768. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps taken in response to recent HIQA reports highlighting deficiencies in the governance and oversight of foster care services; the means by which the Department is working with Tusla to ensure compliance with national child protection standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25726/25]
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170. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the number of publicly provided residential care places for children, available in each year from 2020 to 2024, and the number available in 2025, in tabular form; the additional number of regulated places added in each year, either public or private; the plans for adding new public places in 2025; the additional funding in place…
171. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average capital cost and current expenditure operating cost respectively of providing each new publicly provided residential care place for children; to provide a breakdown of staffing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24610/25]
172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to phase out the use of special emergency arrangements by Tusla; the progress made over the past year on achieving this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24611/25]
173. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in foster care arrangements in each year from 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of households offering foster care in each of those years, and the increase or decrease in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24612/25]
174. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in special emergency arrangements; the number in SEAs as of 31 April 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24613/25]
93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care who have reported being sexually abused in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [20961/25]
108. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently residing in special care placements; and to seek the number of children, subject to a special care order of the High Court, where there is no placement available in special care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20985/25]
117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children reported missing from State care in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, and the total number of those who have never been located. [20958/25]
121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care currently in special emergency arrangements in the State. [20959/25]
154. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of money paid by the State to the providers of special emergency arrangements for accommodating children in State care, in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [20960/25]
832. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors currently in State care; the age range of these children; the length of time they have been in Ireland; and the nationality. [17261/25]
834. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the number of young people detained there in each month of 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17352/25]
634. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in residential care at a location in Tipperary (details supplied); the capacity within the facility; the number of staff assigned to the facility; the full list of activities that take place on campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15090/25]
176. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have gone missing while under the care of Tusla, in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [14266/25]
177. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have died while either in the care of the State or while known to child protection services, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form, including cause of death. [14267/25]
182. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Tusla's waiting list for children awaiting a bed in special care; and the number of children on that list and the wait times expected for each number. [14280/25]
404. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals to the national special care referrals committee per month, over the previous 24 months. [12963/25]
405. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether any guidance was given to social work teams to reduce the number of referrals made to the national special care referrals committee. [12964/25]
1300. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the procedures surrounding emergency custody transfers, including whether adequate safeguards exist to ensure that children’s welfare, their expressed wishes, and any allegations of domestic abuse are fully considered before such transfers are enforced. [11600/25]
1305. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children placed in special emergency arrangements in the past four years; the number of whom are Irish citizens; and the number which are unaccompanied minors, by country, in tabular form. [10574/25]
1306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of providers of special emergency arrangements for children in the past four years; and the funding provided to each provider in each year, in tabular form. [10575/25]
1307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of safeguarding and child protection complaints made against providers of special emergency arrangements in the past four years, by provider, in tabular form. [10576/25]
1308. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the body responsible for the regulation, monitoring and inspection of providers of special emergency arrangements for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10577/25]
1309. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the statutory financial supports that are available to young people leaving state care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10578/25]