1952. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with a disability both nationally and in county Carlow registered and the number accessing services both nationally and in county Carlow to date in 2025. [45775/25]
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1953. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early education providers that have left the core funding scheme from its inception to date in 2025, in tabular form; the measures she is taking to ensure that providers stay within the scheme; and the supports her department is offering to families that can no longer afford creche spaces after their provider has left the…
1954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consult with all other departments, state agencies and stakeholders to determine if a unified approach can be achieved to make all critical information on leaflets or packaging bigger and easier to read, specifically to benefit persons with disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on t…
1955. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all persons being supported in full-time State-funded residential services across the country have the relevant supports they require under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the person or body responsible for ensuring such persons are being supported to access the supports provided in the Act, especially for those…
1956. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the evaluation of the personal budgets pilot will be completed; when the results of the evaluation will be published; and when it is expected that the findings of the pilot will be implemented, in order to ensure that individuals with disabilities, and their families, can plan with certainty for the availability of personal budget…
1957. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality outline the current numbers of children waiting for speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services in South Tipperary; to outline the average waiting time for each service; the numbers of children waiting for an assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45935/25]
1958. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff currently working within the children’s disability teams 4 and 5 in South Tipperary; the number of vacancies within each team and the length of time each position has been vacant; the efforts being made to fill the vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45936/25]
1959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has considered the introduction of specific incentives, such as bursaries, training supports, or targeted recruitment campaigns, to encourage more men to enter the early years and preschool education sector, where there are critical staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45947/25]
1960. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the programme for Government commitment to develop a vehicle upgrade initiative for disability service providers, to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45970/25]
1961. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of school therapist posts in special schools that remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45990/25]
1962. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of school therapists employed from academic year 2025-2026 onwards, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45991/25]
1963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a nursery (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management of this childcare centre on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46007/25]
1964. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an estimate of the average annual cost of moving individuals from institutional, or congregated, settings to their own homes in the community with the support they need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46009/25]
1965. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that creches adhere to the cap on childcare fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46016/25]
1966. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to support childcare providers in the administrative burden in accessing Government funding in the national childcare scheme. [46017/25]
1967. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have left the national childcare scheme since the announcement of the childcare fee cap, in tabular form. [46018/25]
1968. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in Dublin south central that have left the national childcare scheme since the announcement of the childcare fee cap, in tabular form. [46019/25]
1969. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality is she aware of the reason a company (details supplied) withdrew from Government funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46020/25]
1970. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that no person under 65 years is living in residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46144/25]
1971. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies in each grade (details supplied) across the 91 children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46161/25]
1972. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the transport support scheme which is intended to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46167/25]
1973. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deal with the situation where a parents parental leave is over but there are no childcare places available for very young children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46168/25]
1974. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount being paid by her Department to a facility (details supplied) for the provision of care to its clients; if her Department is aware of instances where clients of the facility have been arrested on several occasions while away from the facility and not under staff supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
1975. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time for decisions on enduring power of attorney applications from the date the application is submitted to the courts. [46175/25]
1976. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will support the establishment referred to therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46176/25]