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David Maxwell Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
926. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the strategy regarding recruitment and retention in the CDNT team within the HSE, in line with projected caseload numbers. [63519/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
927. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of beds or placements provided by Tusla for unaccompanied minors and other children in the care of the State who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in each of the years from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and by placement type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
928. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total gross expenditure by Tusla on accommodation and related services for unaccompanied minors and other children in State care who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in the years 2020 to 2025, by programme or subhead, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
929. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent Tusla staff assigned to work with separated children seeking international protection, including any staff engaged in age-assessment work, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, by grade and function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63540/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
930. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the existing protocols and memoranda of understanding between his Department, Tusla and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of age assessment for persons claiming to be minors in the international protection or temporary protection systems; whether these arrangements are currently under review; whether the …
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
931. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are currently on the waiting list for respite in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63562/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
932. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the National Plan for Provision of Irish in Early Years Childcare; the likely publication date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63576/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
933. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waitlist time for overnight respite at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63601/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
934. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving her Department and/or agencies within the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63614/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
935. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a response will issue to important correspondence issued to Tusla (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63633/25]
Emer Currie Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
936. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress that has been made over the past 12 months on each Programme for Government commitment relating to childcare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63656/25]
Emer Currie Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
937. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Action Plan on Childcare, which is a key priority in the Programme for Government, will be published; if she will outline in detail the work that has been undertaken by her Department since the Government was formed in developing this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63657/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
938. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on the waiting list for an assessment of need; the number of these children waiting over 12 months; the number waiting over 24 months and the number waiting over 36 months. [63664/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
939. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider excluding domiciliary care allowance from reckonable income for the national childcare scheme subsidy; and the immediate steps his Department will take to support affected families in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63736/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
940. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale behind the cutoff age being two years and eight months on 1 September of a given year to qualify for 15 early childhood education hours; whether there are any cases for flexibility for children slightly younger than the cut off; to provide details of any proposed changes to eligibility for these hours; and if she will …
John Brady Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
941. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers receiving core funding for each year between 2022-2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63785/25]
John Brady Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
942. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have withdrawn from core funding for each year between 2022-2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63786/25]
Jen Cummins Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
409. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality his plans to protect children from a parent who abuses the other; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62402/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
410. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of the recruitment of new community neuro rehabilitation teams in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62557/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
411. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla compiles statistics on the number of deaf children the agency engages with each year; the number of deaf parents it engages with each year; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62314/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
412. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which Tusla parent support services and family support services are made accessible to parents who are deaf; if ISL interpretation is provided when deaf parents access Tusla programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62315/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider creating a national working group to review the way in which deaf families are identified and supported by Tusla, comprised by deaf professionals, advocacy organisations, representatives from the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and representatives of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the…
Mark Ward Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the schemes available to an organisation (details supplied) to fund the building of their early childhood and family centre; how they can apply for this; if she will engage with the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62356/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
415. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No.1506 of 4 November 2025, the expected timeframe for the introduction of the fee increase assessment type exercise referred to in the reply; if she will confirm when this assessment will open to providers participating in the Core Funding programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6235…
Matt Carthy Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Children
416. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 808 of 30 September 2025, her plans to provide additional funds to the Interim Children’s Respite Centre for Monaghan to facilitate the provision and retention of emergency respite services in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62440/25]