138. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 2 July 2025, if she will consider short-term supports for working parents of children under one year old, given the current shortage of childcare places for infants; if she will look at options such as extended paid maternity leave or extended parental leave; and if she will make a statemen…
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139. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the provisions being put in place for a child (details supplied) and other children with special needs who have lost access to after-school care due to the closure of a nearby facility and who are now being refused access to the privately-run after-school service at another location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
140. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, indicating in any assistance that will be given to employers to ensure they can properly prepare for the implementation of the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/25]
141. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the UNCRC Second Optional Protocol will be ratified before the summer recess (details supplied); and if he will provide an assurance that Ireland will finally ratify this world-renowned child protection convention before the end of 2025. [38102/25]
142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need conducted in each local health area or community healthcare network in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number conducted in the first six months of each year; and the number and percentage of assessments in each year provided publicly, privately, and the number insourced. [3812…
143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people overdue for assessment of need at the end of June in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the number for each local health area or community healthcare network or children’s disability network team. [38130/25]
144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for initial contact for each children’s disability network team at the end of June in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38131/25]
145. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of children in receipt of partial services from each of the children’s disability network teams, in tabular form. [38132/25]
146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend on insourcing and outsourcing of assessments of need in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38133/25]
147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend on insourcing and outsourcing of disability services, by service type, in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38134/25]
148. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of assessments of need completed within timelines as provided for in regulations in each quarter for each year 2022-2025 for each service provider, in tabular form. [38203/25]
149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of home support at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38204/25]
150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of personal assistance hours at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38205/25]
151. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of respite services at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38206/25]
152. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised about childcare provision in Kilcullen (details supplied); the plans her Department has for investment in the Kilcullen area; the supports her Department has provided to childcare operators in this area to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38245/25]
153. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training for example minister, secretary general, principal officer and so on. [38344/25]
718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the transfer of integration and immigration functions to her Department has impacted the residual budget allocations and responsibilities of the Department, particularly in the context of early learning and childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37740/25]
719. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is giving consideration to extending the length and scope of parental leave; if she will respond to matters raised in a correspondence (details supplied) and set out current rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37765/25]
720. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to matters raised in a correspondence (details supplied) from the family of a child in Dublin 17 awaiting an assessment of need; if she will advise as to when this assessment of need may be carried out and the other supports being made available to the child and their family; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
721. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [36987/25]
722. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s expenditure on beauticians, make-up artists or hairdressing professionals, stylists or personal shoppers, specifying if such expenditure was on a contract or retainer fee basis, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [37007/25]
723. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her expenditure on advertising detailing the objective, duration, media platforms, advertising agency or agencies, and cost of each advertising campaign in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [37025/25]
724. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; and the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37060/25]
725. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a person will be examined (details supplied); if they can remain with the same service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37135/25]
726. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time in each health region for the completion of the preliminary team assessment under the standard opening procedure for AON, specifically for children suspected of having autism or an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37174/25]