Parliamentary questions

401. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of pre-school places in each county in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and her definition of pre-school in terms of age. [52855/25]

402. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of school age childcare places in each county in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and her definition of pre-school in terms of age. [52856/25]

157. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the gaps in support for kinship carers and their families will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52164/25]

158. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of parents who have put in a complaint regarding their child not receiving an assessment of needs in a timely manner; the number upheld for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52232/25]

159. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the additional funding allocated to residential placements for adults with an intellectual disability in 2025; the number of places that will be provided in CHO 4; if additional funding will be allocated in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52235/25]

160. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will make provision in the forthcoming Budget to allow for an increase in core funding of the Family Resource Centres of €80,000 additional funding per centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52260/25]

161. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered the impact of the automatic enrolment retirement savings system on childcare providers as an additional cost; if there is guidance available for providers on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52341/25]

162. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the impact on community and private childcare providers of the introduction of auto-enrolment and the significant added cost this will place on providers; if she plans to take any action on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52369/25]

163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures which will be taken to ensure pay parity for those providing childcare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52458/25]

164. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) whose mother applied for an Assessment of Need on 16 June 2024 under the Disability Act 2005, and was notified by the HSE that an assessment will not be carried out for 32 months; the steps she will take to ensure assessments are carried out within three mont…

165. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the waiting times for students referred from schools, to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52477/25]

166. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department is working with schools to promote early intervention and prevention in youth mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52478/25]

167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of assessments of need completed within timelines as provided for in regulations, in each quarter for each year 2022 to date in 2025, for each service provider, in tabular form. [52495/25]

168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of persons with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of home support at the end of quarter three for each year 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [52496/25]

169. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of persons with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of personal assistance hours at the end of quarter three for each year 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [52497/25]

170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of persons with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of respite services at the end of quarter three for each year 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form [52498/25]

171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of needs overdue for completion at the end of quarter three for each year to date, in tabular form [52499/25]

172. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need conducted from 2023 to date in 2025, for each local health area or community healthcare network, in tabular form; the number conducted in the first nine months of each year; and the number and percentage of assessments in each year provided publicly, privately, and the number inso…

173. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons overdue for assessment of need at the end of September in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the number for each local health area or community healthcare network or children’s disability network team. [52586/25]

174. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for initial contact with a children’s disability network team at the end of September in each year 2022 to 2025, for each team, in tabular form. [52587/25]

175. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of children in receipt of partial services from a children’s disability network team, for each team, in tabular form. [52588/25]

176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 on insourcing and outsourcing of assessments of need, in tabular form. [52589/25]

177. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 on insourcing and outsourcing of disability services, by service type, in tabular form. [52590/25]

761. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications to date received for the mother and baby payments scheme; the number of applications approved; the amount paid to date on payments alone, excluding medical cards, administration, operational costs, communications, publicity and legal costs; the total amount to date paid out in medical …

762. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the 12 month review of the mother and baby payments scheme will commence; the make up the review panel; if she is considering expanding the scheme to include those previously excluded; the length of time she envisages the review will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51139/25]