Questions

365. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current uptake on the ECCE scheme; the number of childcare providers involved in the scheme; to provide a breakdown of these by location; what plans she has to reform or amend the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14940/25]

1305. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children placed in special emergency arrangements in the past four years; the number of whom are Irish citizens; and the number which are unaccompanied minors, by country, in tabular form. [10574/25]

1306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of providers of special emergency arrangements for children in the past four years; and the funding provided to each provider in each year, in tabular form. [10575/25]

1307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of safeguarding and child protection complaints made against providers of special emergency arrangements in the past four years, by provider, in tabular form. [10576/25]

1308. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the body responsible for the regulation, monitoring and inspection of providers of special emergency arrangements for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10577/25]

1309. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the statutory financial supports that are available to young people leaving state care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10578/25]

1310. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young people exiting mainstream State residential care into homelessness; and the actions her Department is taking to reduce the number exiting care into homelessness. [10579/25]

111. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she intends to take to ensure that parents have access to State-provided early years education facilities where there is a lack of provision; her plans to reduce the cost of child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/25]

1131. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the Funding Our Future policy, published by the Government in May 2022; the current estimate for the shortfall in core funding for the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2125/25]