Parliamentary questions

135. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline her plans to expand the access and inclusion model to support children below the current age of eligibility, which is two years and 8 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32282/25]

662. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 523 and 724 of 27 May 2025, to identify the lead Department responsible for the National Child Death Review. [31854/25]

663. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the new rules around maximum fee caps will apply to childcare providers who are re-entering core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31855/25]

664. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the number of applications received; the number of appeals submitted; and the number of those appeals that have been overturned. [31856/25]

665. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding that has been drawn down under the redress component of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme. [31857/25]

666. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a review of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme is expected to take place; if her Department is considering extending redress to all children who spent less than six months in mother and baby homes as part of that review. [31858/25]

667. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department plans for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance; actions are being taken in relation to its commemoration; and the amount funding has been allocated for this purpose. [31859/25]

668. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions have been taken under the Institutional Burials Act 2022 to protect the sites associated with mother and baby homes; the engagement her Department has had with relevant county councils regarding the memorialisation and protection of these sites; and the steps being taken to preserve the dignity of these…

669. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the annual budget allocation to the Decision Support Service; the number of staff employed each year; and the amount that was spent on the garden exhibit at the Bloom Festival. [31862/25]

670. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is absent due to illness or holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31905/25]

671. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the current policy under which AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is marked as absent due to illness or holidays on the HIVE system; if she is aware that services must continue to pay the AIM support educators during these absences; the actions her Department is taking to address pr…

672. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason services are required to pay AIM support educators when they are out sick, while the provider is still caring for the supported child without any replacement or additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31907/25]

673. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the latest figures regarding number of childcare providers in Dublin that are eligible for core funding; the number that signed up for core funding in 2024 and 2025; the number that have applied for a fee adjustment for 2024 and 2025; the number of those successful, rejected or pending a decision; the number of crèche…

674. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists based in Waterford south city children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31923/25]

675. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians based in Waterford north city children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31924/25]

676. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at Dungarvan children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31925/25]

677. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the findings and recommendations from the personalised budget pilot; her next steps to deliver an effective personalised budget model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31947/25]

678. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers and nurses, by grade, that are based in south Kildare children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31969/25]

679. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and the num…

680. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and …

681. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; and if she will provide a breakdown of same, by CHO area, in tabular form. [31988/25]

682. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 June 2025, by local health office area, in tabular form. [31989/25]

683. Deputy Paul McAuliffe 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. [31990/25]

684. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than four 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 …

685. Deputy Paul McAuliffe 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 lo…