743. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with intellectual difficulties awaiting residential services across the State, broken down by CHO region, in tabular form. [16600/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
8,676 questions match, newest first.
744. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage and number of women that availed of their full entitlement of maternity leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16671/26]
745. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage and number of women that availed of their full entitlement of parents leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16672/26]
746. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans over the course of this Government to increase paid leave for new parents and the rate of payment they receive from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16694/26]
747. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the profound worry parents of children with intellectual and other disabilities face when they consider the future and what may happen to their children and who will care for them when they cannot, especially disabled children with no siblings or wider support network; the key aspects of the Di…
748. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of job placements and sustained employment outcomes achieved in each of the past three years by organisations funded through her Department to support autistic adults, including an organisation (details supplied), in tabular form; the level of funding provided to each such organisation over the same period; and if she will …
749. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a Tusla application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16873/26]
750. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) on a waiting list for the disability network team for occupational therapy will receive an appointment. [16884/26]
751. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for parents/children while awaiting disability network team services given the length of time before they can be seen. [16885/26]
752. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the ongoing case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16894/26]
753. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive a device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16897/26]
754. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether providers delivering the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme only, are liable for commercial rates; to indicate if any assessment has been undertaken regarding the financial sustainability of ECCE-only services in light of commercial rates and other overhead costs; to clarify whether services who are permitt…
755. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours currently available to adults in County Kilkenny; the type of respite provided; the number who availed of this service in the years of 2024 and 2025; the number of persons on the waiting list to access this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16916/26]
756. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged under 18 who are on an autism assessment waiting list in County Carlow; the length of time they have been on the waiting list in 2023 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16922/26]
757. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital funding supports currently available to early years providers and crèches seeking to expand their premises in order to accommodate additional childcare places; and whether any funding streams exist to assist with the purchase or provision of temporary accommodation while permanent structures are being planned or constructe…
758. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapist posts within the CDNT in Longford and Westmeath; the number of these posts that are currently vacant; the steps being taken to fill these vacancies in order to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16985/26]
759. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16986/26]
760. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguarding measures that are currently in place for individuals living in residential disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17008/26]
761. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the instance where a PPP account is held by the HSE on behalf of an individual who is in long-term residential care, whether the individual can appoint parents, who have been lifelong carers, as a decision support to view how much money is in the account, as a safeguarding measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [170…
762. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to provide support in facilitating an independent review of the governance and communication structures within disability day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17038/26]
763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has developed projections for average childcare costs per month over the coming years based on current policy work and planned reforms; if these projections are available, by year and type of service that is, full-time, part-time, ECCE, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17052/26]
764. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has modelled the likely average annual cost of childcare that parents should expect over the next five years; the assumptions used in these projections; and if she will provide the latest figures and timelines for this modelling, in tabular form. [17053/26]
765. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, in the context of ongoing childcare reform work, her Department has produced estimates for the average parent which will pay for childcare per month and per year in the short to medium term; the way these estimates will compare to current average costs; and if she will publish this, in tabular form. [17054/26]
766. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered the views of ‘An Independent Review of the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme in Ireland’ in relation to the impact of the rigid age eligibility for the ECCE programme; if her attention has been drawn to the review’s suggestion for a degree of flexibility, especially for children who are just missing ou…
767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a plot (details supplied) has only been part excavated, will the Minister re-examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/26]