865. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a mechanism will be introduced to allow funding under the AIM, NCS and sponsored childcare schemes to be backdated in cases where administrative issues prevent applications from being submitted immediately, in order that providers are not financially disadvantaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4167/26]
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877. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail her plans to improve the provision of childcare facilities, in particular in areas such as Shankill, County Dublin, where there has been significant demographic growth in recent years and demand for services due to new housing development, and if she will consider the Shankill area to trial a new State-based model for childca…
504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 18 December 2025, if she will provide the breakdown of costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3286/26]
1879. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on her engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for childcare facilities; if she has met with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to this matter; the outcome of the meeting; her views on …
1880. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has identified suitable properties for purchase in order to progress the commitment to State-led childcare facilities; the engagement her Department has had with local authorities and the Land Development Agency in relation to this matter; her views on whether properties built under the 2001 planning guidelines for chi…
1897. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reform the national childcare scheme to cover children with complex medical needs who are deemed unsuitable for group childcare settings due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74272/25]
1905. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide further details of phase one of the early years action plan; if she will provide specific details regarding how the plan will assist childcare service providers tackle rising and immediate costs and administrative burdens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74371/25]
1929. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the alternative funding streams available to a community-based project (details supplied) which previously relied in part on the national childcare scheme support but now faces a funding shortfall as age-based eligibility thresholds for NCS funding have changed, notwithstanding the fact that the project provides wider community…
1930. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has a policy or continuity plan to prevent the loss of community-based services for vulnerable teenagers where a programme has historically relied on the national childcare scheme support but now faces a shortfall as participants age out of eligibility; and whether she will engage with the service (detail…
1932. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the national childcare scheme (NCS) which is available to children from 6 months of age and offers up to 45 hours per week, while the AIM model which supports ECCE programmes with additional resources and capitation to accommodate children with additional needs is only available to those aged two years and nine month…
1933. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 18 November 2025, the actions she will take to address the significant additional costs imposed on families that have children attending childcare centres classified under Band F; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74771/25]
1934. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 18 November 2025, her views on the merits of creating a targeted financial support for families that have children attending childcare centres classified under Band F; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74772/25]
1935. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to extend the national childcare scheme to all working families, as childcare is a necessary cost of employment, regardless of income band; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74827/25]
1936. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to extend the national childcare scheme to working families that use private childminders due to the lack of available creche places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74828/25]
1942. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children which have been transferred outside the jurisdiction of Ireland for care; the legal basis; the settings and the countries, over the past 36 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74947/25]
1953. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ELC services in each county division; the number of SAC services in each county division for 2023/2024 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75040/25]
1955. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the vacant childcare places in ELC and SAC services for the years 2020- 2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2024-2025; and the overall national average from 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [75082/25]
1957. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average national childcare fee in 2025 encompassing the NCS subsidy and parent contribution. [75124/25]
1958. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the payment to early years provider by the State in respect of a sponsored child. [75125/25]
1959. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to account for the difference, if any, between the combined parent contribution and NCS relative the payment made in respect of a sponsored child. [75126/25]
1996. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to conduct an analysis on the impact of the 2024 fee adjustments on families who receive income assessed subsidies through the national childcare scheme based on their income of €26,000 and below; the number of families that were out of pocket by the fee increases as they did not receive an increase in subsidies in September 2024, by am…
1997. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of times the national childcare scheme subsidies for families on incomes of €26,000 or less have been increased since it launched in 2019. [1695/26]
1998. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if flexibility can be built into the Core Funding contract when new childcare rooms are opened after the Core Funding submission deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1769/26]
1999. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of direct engagement she has had with groups representing childcare providers since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/26]
2002. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an overview of the capacity of creches in County Clare (most especially the Shannon / Newmarket-on-Fergus / Bunratty / Sixmilebridge locality) to meet the needs of local families; her plans to increase creche places in the aforementioned areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1855/26]