Parliamentary questions

1841. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to eradicate the gender pay gap in pharmaceutical sector. [19361/25]

1842. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the €1 million fund announced in 2021 for the development of sensory gardens is still available; if schools or other organisations can still apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19383/25]

1843. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/25]

1844. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has commissioned any research on the efficacy of public assessments of need for children who are being educated through Irish, or whose first language is Irish; and if she will make a statement on children whose diagnosis and interventions are being delayed due to the nonprovisio…

1845. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 2 April 2025, to provide specific clarification as to the reason capital equipment is included on financial reporting for years one and two but is excluded in the process of calculating the unit cost per child in the context of fee increase calculation;…

1846. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will review the case of a retired person (details supplied) and give advice on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19463/25]

1847. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19480/25]

1848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if reports that a company that had applied for a contract to manage an IPAS facility at a site in Coolock (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with its application are accurate; if the State will now withdraw from the ongoing High Court case brought by persons seeking an injunction agains…

1849. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how often naíonraí are inspected by TUSLA and her Department. [19501/25]

1850. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review correspondence regarding HSE changes that are causing concerns to parents (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19538/25]

1851. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to urgently engage with St. John of Gods in Kerry to progress the development of a super respite centre on the grounds of St. Mary of the Angels, Beaufort (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19596/25]

1852. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to a recent reply (details supplied) the length of waiting list; the number of people in Kerry currently awaiting hours; the estimated wait time for this service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19606/25]

1853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs more than 3,6,9,12,15,18,21 and 24 months, by county, in tabular form. [19625/25]

1854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for when she expects the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to be presented for debate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/25]

1855. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will be carried out for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19713/25]

1856. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in quintiles of the percentage cost of wages for the following type of private early childhood and school age services, multi-service provider, full-time, part time, sessional and afterschool, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19760/25]

1857. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in quintiles of the percentage cost of wages for the following type of community early childhood and school age services, multi-service provider, full-time, part time, sessional, afterschool, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19761/25]

1858. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting period for children accessing speech and language therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19781/25]

1859. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown, by category of applicant in relation to requests made to TUSLA and the Adoption Authority for birth certificates and records under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 since the commencement of the legislation in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

1860. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown, by category of applicant in relation to requests made to TUSLA and the Adoption Authority for tracing services under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 since the commencement of the legislation in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19788/25]

1861. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times in TUSLA and the Adoption Authority to obtain birth certificates and records under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19789/25]

1862. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for tracing services under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19790/25]

1863. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of information sessions that have been carried out by the Adoption Authority under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19791/25]

1864. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applicants who have refused to attend an information session under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19792/25]

1865. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the outcome of applications where the applicant has refused to attend an information session under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19793/25]