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]
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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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of providers that have withdrawn from core funding each year since it was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.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 waiting list to acc…
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 the waiting list to …
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]
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]