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]
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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]
74. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality his plans for Ferryhouse, Clonmel, a building in the ownership of TUSLA; the full list of activities and number of staff working out of this building; the number of children receiving care in this building; the full capacity in this building; the number of children who could be cared for and educated in this building; if she will consi…
75. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action being taken to address the gap in community disability services for children between 16 and 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50197/25]
76. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of creche groups that have withdrawn or pulled out of CORE funding in Cork in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50182/25]
77. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any funding schemes in her Department to support organisations in developing changing places toilet facilities. [50028/25]
78. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement she has undertaken with disability advocacy groups in terms of ensuring disabled access to public realm and shared public spaces. [50225/25]
79. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on the waiting list for an assessment of need; the number of those waiting over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49906/25]
80. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of policies within CDNTs where they recommend a 'wait and see' approach for children presenting with developmental concerns or additional needs; the measures being taken by her Department to ensure children and their families are not left without prompt intervention at key developmental stages; and if she will make a state…
81. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to increase the core funding for family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50209/25]