Parliamentary questions

217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 July 2025, by local health office area, in tabular form. [40047/25]

218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local hea…

219. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for each local health office area, in tabular form. [40050/25]

220. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young adults within an intellectual disability in Kerry that are on the waiting list for day services. [40082/25]

221. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) who was referred fourteen months ago to a foundation for both occupational therapy and behavioural treatment but has yet to receive one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40098/25]

222. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the support that is in place for parents who, due to lengthy waiting times, paid for a private assessment of needs for their child only to find out much later that there are questions around the bona fides of the private psychologist qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/25]

223. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide an updated list of all childcare providers currently availing of the core funding scheme; if she is aware that only a relatively small proportion of providers are participating, which has led to confusion among many parents seeking clarity on available supports, in tabular form; and i…

224. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will engage directly with smaller or community-based childcare providers as part of the core funding evaluation process, to ensure that the scheme’s accessibility challenges for providers of different sizes are fully captured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40190/25]

225. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the level of awareness and understanding among parents regarding which childcare providers are participating in the core funding scheme, given the confusion reported by some families about fee structures and eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40191/25]

797. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided each month since March 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/25]

798. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she supports the work of an organisation (details supplied) which as a Section 39 organisation has provided services to people with disabilities in the State for the past sixty two years; if she accepts that the current level of funding is insufficient to meet the needs of the organisation and if this will be …

799. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and d…

800. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38748/25]

801. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking towards the establishment of a managed savings account for newborns, as promised in the Programme for Government 2025, Securing Our Future; if the scheme will allow parents to save up to €2,000 per annum and earn interest on those savings; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

802. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her intentions following the review of the Equality Acts published in 2003 which found that the equality legislation is not easy to navigate and requires an overhaul and codification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/25]

803. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the timeline on the publications of the National Strategy for Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/25]

804. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on any progress made to encourage employers to publish statistics of the take up by both genders of parental leave and flexible working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38814/25]

805. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how she envisions the Government can encourage more employees to take parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/25]

806. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists student placements that were offered for south Kildare-west Wicklow children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38821/25]

807. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38963/25]

808. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the composition of the steering group for the national centre for research and remembrance for survivors of institutional abuse; the number of survivors who will be appointed to the board; the number of officials on the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38974/25]

809. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the timeline for implementation of each of the recommendations from the First Annual Report of the Special Advocate for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Homes Institutions, the report on feedback from Survivors and Affected Person on the National Centre for Research and Remembr…

810. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to carry out an SME test of proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts. [39043/25]

811. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts as part of the Equality and Family Leave (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; if the addition of same requires an SME Test; if she will report on her engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism…

812. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the recent CSO publication “Equality and Discrimination 2024”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39045/25]