533. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government has initiated any searches, excavations, or scientific investigations at other former mother and baby homes and county homes where evidence strongly suggests the existence of unmarked mass graves; the timeline for action at each known site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71104/25]
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534. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality why several county homes with documented maternal and infant deaths have been omitted from the redress scheme; if their exclusion will be reviewed; the evidence threshold required for their inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71105/25]
535. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the provisions being made for childcare providers participating in core funding to cover the cost of PRSA contributions.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71187/25]
536. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an updated timeline to ratify the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71192/25]
537. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the future of Liberty Street House in Cork; the steps her Department has taken to prevent its potential closure; her assessment of the impact the loss of this service would have on early intervention and the prevention of youth homelessness in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71…
538. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access in an arts centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71229/25]
539. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Longford waiting for an assessment of need. [71278/25]
280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider a change in policy for parental leave in terms of the amount of leave that can be transferred between parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70540/25]
281. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70431/25]
282. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70517/25]
283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options for funding, specifically for the purchase of premises for the provision of early learning and childcare services; the application procedures; the dates for application processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70568/25]
284. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the human rights impact of proposals to penalise migrants and refugees who rely on essential social welfare supports such as disability allowance, carer's allowance or working family payment in terms of eligibility for naturalisation, if her Department was consulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70605/25]
285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will carry out an analysis of the likely impact on child poverty, disability rights or community wellbeing of proposals to discourage welfare access for refugees and migrants by penalising them in terms of eligibility for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70607/25]
286. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the fee increase and assessment process will be open for application for eligible childcare providers and partner services who are in the core funding scheme in Louth and elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70640/25]
287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any circumstances through which a child can access assistive technology equipment under AIM level 5 support in advance of being enrolled in an ECCE programme; the reason eligibility for assistive technology is linked specifically to ECCE; the basis for this; if this criteria will be reconsidered given such technology would …
760. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided for the proposed equine therapy centre at Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; if she can provide an update on this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69776/25]
761. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will consider extending unpaid parental leave so that it remains available until a child finishes post primary school in order to give parents greater flexibility during the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69828/25]
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department maintains a central register of all suppliers and payees across her Department and its agencies, including supplier legal type such as limited company, partnership, sole trader or charity; if not, the reason this information is not recorded as part of financial governance and procurement oversight; the date on which her…
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the procedures in place within her Department and its agencies to verify the legal status, beneficial ownership and tax compliance of all corporate suppliers prior to payment; the systems used to confirm whether payees are incorporated entities; and whether internal audits have identified gaps in controls due to incomplete supplier-class…
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out any audit, risk assessment or value-for-money review relating to the absence of legal-status classification among suppliers to her Department or its agencies; the findings of any such review; and the measures being introduced to ensure future payments to external entities are supported by complete govern…
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average cost per child per week in residential care for each placement category, disaggregated between subcontracted private providers and Tusla-operated centres, for each of the past five years; and the methodology used by her Department and by Tusla’s management accounting unit when calculating these figures. [69115/25]
766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed in subcontracted private residential placements and Tusla-operated residential centres; and the total annual expenditure associated with each category, in order to assess budgetary exposure and value-for-money oversight, in each of the past five years. [69116/25]
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the governance framework, audit controls and financial-oversight mechanisms used to verify the cost structures of subcontracted private residential-care providers; the frequency of audits or financial reviews carried out by Tusla or her Department in the past five years; and the actions taken where discrepancies or excessive cost varianc…
768. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the work of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69136/25]
769. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss their concerns related to the welfare of children who are subject to court proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69137/25]