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]
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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 longer timeframe, in tab…
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 measures as are spec…
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 will make a statement …
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, training, guidance, or ad…
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]
232. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities posts filled within CHO7 as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15448/26]
233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts filled at North Kildare CDNT as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15449/26]
234. 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 to the East Limerick Children’s Disability Network Team in November 2025, who has been advised that it will be three years until an assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15607/26]
235. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out the policy in her Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15609/26]
843. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will support the establishment of an independent Child Death Review mechanism; if she accepts that the absence of such a mechanism has contributed to the difficulties now faced by a person (details supplied). [14520/26]
844. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process for a person currently awaiting assessment of need once they turn 18. [14961/26]
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department formally reviewed the 2023 University College Dublin report on sexual exploitation risks for children in residential and emergency care; the status of its recommendations (including how many were accepted, implemented or remain outstanding); the policy or regulatory changes which have been made in response; whether…
846. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify the position of parents in a situation (details supplied); and if the approach taken is consistent with Government policy. [13994/26]