Parliamentary questions

812. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 849 of 12 November 2025, the reason the response differs from Tusla (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70264/25]

813. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70266/25]

814. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of services that have exited Core Funding since its introduction, by year and county. [70294/25]

815. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify whether her officials track the fee levels charged by services after they exit Core Funding; and the average % scale of fee increases. [70295/25]

816. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the current exit rules give adequate protection to families from sudden fee shocks; and if changes are being considered. [70296/25]

817. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the analysis which has been done on the impact of the current model on long established services compared with new services. [70297/25]

818. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify the basis for requirement of ECCE deductions to be spread over 10 months rather than 12 months; and the impact this has on monthly costs for parents. [70298/25]

819. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to families when a service exits Core Funding and imposes major fee increases. [70299/25]

820. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of Core Funding services and places in County Kildare, Meath and Wicklow; and the assessment of risk of further exits. [70300/25]

821. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70302/25]

392. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on their request for an increase in their personal assistant budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68961/25]

393. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the child and family agency, Tusla, has decided to close the aftercare service based at Liberty Street House in Cork city; if Tusla has put in place an alternative service to meet the needs of the young people affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68600/25]

394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will ensure that a meeting with a social worker is provided to a person (details supplied) urgently. [68622/25]

395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child welfare and child protection cases closed by Tusla between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022, broken down by month and by Tusla administrative area. [68792/25]

396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children whose cases, having been closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022 that have since been subject to Tusla's wellbeing check; and the number of wellbeing checks completed to date. [68793/25]

397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases closed in the period 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2022 that have been reopened following a wellbeing check, broken down by reason for reopening. [68794/25]

398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children whose wellbeing check could not be completed because the child or family could not be contacted; and the procedure followed in cases where contact is not possible. [68795/25]

399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the methodology being used by Tusla to conduct wellbeing checks on children whose welfare or protection cases were closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022, including whether the check involves direct contact, school liaison, Garda information, or in-person assessment. [68796/25]

400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected completion date for Tusla's wellbeing checks on all child welfare and protection cases closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022. [68797/25]

401. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children whose cases were closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022 who were categorised at the time as high-risk, medium-risk, or low-risk; and the number in each category who have now been subject to a wellbeing check. [68798/25]

402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff assigned by Tusla to conduct wellbeing checks on cases closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022; the total cost of this work to date; and the expected total cost upon completion. [68799/25]

403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022 that resulted in new referrals to Tusla since the case was originally closed; and the reasons for those new referrals. [68800/25]

404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted any internal review, audit, or risk analysis on the implications of 42,552 child welfare and protection cases being closed between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022, and if she will publish the findings. [68801/25]

405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has received any internal warnings, correspondence or briefing notes in the past three years that raised concerns about governance failures or safeguarding risks within subcontracted private care providers and to list the number of such items by year. [68842/25]

406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Alternative Care Inspection and Monitoring Service reports received by her Department in the past three years that were graded as significantly non-compliant; and the actions taken by her Department following receipt of each report. [68843/25]