303. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending the end of December deadline for full use of the building blocks funding, in light of the delays to approving the applications submitted in January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25036/25]
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304. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department has taken to support Irish speaking early years childcare settings and to increase the number of these settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25059/25]
162. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will take steps to ensure the EU missing children hotline number (116000) is displayed prominently and widely across key public locations (details supplied) given the recent report by Missing Children Europe which highlights the public’s lack of awareness of this critical service; the annual funding provided by the State to supp…
163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the services for persons of all ages with physical and intellectual disabilities based in Lusk; if she can outline in detail plans for future services; the stage these plans are at; the estimated timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/25]
164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the number of persons of all ages living in Lusk with physical and intellectual disabilities who require services who are registered with the HSE; the number that receive services locally; the number that have to travel to neighbouring towns for services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
165. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider providing a transport allowance for members of an organisation (details supplied) to access sport and physical activity opportunities in their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24519/25]
166. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are seen on a weekly basis by occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and psychologists, excluding those receiving initial assessments, in each quarter of each year from 2023 to April 2024,by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24544/25]
167. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality his views on the need to add socioeconomic status as a grounds of discrimination for the purpose of application of the equality Acts and related legislation. [24571/25]
168. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24576/25]
169. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be examined; her plans for Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24593/25]
170. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the number of publicly provided residential care places for children, available in each year from 2020 to 2024, and the number available in 2025, in tabular form; the additional number of regulated places added in each year, either public or private; the plans for adding new public places in 2025; the additional funding in place…
171. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average capital cost and current expenditure operating cost respectively of providing each new publicly provided residential care place for children; to provide a breakdown of staffing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24610/25]
172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to phase out the use of special emergency arrangements by Tusla; the progress made over the past year on achieving this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24611/25]
173. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in foster care arrangements in each year from 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of households offering foster care in each of those years, and the increase or decrease in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24612/25]
174. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in special emergency arrangements; the number in SEAs as of 31 April 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24613/25]
175. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1897 of 29 April 2025, when the review to the provision of core funding scheme will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24743/25]
176. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Tusla has continued to reference supervision by a company (details supplied) despite previously stating that the company will not be used again in the future due to serious concerns raised about it. [24863/25]
949. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if suitable respite will be provided for a child (details supplied) given the previous respite offer was unworkable due to the fact that the child cannot travel in the car for extended periods of time. [24209/25]
950. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm plans to deliver a partnership (details supplied) with the World Health Organization. [24481/25]
951. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application for funding for intellectual disability residential services by an organisation (details supplied); if this project will be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23226/25]
952. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment of needs will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23245/25]
953. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures taken in her departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23314/25]
954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) as a matter of urgency, as the child has no services and his health is deteriorating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23436/25]
955. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of hours currently allocated to a person (details supplied); if the service continues to be provided, the arrangements for same including the hours allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23442/25]
956. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 22 January 2025 if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23443/25]