Parliamentary questions

49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will consider reviewing existing capacity in community centres; if he will consider expanding existing community centres into multi-use spaces to offer not-for-profit community childcare functions such as but not limited to: creches, montessori's, breakfast clubs, after-school clubs where there is additional …

50. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches and early years educators to purchase Irish language learning materials. [50163/25]

51. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for family resource centres. [49984/25]

52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to-date on development of the national plan to further the development of Irish language provision in the Early Learning and Care and school-age childcare; the timeline for the publication of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49956/25]

53. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has plans to increase the capital threshold under the building blocks programme. [49911/25]

54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will detail the function and purpose of the National Review Panel, which conducts reviews into the deaths of children in State care. [49648/25]

55. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of community disability network teams not fully staffed in the State; the number which are fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49650/25]

56. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken by her Department to address significant childcare waiting lists, including the almost 2,400 children currently awaiting a place in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50172/25]

57. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of significant issues with complex care coordination for children with neurological conditions, and that there is a critical need for case management key worker support for children with complex neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50205/25]

58. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with her Department, Tusla and other stakeholders in relation to two missing children (details supplied), to ensure that best practice exists and is operated in child protection services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50165/25]

59. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the report by the special advocate for survivors’ in relation to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49908/25]

60. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe in which it is intended to deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child. [50184/25]

61. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding she is providing for digital and assistive technology projects for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50095/25]

62. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the lack of a family resource centre in north west Kildare, in particular the Allenwood area; and if she would consider funding the development of a resource centre in the area. [50025/25]

63. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details regarding her Department’s plans to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child; and if she will provide a timeframe for the delivery of this key Programme for Government commitment. [49996/25]

64. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports she is providing crèches in rural areas with lower populations. [50164/25]

65. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to implement the optional protocol of the UNCRPD. [50142/25]

66. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement she has had with the Minister for Transport on issues being faced by disabled persons driving or as passengers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49907/25]

67. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Action Plan for Administrative and Regulatory Simplification for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50107/25]

68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the promised delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030; the membership of the committee; the timeline for when the committee will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49953/25]

69. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline her Department's efforts to improve accessibility in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50208/25]

70. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed whether current core funding allocations are adequate to support the sustainability of baby rooms, given the higher staffing ratios required for children under one year of age and the high demand for places in this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49904/25]

71. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is taking to address the shortage of childcare places in County Meath; when she will deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to provide State-owned services where gaps exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49706/25]

72. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports offered to birth mothers of children in State care; the ways through which they are supported through the process of taking their children into care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49651/25]

73. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that childcare facilities are delivered where needed. [50128/25]