Parliamentary questions

833. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps her Department is taking to make provision for the early years service (details supplied) which is now without a room as its current room is being developed by the school as an ASD special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/25]

834. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the number of young people detained there in each month of 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17352/25]

835. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE dietitians working in Galway CDNTs in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [17394/25]

836. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers signed up to core funding in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17401/25]

837. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers who exited core funding in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date, in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17402/25]

838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of core funding will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17404/25]

839. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when she plans to publish the report on the negotiations with religious organisations regarding the mother and baby institutions payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17409/25]

840. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will examine the use of the Joint Labour Committee in setting wages for early years educators; if she will review this mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17433/25]

841. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the development of a national early learning and childcare agency; the actions her Department has taken to date to set up the agency; the further actions her Department plans to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17456/25]

842. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and her plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17472/25]

843. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staffing cohort at the CDNT at the west Galway children’s disability network team; if the service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; what roles within the west Galway CDNT are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17525/25]

844. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from th…

845. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1383 of 19 March 2025, if she is aware that the childcare facility (details supplied) has had to significantly increase fees for parents going forward; if she is conscious of the impact this will have on parents; if the increase is correct under NCS rules; if …

846. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action being taken by her Department in relation to core funding given the feedback of many providers and the closure of a high number of childcare facilities due to funding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17551/25]

275. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection currently residing in the State; of that number, how many are in hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16341/25]

276. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports available for establishing an after-school service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16390/25]

277. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to immediately engage with all relevant Departments and Ministers and establish an adult day service and a super respite centre on the grounds of St. Mary of the Angels, Whitefield, Beaufort, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16406/25]

278. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update in relation to the ARP scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16407/25]

279. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a full and proper respite service at a location (details supplied) and provide adequate staffing levels so that this crucial service can be provided to clients in mid and south Kerry, given that many clients have not received any respite in three to four years; if she will me…

280. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a speech and language assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16424/25]

281. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of an appeal on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16425/25]

282. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of an appeal on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16426/25]

283. Deputy William Aird 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. [16428/25]

284. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Laois who have not received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe since 2020, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16429/25]

285. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children seen by Barrow children's disability network team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16431/25]