Questions

770. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an organisation (details supplied) related to the regulation of the guardian ad litem profession; the actions she will take to address these specific concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69138/25]

771. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69306/25]

772. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69307/25]

773. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69308/25]

774. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69309/25]

775. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the instructions issued to the HSE and section 38/39 organisations regarding the operationalisation of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People; and the reporting system that will monitor progress at service-delivery level under the strategy. [69383/25]

776. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the immediate measures she is taking to address the significant staffing shortages across the children's disability network teams (CDNTs) in south Tipperary (details supplied); the steps being taken to fill these posts as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69446/25]

777. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to reduce the long waiting lists for assessment and therapies in the south Tipperary CDNTs (details supplied); the expected timeline for improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69447/25]

778. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the evaluation of interim measures currently being used by CDNTs in south Tipperary, including the DIR pilot programme, parent coaching model, SLT communication clinic, and positive behaviour support involvement to address therapy backlogs; the outcomes of these initiatives to date; and the long-term plan to ensure sustainable, fully-…

779. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific recruitment and retention strategies being implemented to overcome the HSE-identified difficulties in filling posts in south Tipperary CDNTs; whether financial incentives, streamlined recruitment pathways, or international recruitment campaigns are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69449/2…

780. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on the impact that current delays in assessment and therapy provision in south Tipperary CDNTs are having on children and families; and the steps being taken to ensure that no child loses developmental potential due to delays in access to early intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69450/25]

781. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in a report (details supplied); the current status of all outstanding recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69597/25]

782. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for full implementation of all outstanding recommendations arising from a report (details supplied); the measures being taken to improve communication and engagement with survivors who have expressed concerns regarding delays and lack of updates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69598/25]

783. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the development of Tusla's Responsible Use Framework for artificial intelligence and automation technologies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69621/25]

784. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla has established a governance structure to oversee the introduction of emerging technologies including automation and artificial intelligence and the expected timeline for this structure to become fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69622/25]

785. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla has completed a risk assessment of automated processes within its case management systems to ensure that no automated decision making takes place in relation to child protection or child welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69623/25]

786. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla intends to trial forms of automation to reduce administrative burden on caseworkers in a way that complies with data protection and ethical standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69624/25]

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 repeated indefinitely…

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 properties, high sup…

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]