Parliamentary questions

787. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the progress of the new case management system and the timeline for its full deployment across all regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69625/25]

788. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how Tusla ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Children First Act in the design and testing of any digital transformation or artificial intelligence supported tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69626/25]

789. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if additional staffing or specialist resourcing has been allocated to Tusla's information and communications technology and data governance units to support responsible innovation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69627/25]

790. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla has considered engagement with external providers who specialise in safe use of artificial intelligence and automation for non decision making tasks in order to support its digital transformation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69628/25]

791. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 769 of 25 November 2025, if under the current national childcare scheme attendance compliance rules, a pattern of under-attendance for seven consecutive weeks followed by one week of full attendance would effectively reset the under-attendance count; if such a pattern could be r…

792. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to the publication of her Department’s Sectoral Capital Plan 2026–2030 as part of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) to provide a breakdown of the proposed 112 key infrastructure developments for specialist disability services across the six health regions which include residential services …

793. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of individuals transitioned from congregated settings to new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69762/25]

794. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings created from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69763/25]

795. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of beds removed from congregated settings from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69764/25]

796. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown per HSE region as per The Disability Capacity Review to 2032 (published in 2021); the extra capacity required in disability services to address unmet need and demographic growth; the percentage of same that was achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69765/25]

797. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of meetings her Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) over the past number of years in advance of the new regulations for the section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69775/25]

798. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the proposed reorganisation of a youth services facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69777/25]

799. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality is she will review the core funding scheme’s funding model to ensure sustainability for long-established services, to guarantee that families are not priced out of accessing childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69783/25]

800. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of providers that have withdrawn from core funding each year since it was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69788/25]

801. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to improve access to affordable and flexible after school care for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69827/25]

802. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by her Department. [70015/25]

803. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a situation in Newbridge, County Kildare (details supplied) where local providers are withdrawing from Core Funding; the way in which she plans to address the lack of affordable childcare places in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70031/25]

804. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have withdrawn from Core Funding in the past four years in County Kildare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70032/25]

805. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a residential placement will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70085/25]

806. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans regarding the installation of solar panels on all Tusla buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70145/25]

807. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available to adults in south Lee; the type of respite provided; the number of people who have availed of this service in in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of hours provided for in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number on the…

808. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available for children in south Lee; the type of respite provided; the number of people who have availed of this service in in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of hours provided in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number on …

809. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults in south Lee on the waiting list for respite, broken down by those waiting 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and over 12months. [70149/25]

810. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in south Lee on the waiting list for respite, broken down by those waiting 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and over 12months. [70150/25]

811. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the difficulties for adults accessing these supports; her Department’s plan to address these issues specifically in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70221/25]