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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
441. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of providing a full State pension to every foster carer in the State. [46682/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
442. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost to the State of taking on the wages and associated costs for early years educators and school age care practitioners. [46683/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
443. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the funding made available for sponsored children in early years services to meet the actual costs of an early years place. [46686/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
444. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children under three years-of -age. [46687/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
445. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children in afterschool. [46688/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
446. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the foster care allowance by €1. [46689/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
447. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the aftercare allowance by €1. [46690/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1629. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has considered establishing a national longitudinal outcomes dataset for care leavers to track housing status, homelessness, employment, education and wellbeing outcomes following the closure of aftercare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43188/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any assessment has been undertaken of the long-term housing outcomes of care leavers following the cessation of aftercare supports since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43189/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined data-sharing arrangements with local authorities or homelessness services to monitor housing outcomes among former care leavers after aftercare case closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43190/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1632. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young people recorded as homeless while in receipt of aftercare services in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43191/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1634. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Emergency Care Order applications made by Tusla under section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 in each of the past five years, broken down by service area, region and District Court district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43212/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of National Review Panel reviews currently outstanding and awaiting completion. [43232/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time between the death of a child and implementation of recommendations arising from a National Review Panel review. [43233/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1657. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities currently awaiting residential placements, supported living arrangements or alternative housing supports, broken down by CHO area, age cohort and length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43326/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1659. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of emergency residential placements provided for adults with intellectual disabilities in each of the past five years; the average waiting time for such placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43328/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1660. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that have been approved or funded but are not currently operational due to staffing shortages, recruitment difficulties, regulatory issues or other factors, broken down by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43329/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1662. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities placed in residential settings outside their home county in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43331/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1663. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential places and supported living arrangements for adults with intellectual disabilities delivered in each of the past five years; the number planned for delivery in 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43332/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1664. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of capital and current funding provided to Section 38 and Section 39 disability service providers for residential accommodation in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43333/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1679. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates with qualifications in early years of level 7 and above that have graduated in Ireland in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43503/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1680. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates with qualifications in early years of level 7 and above who graduated in Ireland in each of the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive and are currently working in early years or school age care settings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43504/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the CDNT workforce and vacancy reports received by the Department include information on vacancy duration, funded but unfilled posts, service-delivery risks, waiting-list impacts, delayed-intervention risks and regional staffing deficits; whether any national escalation thresholds, intervention triggers or risk-management arrang…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department receives any data, reports, performance indicators or management information relating to permanency planning for children in State care; the nature and frequency of such reporting; whether national or regional benchmarks, targets or expected timelines exist for permanency planning; and if she will make a statement…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care who have been in care for less than one year, one to two years, two to five years and more than five years, broken down by care type where available; the number for whom a permanency outcome has not yet been achieved; whether the Department has assessed delays in permanency planning; and if…