Parliamentary questions

391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on concerns raised by Guardians ad litem for the new proposed Guardian ad litem National Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7068/26]

392. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of an anomaly within the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) whereby children in receipt of AIM Level 7 supports during their ECCE session are unable to access AIM Plus funding for an additional 30 minutes offered by their early learning and care service, given that AIM Plus has a minimum allocation…

393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla plans to change its reporting of data breach policies to the Data Protection Commission; and if so, to provide details of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7136/26]

394. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of data breaches reported by Tusla to the Data Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025. [7137/26]

395. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have signed up to the core funding scheme in Dublin, broken down by month for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7224/26]

396. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in Dublin that have withdrawn from or declined to participate in the core funding scheme since its introduction, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/26]

397. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main reasons cited by childcare providers for withdrawing from or refusing to participate in the core funding scheme; the assessment her Department has carried out on the impact of these decisions on childcare availability and affordability for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7226/26]

398. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the analysis her Department has undertaken on the impact on parents who are unable to access reduced childcare fees because their provider has opted out of the core funding scheme; whether her Department can estimate the number of families affected in Dublin Bay north; the measures being considered to ensure childr…

399. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if she accepts that this decision has interrupted a successful therapeutic intervention and risks leaving the child without appropriate supports as they transition to junior infants; if she will request Tusla to urgently review this case in ligh…

400. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a schedule of the number of adoption applications and adoptions granted and refused in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [7325/26]

401. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which and the timeframe information will be made available in relation to the location of state-led childcare facilities being considered for acquisition as part of the new capital programme. [7338/26]

402. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether areas in Dublin West have been identified by the Forward Planning and Delivery Unit as requiring public childcare supply; and if premises and locations (details supplied) will be considered as part of the new capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7339/26]

159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish with the HSE the number of current vacancies waiting to be filled with the Louth adult intellectual disability services; the grade, groups and categories/roles involved; when the positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6712/26]

160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in cases in which an employee is on leave from their role as a result of domestic violence, as it stands the law is silent on if they need to provide proof of the domestic violence to their employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6803/26]

161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintain…

162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time it is taking the Decision Support Service to process enduring power of attorney applications; when an application (details supplied) will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6652/26]

163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a scheme for grandparents who are minding their grandchildren due to lack of spaces in creches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6673/26]

164. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list in County Louth for early learning and childcare places. [6677/26]

165. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare places which are currently available in County Louth. [6678/26]

166. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures being undertaken to address the challenges being faced by parents in County Louth to find early learning and childcare places for children aged one to three years-of-age; the engagement which have taken place with Louth County Childcare Committee regarding these challenges; and if she will make …

167. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth signed up to Government core funding scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 respectively. [6680/26]

168. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which withdrew from the Government's core funding scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 respectively. [6681/26]

169. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which are currently signed up to the Government core funding scheme. [6682/26]

170. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which have sought supports through the existing case management process, where her Departments City/County Childcare Committees and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to services experiencing difficulties in 2025. [6683/26]

171. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new early learning and childcare providers that have opened and closed since 2020 to-date in 2026, by county, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6731/26]