Parliamentary questions

1050. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults awaiting overnight respite services within CHO9; and the average waiting time to process an overnight respite service within CHO9. [48114/25]

1051. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of children on the books of Tusla; the number of children who have gone missing from Tusla care in the past ten years; and to outline Tusla’s children’s registration system and its tracking method post care, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48124/25]

1052. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the powers available to the Ombudsman for Children to investigate any body or bodies, who have responsibility in any way for children and their welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/25]

1053. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to prioritise in the Budget 2026 the chronic shortage of respite beds in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48128/25]

1054. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will bring forward legislation to establish a statutory independent review mechanism for cases involving the death or suspected death of a child known to Tusla; if she will provide, for each year since 2019, the number of closed social work cases subsequently reopened; and if she will provide the number of Sec…

1055. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will set out the Department’s current procedures for data quality assurance of Tusla case management systems; if she will confirm the number of incidents since 2020 in which incorrect or missing data delayed an intervention; and if she will publish the audit schedule for Tusla’s National Child Care Information…

1056. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of outsourcing assessments of need in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by Health Region-CHO. [48141/25]

1057. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the consideration that has been given to extend still birth leave in cases in which babies are born at 18-weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48142/25]

1058. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date Tusla first became aware of fraud convictions regarding persons connected to a service provider (details supplied); whether this information was known prior to contract awards or payment from October 2018 to December 2023; if so, the dates and records of that knowledge; and if not, the reason therefor. [4814…

1059. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the payments by Tusla to a service provider (details supplied) from 2018 to 2023, by year, in tabular form; the date Tusla ceased all engagement; and whether a recovery process has been initiated to recoup public monies following the convictions, including the legal basis and quantum sought. [48144/25]

1060. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full due-diligence checklist applied by Tusla before initial engagement with a service provider (details supplied) including criminal records, national vetting bureau vetting, beneficial ownership checks, CRO directorship checks, and reference verification for directors and key personnel, indicating which checks …

1061. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to publish Tusla’s internal compliance reviews, audits and investigation reports into a service provider (details supplied); the dates of initiation and completion; and if she will place unredacted or appropriately redacted copies in the Oireachtas Library, stating any statutory ground relied upon for non-disclosure …

1062. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed with a service provider (details supplied) from 2018 to 2023, by year; whether retrospective individual risk assessments were completed for each child once falsified vetting and references were identified; the dates completed; and the number of guardians and guardians ad litem formally n…

1063. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any Tusla officials responsible for approving, monitoring or paying a service provider (details supplied) faced disciplinary action, performance management or referral to a regulator; and the actions taken, dates, and outcomes. [48148/25]

1064. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all special emergency arrangement providers have undergone a post-case audit since April 2023; the number audited and the number found non-compliant; the categories of non-compliance; and the sanctions or contract terminations applied. [48149/25]

1065. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of adults with an intellectual disability waiting for residential placements nationwide, by health region and the duration of these waits, in tabular form. [48153/25]

1066. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of her commitment to funding additional residential placements for adults with an intellectual disability over 2025 to 2026, in particular the number of additional placements committed to and the timeframe for their provision, by heath region, in tabular form. [48154/25]

1067. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending the parental leave scheme past the existing 962 hours, in recognition of the challenges parents are facing with sourcing childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48172/25]

1068. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason and the basis on which, the case of a missing child in Donabate has been referred by Tusla to the National Review Panel (NRP); the statutory remit and powers of the NRP; and to whom the NRP reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48221/25]

1069. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process currently being undertaken to review Tusla’s management of the case of a missing child in Donabate; the way in which the independence and effectiveness of that review will be assured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48222/25]

1070. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeframe for the completion of the National Review Panel’s examination of the case of the missing child in Donabate; when its findings will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48223/25]

1071. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures that are in place to ensure that any recommendations arising from the independent review of Tusla’s management of the case of the missing child in Donabate are acted upon promptly; the way in which accountability for implementation will be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4822…

1072. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department is taking on foot of the Ombudsman for Children’s child death report to ensure that a comprehensive and appropriate child death review mechanism is established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48225/25]

1073. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe within which her Department intends to bring forward proposals for the establishment of a child death review mechanism; when implementation is expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48226/25]

1074. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if legislative change will be required to establish a statutory child death review mechanism; if so, when draft legislation will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48227/25]