Parliamentary questions

464. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Oversight Agreement or Performance Framework between her Department and Tusla requires the formal notification to the Department of governance, safeguarding or regulatory compliance concerns relating to privately operated children’s residential providers funded by the State; and if she will make a statemen…

465. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department maintains or receives a consolidated annual report aggregating safeguarding, compliance, or regulatory concerns relating to privately operated children’s residential centres funded in whole or in part by the Exchequer; and if not, whether she intends to establish such a reporting mechanism in th…

466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the contractual governance, audit, and performance reporting requirements are imposed at Departmental policy level on Tusla in respect of its procurement and funding of privately operated residential care providers; and whether these requirements have been reviewed since 2020. [15845/26]

467. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the shortage of childcare places in Carlow. [15956/26]

468. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the shortage of childcare places in Kilkenny. [15957/26]

469. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she will take to support a vital residential and respite service in Meath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16071/26]

470. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the input, she has to ensure that sports facilities around Ireland are made increasingly accessible, in particular when it comes to State support for such facilities. [16083/26]

471. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the legal charge (lien) placed on properties in respect of the Early Years Services Building Blocks Extension Grant in 2025; the conditions attached to that charge, including the duration of the charge and the circumstances under which it may be enforced; if a funded early years service ceases operation or dispo…

472. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16132/26]

473. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a funding stream will be made available for charities to provide a purpose-built day services centre for adults with autism and intellectual needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16221/26]

474. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide additional respite capacity for adults and children with disabilities in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16222/26]

218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies in Children's Disability Network Teams, by team, in the West and North-West region as of 16 February 2026, or the latest available date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15212/26]

219. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of children waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type, in the West and North-West region as of 16 February 2026, or the latest available date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15213/26]

220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that were placed on waiting lists for assessment of needs in counties Cavan and Monaghan respectively, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and the number of children in each county, for each year, that received an assessment of needs within six months, within 12 months and within a long…

221. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of all occasions in which she or her predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such …

222. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to visit an organisation (details supplied) or if an invitation has been extended for a visit. [15274/26]

223. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has met with (details supplied) concerning the difficulties childminders face under the new childminding regulations; whether she will consider postponing these regulations to ensure that a framework is developed which protects both childminders and the availability of childcare places; and if she wi…

224. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to support childminders during the phased registration period leading to mandatory registration in September 2027; whether the current regulations are sufficiently flexible to ensure home-based childminders can continue to operate without being forced out; the financial assistance, train…

225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapist posts filled at South Kildare CDNT as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15342/26]

226. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update in relation to the independent finance and governance review of an organisation (details supplied), given correspondence has now been issued and a resolution passed to place the company into voluntary liquidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15343/26]

227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilities registered in County Monaghan; the total number of children that can be cared for within those facilities; and the corresponding numbers for February 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15352/26]

228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilities registered in County Cavan; the total number of children that can be cared for within those facilities; and the corresponding numbers for February 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15353/26]

229. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the omission of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 from the Government Legislation Programme Spring 2026. [15386/26]

230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will assist a child (details supplied) with an Assessment of Need application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15399/26]

231. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a family resource centre was not provided to a community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15428/26]