799. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of sanctioned posts within children’s disability network teams nationally and broken down by CHO area; the number of those posts currently filled; the number currently vacant; the grades affected, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants; and the …
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800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on waiting lists for assessment and intervention through each Children’s Disability Network Team, broken down by CHO area; the average waiting time for services; and the longest waiting time recorded. [21442/26]
801. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken a detailed assessment of Ireland’s performance in the World Bank Women, Business and the Law 2026 report; the specific indicators on which Ireland scored below the top performing OECD economies; the measures planned to address those gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21460/26]
802. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to measure and close the gap identified internationally between equality laws and the practical supports that enable women to participate fully in the workforce; whether her Department maintains a set of indicators to track these outcomes annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21461/26]
803. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which childcare policy is considered economic infrastructure within Government policy, including in the context of increasing women’s labour market participation; the data available to her Department on the impact of childcare availability and affordability on female labour force participation rates in Ireland; and if she …
804. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to previous parliamentary questions, to outline any reason for gaps in the data provided (details supplied); and where possible, to provide all missing data or suitable estimates. [21474/26]
805. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of expressions of interest received by her Department regarding the State-led capital childcare programme. [21527/26]
806. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of units that have been flagged to her Department regarding the State-led capital childcare programme as potential childcare facilities, by county, in tabular form. [21528/26]
807. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the proposal regarding parental leave, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21546/26]
808. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action her Department is taking to increase the number of staff working in the childcare sector. [21589/26]
809. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on adding childcare staff to the critical skills list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21590/26]
810. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade posts filled at north Louth CDNT as of 16 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21615/26]
811. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21686/26]
812. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21687/26]
813. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21688/26]
814. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Tusla is withdrawing a specialist service in Waterford/Wexford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21700/26]
815. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is taking to increase the number of childcare places in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21772/26]
816. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21776/26]
817. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rational for ending the ECCE split-place exemptions from the 2026/2027 programme year. [21779/26]
818. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the impact assessment that was undertaken for the ending of the ECCE split-place exemptions in rural and oversubscribed areas; and if there is scope to reinstate the exemptions for families with no choice but to divide their childcare due to lack of availability. [21780/26]
819. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to eight weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21797/26]
820. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials that travelled; the costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21816/26]
821. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure full enforcement of the Equal Status Acts 2000–2018 and EU Directive 2004/113/EC in the provision of essential services; and the reason major utility and waste-management providers continue to refuse to offer legally recognised joint-account status to married couples, despite the clear requirement under…
822. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if specialised transport is available for students hoping to attend a facility (details supplied) in Thurles; if transport will be made available to an individual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21874/26]
823. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials she and Ministers of State in her Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21895/26]