7. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for childcare facilities. [50179/25]
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8. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out 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. [50199/25]
9. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of issues childminders are experiencing with the new regulations; if she is concerned that childminders are leaving the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49910/25]
10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for community neurorehabilitation teams for children with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/25]
11. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being implemented to ensure that the shortage of after-school childcare places does not act as a barrier to parents returning to the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50173/25]
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting to access children's disability network team, CDNT, services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [49902/25]
13. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for introducing a reimbursement scheme for families who have had to pay for private therapies for their child due to long waiting lists for public services. [50027/25]
14. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of her Department to support the opening of new family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50188/25]
15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a childcare centre (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management of this childcare centre on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/25]
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for naoínraí. [49985/25]
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches operating in family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/25]
18. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address delays in accessing children’s disability services in County Offaly, in particular access to speech and language therapy and other interventions through the children’s disability network teams; if additional staffing or resources are planned to reduce waiting lists and ensure timely supports; and if …
19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the dates upon which she spoke to the CEO of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49647/25]
20. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms her Department will put in place in relation to the sectoral plans in the new disability strategy. [50189/25]
21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to enhance respite services for children with neurological disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50206/25]
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a new children’s disability respite centre in Monaghan; the additional respite places that will be available in the new centre; whether the current respite centre will close before or after the new centre is delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49903/25]
23. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the action plan for childcare, as per the Programme for Government. [50180/25]
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]
25. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department holds any statistics on the average cost of childcare in each of the past ten years; and the steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of childcare. [49649/25]
26. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 17 June 2025, for an update on efforts to secure further contributions from the religious organisations associated with the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49952/25]
27. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs with the longest average waiting times for first contact commencement of therapy; the actions being taken to address these geographic inequities, particularly for children in rural and under-served areas; whether targeted measures such as mobile clinics, cross-team redeployment, or temporary therapy panels are being implemented …
28. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action her Department is taking to address the lack of childcare places in County Louth. [50190/25]
29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure that there are no more deaths of children who have been under the care of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50114/25]
30. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps that will be taken in Budget 2026 to advance a public model of childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50106/25]
31. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proportion of early learning and care and school-age childcare services that have signed up for the fourth year of core funding to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50094/25]