860. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for broad consultation with civil society in advance of submitting a report to the Universal Periodic Review working group at the UN Human Rights Council in July 2026. [5902/26]
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861. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no deputy chair has been appointed to the Adoption Authority of Ireland; when an appointment will be made; her views on the impact of an absence of a deputy chair in the context of the operation and governance of the authority; and when this appointment will be made. [5903/26]
862. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the position of chief executive officer of the Adoption Authority of Ireland has been advertised; if not, the reason for the delay; and when the recruitment process to commence and be completed. [5904/26]
863. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the omission of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 from the Spring Legislative Programme; and when it will be progressed. [5906/26]
828. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the annual report for the mother and baby payments (redress scheme) will be published; and the reason it has not been published as of June 2025. [3359/26]
1897. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reform the national childcare scheme to cover children with complex medical needs who are deemed unsuitable for group childcare settings due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74272/25]
826. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the progress to amend the Equality Acts and related legislation to include socioeconomic status as a protected category in the context of discrimination. [52153/25]
1104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a residential placement will be provided for a person (details supplied). [48779/25]
810. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to carry out an SME test of proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts. [39043/25]
811. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts as part of the Equality and Family Leave (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; if the addition of same requires an SME Test; if she will report on her engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in r…
812. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the recent CSO publication “Equality and Discrimination 2024”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39045/25]
655. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 24 June 2025, her plans to amend core funding to restrict the keeping of deposits where a child does not avail of a place, either at all, or within a prescribed period; and her plans to review the rates of maximum deposits that can be charged. [35979/25]
712. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the practice of early years facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee in circumstances (details supplied); if the practice is permissible under the core funding agreement; and if she will make a statement on the need to transition childcare to being universally provided and accessible.…
736. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on th…
737. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of legal cases defended by her Department and or the HSE in each of the past ten years in respect of an alleged failure to provide an assessment of need; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases …
167. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality his views on the need to add socioeconomic status as a grounds of discrimination for the purpose of application of the equality Acts and related legislation. [24571/25]
168. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24576/25]
992. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount paid in redress to survivors of mother and baby and county homes. [24463/25]
172. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the role of institutions run by Protestant denominations run institutions here; and her plans to examine legacy issues and issues of redress relating to same. [21624/25]
1844. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has commissioned any research on the efficacy of public assessments of need for children who are being educated through Irish, or whose first language is Irish; and if she will make a statement on children whose diagnosis and interventions are being delayed due to the nonprovision of assessments in …
1928. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to amend the mother and baby homes redress scheme to include more institutions and Linden Convalescent Home, Blackrock, in particular. [20567/25]
624. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has undertaken an impact assessment of varying the accommodation recognition payment; and, if so, the findings of that assessment. [15829/25]
626. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals who had their reception conditions amended and IPAS accommodation withdrawn in 2024; the number who requested a review of the decision to amend their reception conditions; the outcomes of those reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15001/25]
627. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals to whom IPAS is currently providing amended reception conditions having withdrawn IPAS accommodation; the number of those who have requested a review of the decision to amend their reception conditions, excluding those who are unaccommodated on arrival; and if she will make a statement on the…
629. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will adopt a standard criterion for the diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15021/25]