171. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for services provided by children’s disability network teams, by CHO area and by CDNT, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2024 and at the end of May 2025; the average length of time children have been waiting for services in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
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172. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved full staffing complement, in WTEs, for each children’s disability network team, by staff role, for example, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, psychologist, physiotherapist, social worker, team coordinator, and so on; the actual staffing level, in WTEs, in each CDNT at the end of May 2025, by role…
173. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, in WTEs, for each children’s disability network team, by staff role, for example, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, psychologist, physiotherapist, social worker, team coordinator, and so on; the duration to date of each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34823/2…
174. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she is taking to reduce waiting times for services provided by children’s disability network teams and to ensure that all CDNTs are fully and properly staffed; if she is concerned about the current level of unmet need; at what threshold or volume of children waiting she would consider the situation to constitute a cri…
175. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for services from children’s disability network teams, by length of time waiting, i.e., under 1 month; 1–3 months; 3–6 months; 6–12 months; 12–18 months; and over 18 months, with a full breakdown for each CDNT and for each CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the progress made in providing respite at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34873/25]
177. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a detailed update on Tusla’s plans for a sport complex (details supplied) just outside Clonmel, in particular, the future of the swimming pool which has served the wider community of Clonmel and surrounding areas for many decades, with more than 500 children taking swimming lessons up to February 2025. [34885/25]
178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what measures she is taking to support workers at Oberstown Detention Centre in light of recent incidents (details supplied); the measures she is taking to prevent similar incidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34922/25]
702. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a community neurological rehabilitation team will be put in place for the southeast, as promised in 2019, considering four units have been created nationally, yet the southeast remains overlooked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33867/25]
703. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child in Cork will have a timely review of an application to a children’s disability network team (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33940/25]
704. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); her views on the proposal, and any potential supports or avenues of engagement that may be available to assist with its development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34214/25]
705. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a PAS assistant given they have been trying to access this service for over four years and the urgency of their situation and significant impact on their quality of life; if immediate action will be taken to facilitate this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/25]
706. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the new applications for family resource centres be appraised externally or within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33594/25]
707. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe she envisages for the announcement of the five new family resource centres, now that applications have been accepted by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33595/25]
708. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under her Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33634/25]
709. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff within her Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33652/25]
710. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33670/25]
711. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the south east in Budget 2026 in line with the commitment in the current Programme for Government to complete the nationwide rollout of community neuro-rehabilitation teams (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33735/25]
712. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the practice of early years facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee in circumstances (details supplied); if the practice is permissible under the core funding agreement; and if she will make a statement on the need to transition childcare to being universally provided and accessible.…
713. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address and clarify the recent decision to decline reduced ratio funding to a school (details supplied) for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33770/25]
714. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by her Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s Department following a tra…
715. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider a review of leave entitlements for parents of multiple children; the reason the Government has not acceded to such a measure in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33859/25]
716. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the consideration he has given to the introduction of specific leave entitlements for reproductive and gynaecological health, including miscarriage, endometriosis and other related conditions. [33875/25]
717. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the potential total cost of increasing the foster care allowance by the equivalent of the current rates of the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33917/25]
718. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether TUSLA has emergency out-of-hours social workers available nationwide. [33976/25]