120. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that childcare providers participate in the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61294/25]
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121. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff recruited in CDNTs in Fingal West in the past 12 months; and the number who resigned or left, by grade and profession, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61883/25]
122. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work her Department is undertaking to improve transparency in childcare fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61902/25]
123. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being implemented to reduce assessment and intervention waiting times for children with additional needs in Galway east; and whether she will provide a clear schedule for improvements in access to therapy services and family supports under the Progressing Disability Services Programme. [61616/25]
124. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address staff shortages and long waiting lists across the children’s disability network teams in south Tipperary, where families continue to face significant delays in accessing assessments and therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61425/25]
125. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she and her officials will meet with childminders to listen to the issues impacting the sector. [61744/25]
126. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress within her Department towards the development of a new programme of acquisition and fitout of State-led early learning and childcare services, to increase places to meet demand for affordable, accessible, high quality early learning and childcare that is not otherwise being delivered; and if she will make a statement on th…
127. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions taken by the HSE to fill the vacancies in the CDNTs in County Louth; the number of children on the waiting list for therapies provided by the CDNTs in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61454/25]
128. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare service facilities that have been referred in Cork city and county for sustainability funding; the measures being taken to identify childcare services in Cork city and county that may require assistance with difficulties they are experiencing with Core Funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
129. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications received, the number approved, and the amount of money paid out to date under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61494/25]
130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure adequate childcare places and staffing in south Tipperary, particularly in rural areas where providers are struggling to retain staff and meet demand despite the introduction of core funding supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61426/25]
131. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare service providers that have withdrawn from the core funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61497/25]
132. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to reduce costs for childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61546/25]
133. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will highlight any work she is doing to improve supports and protections offered to parents whose crèche withdraws from core funding; the level of support provided to these parents each year since the scheme’s establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61555/25]
134. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Clondalkin CDNT will move to the new primary health care centre on the Boot Road, from a location (details supplied); the reasons for the delay; when she expects it to be operational; to provide a breakdown of the staff that will be in the new location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61909/25]
135. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish the methodology and outputs of the forward planning unit established in January 2024, including any mapping or prioritisation framework used to identify areas of acute childcare need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61498/25]
136. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to address the rising number of creches that are facing closure due to rising costs; if her Department will increase funding to creches to ensure that they can remain open as they play a vital role in our society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61693/25]
137. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disability awaiting residential placement nationally, by county; and the number of people waiting in excess of one year, two years, three years and so on, in tabular form. [61573/25]
138. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports her Department will provide to a group (details supplied) in County Galway in its efforts to establish a new community creche in the town; if there is funding available from her Department for construction and initial operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61448/25]
139. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children’s disability network teams which are fully staffed in the State; and the number which are not fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61896/25]
140. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding the work of her Department towards providing childcare places in County Dublin. [61424/25]
141. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is evaluating to assist childcare providers in constructing their own premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61581/25]
142. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to childcare providers in Core Funding who may require additional financial support. [61905/25]
143. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which the proposed reforms to the assessment of need process will contribute to reducing the current backlog of over 18,000 children awaiting assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61542/25]
144. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the lack of funding for Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living, including the provision of funding for fuel costs for their accessibility vehicles. [58316/25]