Parliamentary questions

157. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expected timeline for reducing the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the national childcare scheme, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20977/25]

158. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding envisaged to support the expansion of personalised budgets following the pilot being run by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/25]

1768. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for health the current number of vacancies in CDNT teams nationally, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19045/25]

1769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she sought or received any reports or papers on the impacts that the accommodation recognition payment may be having on the private rental market; the main findings in any such reports or papers; and if she will publish any such reports or papers. [20850/25]

1770. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21133/25]

1771. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the medical facilities available to residents in IPAS centres; if medical care is provided on site; in the case of minor medical issues, the provisions in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21134/25]

1772. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times ambulances have been called to an IPAS centre nationally in the past five years, by year and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21135/25]

1773. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21136/25]

1774. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of residents that have died in IPAS centres nationally in the past five years, by year, location and cause of death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21137/25]

1775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that are resident in IPAS centres across the country, by year of arrival, centre location, age profile, gender and nationality, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21138/25]

1776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of IPAS residents that have been hospitalised in the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21141/25]

1777. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people working directly or indirectly in IPAS centres across the country, by role, centre location and the status of this employment (full- or part-time), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21176/25]

1778. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide clarity on the mechanism for the roll out of the 45million euro that has been ringfenced for wages; and the way in which it will be distributed in the context of pay in the childcare provider sector. [21094/25]

1779. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers who have withdrawn from core funding since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21092/25]

1780. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, if she will outline the reason for…

1781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS centres are permitted to take on private renters or offer accommodation to other non-IPAS residents. [18514/25]

1782. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the context of plans to lower the cost of childcare to €200 per month over the lifetime of the Government, if she will outline what supports are available in the short term to childcare service users who face fee hikes due to their crèche having withdrawn from the core funding scheme. [18517/25…

1783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of hotel rooms which are currently being occupied by asylum seekers and being paid for by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18523/25]

1784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of Hillcrest Respite Centre, Glanmire, County Cork; the reasons that led to its closure in 2024, given the serious upset and distress caused to families who relied on this vital service; which continues to impact them; when the facility is expected to re…

1785. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the work of the Decision Support Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/25]

1786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocation received by the Decision Support Service, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/25]

1787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her targets for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated in the years 2019 to date, by category and by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/25]

1788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the mechanism by which a person can seek to avail of mechanisms of the Decision Support Service in emergency circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/25]

1789. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the targeted average processing time for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated via the Decision Support Service; the average processing time in the years 2023 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18580/25]

1790. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options open to a person looking to avail of the services of the Decision Support Service to whom online services are not practically available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18582/25]