82. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work regarding the development of State-led childcare facilities. [49997/25]
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83. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in recruiting additional therapists for disability services for Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50220/25]
84. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s plans to increase funding to the Ombudsman for Children, following reports (details supplied) that a lack of adequate resourcing is impacting on the Ombudsman’s ability to carry out their responsibilities; the details of her Department’s engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for Children on this matter; and i…
85. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the construction or acquisition of State-owned childcare facilities in Dublin mid-west, given the high demand for places locally, and in the context of Programme for Government commitments on the delivery of public childcare infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49905/25]
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of family resource centres that applied to come in under the national forum that were not successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49909/25]
87. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the waiting lists for assessments of needs in CDNTs in County Meath; the way in which the waiting lists in 2025 compares to 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49707/25]
88. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give a commitment to not removing the six-month statutory deadline for delivering assessments of needs; the current average waiting time for an assessment of needs to be delivered; the efforts being made to reduce waiting times for delivering assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50248/25]
89. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment of the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34830/25]
90. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to facilitate the opening of a service (details supplied) on a full-time basis, seven days and nights per week; her views on whether one night of respite care in a five-year period is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50174/25]
518. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing the number of days for parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50008/25]
519. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite care facilities operated by HSE or funded partners which are available to children with disabilities in Cork and Kerry; the capacity of each centre, in tabular form; to confirm if these centres are operating at full capacity; the wait list for each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50272/…
520. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite care facilities operated by the HSE or funded partners which are available to adults with disabilities in Cork and Kerry; the capacity of each centre, in tabular form; to confirm if these centres are operating at full capacity; the wait list for each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5027…
521. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided to agencies providing disability services in Cork and Kerry for the period 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50274/25]
522. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50567/25]
523. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work her Department has undertaken for the development of a cost of disability payment alongside the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50023/25]
524. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the planned playground for Newbridge, County Kildare. [49579/25]
525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by her Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49601/25]
526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by her Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49619/25]
527. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to access speech and language therapy in the CHO7 area, by CDNT, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than one year; the number waiting more than four years; and the average waiting time to access those therapies.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49642/25]
528. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding status for SOS Kilkenny’s respite services; to outline when the funding that has been promised will be released; the way in which his Department will ensure sustainable, multi-annual funding for specialist respite provision for people with intellectual disabilities in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on integration, mental health support and community development; if she will consider multi-annual funding mechanisms to ensure continuity and sustainability of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49705/25]
530. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the opposite trends in the direction of preschool (decreasing) and school age (increasing) services over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49783/25]
531. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of ECCE-only services, by county, in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of ECCE-only services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49789/25]
532. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of part-time only services by county in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of part-time services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49790/25]
533. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of sessional services by county in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of sessional only services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49791/25]