1462. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reduce the waiting time for appointments to see the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59690/25]
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1463. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to alleviate the financial burden on parents who have to go private due to the long waiting lists for CDNTs, therapies and other disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59691/25]
1464. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline, under S.I. No. 704/2021, the number of 16A applications have been made and granted since 2021; the national guidance in relation to this section; if oversight or risk management exits in relation to these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57704/25]
1465. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a building blocks extension grant application for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57741/25]
1466. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the proposal to create a €1,000 savings account for newborns (details supplied); if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57744/25]
1467. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the proposal to create a €1,000 savings account for newborns (details supplied) would require new legislation; if this is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57745/25]
1468. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for autism assessments, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy, by regional health area; and the average waiting times per regional health area for an initial assessment. [57823/25]
1469. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details on the 700 additional childcare places announced in Budget 2026; where these places will be located; how they will be located; the timeline for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57838/25]
1470. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports her Department will provide to a group (details supplied) to establish a new community creche in Caltra; if funding is available from her Department for construction and initial operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57876/25]
1471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) to pay for privately provided assessments of need for children with development issues will be distributed; the means by which a child who is waiting for an assessment can avail of privately funded assessments; the number of children who have availed of as…
1472. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers in Dublin south central. [57948/25]
1473. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies for social workers in Dublin south central. [57949/25]
1474. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children attached to the CDNT team 5 in Clonmel who are waiting to be seen by therapists including psychology, physiotherapy, dietician, occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57972/25]
1475. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff connected to the CDNT team 5 in Clonmel including all therapists, social workers, network managers and so on; the number and type of positions that are vacant; the length of time they have been vacant; the recruitment efforts to fill each of the vacant positions; if all maternity leave and sick leave vaca…
1476. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff connected to the CDNT team 4 in Clonmel; the number of positions that are vacant and the length of time they have been vacant; the recruitment efforts to fill each of the vacant positions; if all maternity leave and sick leave vacancies attached to the team are being filled; and if she will make a stateme…
1477. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children attached to the CDNT team 4 in Clonmel who are waiting to be seen by therapists including psychology, physiotherapy, dietician and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57975/25]
1478. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57997/25]
1479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when occupational therapists will be appointed for child disability network teams in Laois; if HSE recruitment is underway; if a panel is in place for occupational therapists for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58011/25]
1480. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on waiting lists for childcare, per county. [58016/25]
1481. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided to open an overnight respite centre (details supplied) in Caherciveen, County Kerry on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58052/25]
1482. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will widen the parental leave scheme from its current model, which allows for some of the leave to be transferred if both parents work for the same employer, to allow transfer between parents who work for different employers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58067/25]
1483. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the implementation of interim discipline manager roles within children's disability network teams (CDNTs) in CHO2, including CDNT3 in Mayo; the way in which this rollout is being managed in relation to existing funded clinical posts such as speech and language therapy; and if the new roles include clinic…
1484. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to ensure that the introduction of interim discipline manager roles does not negatively affect access to frontline SLT services in CDNT3, where waiting lists currently exceed three years; and if any service impact assessments were carried out prior to the suppression of clinical posts in the region. [58073/25]
1485. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which recruitment decisions within CDNTs in CHO2 are being balanced with governance reforms; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that temporary management roles do not result in long-term gaps in clinical service provision, particularly in areas such as CDNT3 where SLT allocations were recently increased due to hi…
1486. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will address the inconsistent staffing ratio requirements for childcare facilities that are subject to the time of day. [58196/25]