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]
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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 addressed in the com…
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 dissemination of the …
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 matter. [38771/25]
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 Remembrance, and the respon…
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 and Employment in r…
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]
813. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential places provided for priority one placements and planned places for persons with disabilities delivered from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and in respect of the year, the national service plan target, the number of priority one places provided, the number of planned places provided, and the total num…
814. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no planned places were delivered in 2023 or 2024, despite the Action Plan for Disability Services aiming for 900 places to be delivered by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39048/25]
815. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address and clarify the recent decision to decline reduced ratio funding to a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39058/25]
816. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an early learning centre in Tullow County Carlow (details supplied) was declined for a fee increase. [39073/25]
817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior social work practitioners based at north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2023. [39093/25]
818. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in providing new facilities for day services in an area (details supplied), in view of increased demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39109/25]
819. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff working in Oberstown Detention Campus In 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39144/25]
820. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be made available to Cork County Council allowing them to install accessible beach infrastructure (details supplied) on beaches in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/25]