Parliamentary questions

2388. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress being made to ensure the Review of Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare operating system in Ireland will be ready for publication in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42168/25]

2389. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she uses personal emails for her Government business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42170/25]

2390. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the messaging provider downloaded on her Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42171/25]

2391. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of social workers and family support workers employed by Tusla working in the Wicklow area from the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42193/25]

2392. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the amount of funding that was allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in the years 2020-2025. [42203/25]

2393. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline how the Government intends to explore and implement proven intensive, interdisciplinary therapy models domestically for children with complex neurological and developmental disabilities, given the significant challenges faced by Irish families and the obligations of care (details supplied). [42262…

2394. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the use of a cadaver dog has been considered to investigate parts of the Tuam site that are not being excavated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42316/25]

2395. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the respite houses available to young adults with disabilities in the town of Clonmel; the location; who operates each house; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42319/25]

2396. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering the creation of a capital funding stream to support the building of new or refurbishment or extension of existing family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/25]

2397. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to reduce the waiting times for children awaiting an assessment of need; the average waiting time by region and reason for variances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42377/25]

2398. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who have registered with Tusla and are part of the national childcare scheme since the expansion of the scheme to include childminders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42379/25]

2399. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the up-to-date position regarding her engagement with the relevant stakeholders including foster families, on the proposed national standards for children's social services; the future she envisages for the 2003 standards; the role for foster families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42380/25]

2400. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CH04 up to July 2025; the number of persons with disabilities up to July 2025 that received personal assistance hours in CH04; the total number of hours provided in each category in CH04 up to July 2025; if the target number of hours fo…

2401. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting list for access to disability services for children, including assessments and therapy services; if she will provide a breakdown by region/health area and the age distribution of children on these lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42382/25]

2402. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide the up-to-date position on meeting the 6% target for employment of people with disabilities in the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42383/25]

2403. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42389/25]

2404. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on extending the current rate of paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42406/25]

2405. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent by her Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42458/25]

2406. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement with a group (details supplied) as part of the progression of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42479/25]

2407. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any independent reviews carried out into the Decision Support Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42480/25]

2408. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of the Judiciary in relation to the Decision Support Service (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that these concerns are addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42482/25]

2409. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address and mitigate against the impact of the motherhood penalty on women in the workplace, particularly in relation to: income inequality and pay progression, barriers to promotion and career development, access to affordable childcare and flexible working arrangements, and measures to sup…

2410. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline any cross-departmental efforts underway to tackle the structural contributors to the motherhood penalty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42542/25]

2411. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to state whether her Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42545/25]

2412. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the establishment of the National Agency for Early Learning and Childcare; the interim measures being taken to address the affordability crisis in childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42546/25]