Parliamentary questions

1891. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the work being undertaken in her Department to increase access to third level education for disabled people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20283/25]

1892. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all IT systems used by her Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

1893. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in her Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20322/25]

1894. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all properties her Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20340/25]

1895. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20358/25]

1896. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20376/25]

1897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that providers are having to withdraw from the core funding scheme for early learning and care and school age childcare (details supplied); if she is considering a review of the core funding scheme and increasing the funding provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

1898. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline the manner in which such funding is managed and accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20409/25]

1899. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months and years per discipline for young people in each Integrated health area of the mid-west regional health area children's disability network teams, in tabular form; to include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than twelve …

1900. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months and years, per discipline, for young people in each Integrated health area of the Dublin and south east regional health area children's disability network teams, in tabular form; to include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting mo…

1901. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the children's disability network team staffing levels, by discipline and by grade and per population size served, in each integrated health area of the Dublin and south east regional health area as of 1 April 2025. [20445/25]

1902. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the children's disability network team staffing levels, by discipline and by grade and per population size served, in each integrated health area of the mid west regional health area as of 1 April 2025. [20446/25]

1903. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of recruitment drives undertaken for the children's disability network teams in each integrated health area of the mid west regional health area for the years 2023, 2024 and as of 1 April 2025–namely, the date each post was advertised, the discipline and grade of the post, whether the …

1904. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of recruitment drives undertaken for the children's disability network teams in each integrated health area of the Dublin and south east regional health area for the years 2023, 2024 and as of 1 April 2025–namely, the date each post was advertised, the discipline and grade of the post,…

1905. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months and years per discipline for young people in each integrated health area of the Dublin and midlands regional health area children's disability network teams, in tabular form; to also include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting m…

1906. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the children's disability network team staffing levels, by discipline and by grade and per population size served, in each integrated health area of the Dublin and midlands regional health area as of 1 April 2025. [20454/25]

1907. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the children's disability network team staffing levels, by discipline and by grade and per population size served, in each integrated health area of the south west regional health area as of 1 April 2025. [20455/25]

1908. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of recruitment drives undertaken for the Children's Disability Network Teams in each Integrated Health Area of the South West Regional Health Area for the years 2023, 2024 and as of April 1st 2025 - namely, the date each post was advertised, the discipline and grade of the post, whethe…

1909. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of recruitment drives undertaken for the children's disability network teams in each integrated health area of the south west regional health area for the years 2023, 2024 and as of 1 April 2025–namely, the date each post was advertised, the discipline and grade of the post, whether th…

1910. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times, in months and years, per discipline, for young people in each Integrated Health Area of the Dublin and North East Regional Health Area Children's Disability Network Teams, in tabular form; including the number of years waiting for young people waiting…

1911. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times for young people in each Integrated Health Area of the Dublin and North East Regional Health Area Children's Disability Network Teams, in months and years, per discipline, in tabular form; including the number of years waiting for young people waiting …

1912. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Children's Disability Network Team staffing levels served in each Integrated Health Area of the Dublin and North East Regional Health Area, by discipline and by grade, and per population size, as of 1 April 2025. [20460/25]

1913. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Children's Disability Network Team staffing levels served in each Integrated Health Area of the West and North West Regional Health Area, by discipline and by grade, and per population size, as of 1 April 2025. [20461/25]

1914. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of recruitment drives undertaken for the Children's Disability Network Teams in each Integrated Health Area of the West and North West Regional Health Area for the years 2023, 2024 and as of 1 April 2025 including the date each post was advertised, the discipline and grade of the post,…

1915. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to introduce robust adult safeguarding legislation with mandatory reporting to ensure safeguarding concerns are recognised and reported and to introduce a system which places the rights of the adult at risk at the centre of all activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…