Parliamentary questions

1185. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the review of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities relating to Childcare Facilities; when the most recent engagement was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29693/25]

1186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the data-sharing agreement between her Department and the National Council for Special Education regarding the sharing of access and inclusion model data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29696/25]

1187. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers, by county and city local authority administrative area that have exited from the core funding scheme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of families impacted by same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29759/25]

1188. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are plans to increase the amount of funding an applicant can apply for under the building blocks funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29785/25]

1189. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount allocated to the building blocks funding; the amount that was drawn down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29786/25]

1190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in receipt of blind welfare allowance for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29802/25]

1191. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and north east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29838/2…

1192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment can be carried out for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29844/25]

1193. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive the necessary documents in order to progress an assessment of needs application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29853/25]

1194. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive their autism assessment; if that will happen before they turn 18, to ensure that they do not have to start on a new waiting list if they do turn 18 before their assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29940/25]

1195. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will assist in an urgent case involving an assessment of needs for a pre-school child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29967/25]

1196. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 5–west Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the west Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29968/25]

1197. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 6–central Galway and east Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the central and east Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29969/25]

1198. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 7–north Galway service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the north Galway CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29970/25]

1199. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 8–east Galway and south Roscommon service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the east Galway and south Roscommon CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29971/25]

1200. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) was not included as one of the priority areas of research recently published by her Department; her plans to include FASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30044/25]

1201. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the 14,000 additional places that are required in total up to 2030 or whether 14,000 additional places each year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30053/25]

1202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which successful applicants of the children’s disability services grant were provided funding under the grant,; the amount that was provided to them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30116/25]

1203. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the case where parents are receiving assessment of need reports stating that autism is not a disability, despite it being classified as such under the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30142/25]

1204. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality following the recent visit to a school (details supplied) by the Minister for Special Education, if she will respond to the urgent issue of a 7 year old child in that school’s autism class who is pre-speaking and has had no access to speech and language therapy, or any other form of therapy to date; and if she w…

1205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of his/her Department’s engagement with the WRC to restore pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30158/25]

1207. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will supply further detail on the Programme for Government commitment to provide a dedicated funding stream for assistive and digital technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30204/25]

1208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she and her Departmental officials are aware of the shortage of creche and child-minding facilities in County Clare that cater for babies under 12 months-of-age; the measures her Department is taking to address this deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30241/25]

1209. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 27 May 2025, to provide an estimation of the cost to the exchequer for each €1 reduction in average weekly costs of full-day childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30259/25]

1210. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and north east in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country. [30307/25]