2501. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of households consisting of two elderly parents or one elderly parent providing care for their adult children with learning difficulties in an area (details supplied) and/or CHO5; the number of supported housing units in the area and/or CHO5; the number of supported housing units that are currently planned in an area (deta…
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2502. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the delay for a group (details supplied) receiving the children's disability service grant, due in November 2023 but yet to be received; if payment will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25413/26]
2503. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the issue of core funding for early years and childcare settings given the increasing number of creches withdrawing from the scheme; if she is considering increasing core funding; if any other measures are being taken to help providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25414/26]
2504. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that a creche (details supplied) has withdrawn from core funding; the measures that can be taken to help keep fees for parents low while ensuring the creche remains sustainable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25415/26]
2505. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total pay bill for the civil service in her Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25437/26]
2506. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a referral for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25461/26]
2507. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in Dublin that have withdrawn from or indicated an intention to withdraw from the core funding scheme in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by county and by service type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25465/26]
2508. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she acknowledges the concerns raised by childcare providers and parents regarding the operation of the core funding scheme, particularly in circumstances where providers have indicated that participation is no longer financially viable due to fee caps and operating costs; the steps she is taking to review the sustainability of the…
2509. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 19 February 2026, if she will provide a cost breakdown for each year of spending for the €617,000 figure outlined previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25494/26]
2510. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify an issue regarding a system for a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25596/26]
2511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is still intended for her Department to engage in a comprehensive policy development process during 2026 to extend AIM to children aged under three; if this process has been initiated; when it will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25627/26]
2512. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a childcare provider (details supplied) who have recently announced that they will be withdrawing from the core funding scheme; if her Department have been in touch with the childcare provider; if she will consider meeting with the childcare provider to discuss alternative arrangements; to outline…
2513. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work that has been carried out to help families who have an adult child with Down syndrome who live at home with their parents and who have multiple care needs (details supplied) [25639/26]
2514. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to engage with an organisation (details supplied) on their funding request for 2026 given they did not receive what was sought in 2024 and 2025 to meet the needs of their services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25640/26]
2515. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can confirm that, where it can be demonstrated that a childcare provider was unable to access, complete or accept a core funding agreement due to failures within the hive system, errors in provider data or the absence of effective support structures, the provider will be deemed to have met the requirements of the schem…
2516. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the Children Disability Service Grant Fund application for an organisation (details supplied); the reason there has been a delay in releasing their funding; the total amount that has been allocated for the scheme to date; the total amount that has been drawn down to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25701/26…
2517. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the Children Disability Service Grant Fund applications, the total amount that has been allocated for the scheme to date; the total amount that has been drawn down to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25702/26]
2518. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an assessment of needs for their child since applying ten months ago in June 2025. [25758/26]
2519. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered a location for the State-led childcare programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25759/26]
2520. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of service level agreements that Tusla has ended with family resource centres and similar organisations; the number of redundancies arising from these decisions as part of its reform programme; and the plans in place in each case to either continue the services previously provided (such as therapy) in an alternative form, or …
2521. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason her Department took over eighteen months to process a complaint, and subsequent appeal in relation to an organisation (details supplied); if her Department believes that this extended process has had any impact on the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25782/26]
2522. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an 'underattendance exemption' under the national childcare scheme does not apply to a child (details supplied); if she can confirm whether an 'underattendance exemption' will apply where the HSE have recommended that a child with autism attend an Early Intervention Class during the morning time, and their childcare prov…
2523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25789/26]
2524. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has examined recent labour-market research indicating a 17% gap in salary expectations between men and women entering the workforce; the implications this may have for long-term gender pay disparities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25835/26]
2525. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the finding that average pay increases for men (6.%) exceeded those for women (5.4%) in 2025; whether further measures are being considered to support equitable pay progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25836/26]