Parliamentary questions

907. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce the option to share/transfer parent's leave between parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9871/26]

908. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2024 for an assessment of needs at East Limerick Children’s Disability Network Team, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10135/26]

909. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of decision making assistance agreements, co-decision making agreements and decision making representation orders currently in force; the number of cases in which a parent or close family member has been appointed under each category; the average processing or waiting times for families engaging with the…

910. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the operation of (details supplied) in cases involving adults over 18 years-of-age with severe intellectual disabilities and complex additional needs, particularly where parents who have been lifelong carers are no longer formally recognised in decision making processes; the step…

911. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if further to statements (details supplied) she will consider the serious issues raised in related correspondence. [10401/26]

912. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently engaged with or referred to Children's Disability Network Teams who are awaiting a diagnostic assessment, by CHO area, length of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10489/26]

913. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress she has made on implementing recommendations for disability support services; the specific improvements she has targeted for community-based facilities in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9186/26]

914. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9222/26]

915. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child in preschool, who is not deaf, transition from Lámh to ISL; if any such service is available through their CDNT service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9243/26]

916. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child in preschool,who is not deaf, transition from Lámh to ISL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9244/26]

917. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child (details supplied) transition from Lámh to ISL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9245/26]

918. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if proposals are being considered in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9270/26]

919. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to amend the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to allow families remain as decision makers for children who mature physically and in age, but not in mental capacity, without the need to apply to the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9276/26]

920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases, in each of the past five years where Tusla initiated emergency child removal proceedings and where one or more material allegations were subsequently withdrawn, admitted being unfounded, or corrected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/26]

921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place to ensure that emergency child protection applications made by Tusla are based solely on verified and contemporaneous evidence; whether her Department has assessed the impact of later-withdrawn or incorrect allegations on District Court decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases, in each of the past five years, in which Tusla child protection proceedings involved a parent with a diagnosed autism spectrum condition or intellectual disability; whether additional safeguards or assessment protocols apply in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9374/26]

923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the mandatory training requirements for Tusla social workers in respect of autism, neurodiversity, and disability awareness; the frequency with which such training is refreshed; and whether compliance with these requirements is monitored by her Department. [9375/26]

924. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the disciplinary procedures that apply where a Tusla social worker provides inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information to a court; the number of disciplinary actions taken in such circumstances in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9376/26]

925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the statutory and policy thresholds applied by Tusla when seeking emergency removal orders under the Child Care Act 1991; whether her Department has reviewed the proportionality and consistency of their use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9377/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the governance arrangements governing the reliance by Tusla on hospital-based child protection reports when initiating emergency proceedings; whether there is a requirement for independent verification prior to court applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/26]

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken any review of cases where emergency child removals were later found to be based on incorrect or withdrawn allegations; the redress mechanisms available to affected families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/26]

928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department collects and publishes aggregate data on withdrawn allegations, failed emergency applications, or post-hoc corrections in Tusla child protection cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9381/26]

929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and median duration, in each of the past five years, that children under one year of age remain in State care following emergency removal; the proportion of such children returned to their parent or parents within three months, six months, and twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

930. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the outcomes, in each of the past five years, of emergency child removal cases involving children under one year of age, including the number resulting in reunification with a parent or parents, long-term care orders, adoption, or guardianship arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9…

931. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or Tusla conducts any independent review, audit, or quality-assurance process of emergency child removal decisions involving children under one year of age; whether such processes examine evidential accuracy, proportionality, and decision-making thresholds; and if she will make a statement on th…