Parliamentary questions

2338. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation in the CHO 7 area. [41734/25]

2339. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the average time children spend on a waiting list; the plans to lower the number of children on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the …

2340. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of foster carers regarding the need to increase access to therapeutic supports for children in care, through expanded and fully resourced Tusla therapeutic hubs; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41776/2…

2341. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of foster carers regarding pension security for foster carers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41777/25]

2342. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of foster carers regarding the back to school allowance; if she will consider removing the means testing requirement for foster families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41778/25]

2343. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of foster carers regarding the rate payable under the foster care allowance; if she is conscious of the need to support foster carers in the context of rising costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41779/25]

2344. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents who fall under fee band F in relation to their childcare fees; if the advertised position of no family paying above €295 per week under new caps will apply to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41780/25]

2345. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to ensure that financial support is addressed in Budget 2026 around therapeutic supports for children in care, through expanded and fully resourced Tusla therapeutic hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41800/25]

2346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will make an increase to the aftercare allowance in Budget 2026, to align with the foster care allowance and extend support up to the age of 23, at a minimum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41801/25]

2347. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that early years educators are having difficulty accessing mortgages due to having to sign on to jobseekers during the summer months; if she is considering any measures to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41836/25]

2348. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within CHO1 that currently have vacant psychologist posts; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41853/25]

2349. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians, by grade based at Donegal east children's disability network team in and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41854/25]

2350. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce measures (details supplied) in Budget 2026, to support foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41907/25]

2351. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of day-only and nighttime respite places available for children in the integrated health areas of Dublin north, and Dublin north city and west compared to other integrated health areas, in tabular form; the steps she is taking to increase those places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

2352. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of children on waiting lists in the children’s disability network teams of Coolock, Kilbarrack and Clontarf for physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and assessment of need; the breakdown in years and months for children who are waiting over 52-weeks in each CDNT; the…

2353. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are on the waiting list for an appointment for the children's disability network team for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and child psychology, broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow, in …

2354. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are on the waiting list for an assessment of need with the children’s disability network team in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow, broken down by waiting timeframes less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on t…

2355. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals received for an assessment of need with the children's disability network team in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41920/25]

2356. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the five new family resource centres will be announced by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41925/25]

2357. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child physiotherapists in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41927/25]

2358. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41931/25]

2359. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41934/25]

2360. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need that were carried out by the children’s disability network team in County Wicklow by month, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41935/25]

2361. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child safety officer has been appointed to St John’s Ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41944/25]

2362. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will be working alongside the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to support and implement the “Action Plan for Women in Business”, drawn up by Enterprise Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41948/25]