed as 'missing' from State care; and to provide these figures for the past ten years. [20555/26]

1630. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by her and all members of her staff during their St. Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20601/26]