Parliamentary questions

1639. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed in foster care for each of the years 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. [20802/26]

1640. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her understanding as to the reasons for the fall off in the number of fosters carers over recent years. [20803/26]

1641. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date when the fosters carers allowance was last raised; and the considerations that are underway for an improvement to this rate. [20804/26]

1642. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to releasing the records of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, with proper redactions of personal information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20855/26]

1643. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the actions outlined for the childminding sector (details supplied), broken down per each action, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20869/26]

471. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026) in relation to the provision of 900 additional residential care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17931/26]

472. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the full implementation of the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17932/26]

473. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

474. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, i…

475. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding spent by her Department, and agencies under its remit, in pursuit of the decongregation policy for disability residential services for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move o…

476. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total number of individual service users who have been relocated from congregated settings to community settings for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings poli…

477. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, the number of places in congregated settings which have been suppressed following the death of a service user, or for any reason other than relocation to a community setting, for all relevant years following the publication of the…

478. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as a result of the publication of the HSE Capital Plan for 2026, if she will provide more detailed information on the projects planned to progress with disability services in Cork and Kerry during 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18125/26]

479. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff in Blakestown Children's Disability Network Team, Blanchardstown Children's Disability Network Team and Cabra Grangegorman Children's Disability Network Team, broken down per occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18156/26]

480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality , in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, the number of total service users which have been in place in congregated disability service settings, for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular …

481. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17974/26]

482. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding spent by her Department, and agencies under its remit, in pursuit of the decongregation policy for disability residential services for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17975/26]

483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of individual service users who have been relocated from congregated settings to community settings for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17976/26]

484. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of places in congregated settings which have been suppressed following the death of a service user, or for any reason other than relocation to a community setting, for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17977/26]

485. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of total service users which have been in place in congregated disability service settings, for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17978/26]

486. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn a childcare provider (details supplied) which has recently announced its closure due to a significant rise in operational costs, staff retention and recruitment; if her Department has been in touch with the childcare provider; the steps she will take to expand childcare provision i…

487. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the planned building blocks capital programme for childcare facilities. [18002/26]

488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the current funding model for the Early Years Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), will be extended into the 2026 academic year; if a decision has been made regarding a continuation or redesign of the scheme; the timeline which applies to the announcement of any extension; the changes, if any, are proposed to el…

489. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18034/26]

490. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the measures being taken by her Department to increase staffing levels in CDNTs and to reduce waiting times for access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17868/26]