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Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
121. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an appointment will be offered to a child (details supplied); requiring an assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/25]
Albert Dolan Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
122. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE assessment officers based in CHO2 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [26132/25]
Albert Dolan Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
123. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young adults within an intellectual disability in Galway that are on the waiting list for day services. [26133/25]
Albert Dolan Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
124. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of autism assessment waiting times in CHO2 area. [26134/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
125. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for terminating respite residential care for foster children at a Clare facility (details supplied); if this provision will be offered elsewhere instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26140/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a progress report on reducing the waiting list for accessing children's disability network teams in Dublin west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26216/25]
John Lahart Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
127. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress being made on the urgent need for reform of core funding in order that it actually benefits both providers and parents, increase NCS subsidies to provide direct financial relief to families and in addressing the childcare crisis by ensuring sustainable funding for all providers to encourage more services to remain in operat…
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the health service has contracted companies (details supplied), or otherwise engaged commercially with these companies for the provision of assessments of needs`. [26248/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
129. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE is aware of any assessments, or services provided on the basis of such assessments, conducted by companies (details supplied). [26249/25]
Joe Neville Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
130. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a list of all registered childcare providers in North Kildare, in a tabular form. [26315/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
744. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the ratio between the number of CDNTs per head of population; and if she will confirm that Dublin west has two CDNTs based on the 2006 census. [25864/25]
Mark Ward Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
745. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case can be examined of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for an assessment of needs since he was referred in March 2023, whose parents made a complaint which was upheld giving them a date for assessment, which was then not carried out, and who have been directed to raise this in the Circuit Court after trying to rais…
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can provide any funding supports to creche and pre-school business owners who have been obligated to upgrade toilet facilities at great cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25093/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
747. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person in Donegal (details supplied) was not considered for day services in Donegal town, and when they will get confirmation of placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
748. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she could outline the interventions that can be made to assist in the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting an autism diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25163/25]
James Geoghegan Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
749. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans for the improvement and expansion of disability day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25203/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
750. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a fully qualified special needs assistant (level 7) must gain a qualification (details supplied); if there could be any flexibility given the recruitment and retention crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25257/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
751. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are HIQA standards applying to the care of under 65’s in long-term residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25278/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
752. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ELC/SAC services that were found to be non-compliant in relation to staffing ratios, staff qualifications, Garda vetting, and basic needs, broken down by private or community and private service, service size, full day care, part-time, sessional, school age child-care and county, in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [25279…
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the allocations for the building blocks extension grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25329/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a timeline for the implementation of a €200 per month childcare cap, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25330/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
755. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of childcare services in County Donegal; her plans to increase the number of childcare facilities in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25332/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
756. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in this year's Budget to fully staff the community neurorehabilitation team for the northwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country (details supplied). [25362/25]
Thomas Gould Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
757. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that foster carers receive a cut in payment when a child turns 18, even if the child is still in full-time schooling; and if she will consider extending the full payment to children who are finishing school. [25373/25]
Brian Brennan Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
758. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there have been any discussions between her Department and the Department of Social Protection to regularise or streamline access to social protection for childcare workers who are not paid outside of term time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25416/25]