Parliamentary questions

1573. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded ab…

1574. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the shortfall between State expenditure and institutional contributions to redress schemes operated under the auspices of her Department, in tabular form. [42208/26]

1575. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting time for children per county to access an initial assessment through local children's disability network teams; the longest current wait time; the number currently awaiting assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42240/26]

1576. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing vacancy rates across CDNTs serving counties Longford and Westmeath, broken down by occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, psychologist, and physiotherapist; and the measures being taken to address recruitment and retention challenges. [42241/26]

1577. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families across Longford-Westmeath currently awaiting respite services or emergency respite supports for children with disabilities; and whether additional funding is being considered to expand capacity locally. [42242/26]

1578. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by her Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if she will provide a breakdown by Department, local auth…

1579. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by her Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original …

1580. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 470 and 469 of 14 May 2026, when exactly the Revised Case Allocation Framework came into effect in each of Tusla's respective areas; the way this process was formalised and ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42363/26]

1581. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of providing a dedicated fund for schools to seek funding for a large-scale communication board (details supplied) to support students, particularly those with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42365/26]

1582. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the anticipated impact of Phase 2 of Shaping The Future's measure to remove access to ECCE and NCS schemes for parents of children in services who are no longer in core funding; the number of children projected to be affected in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42399/26]

1583. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42418/26]

1584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care for more than five years who do not have an identified permanency plan, broken down by placement type and age cohort. [42461/26]

1585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average duration in care for children currently in State care, broken down by placement type and age cohort. [42462/26]

1586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in long-term foster care where adoption, guardianship, reunification, or long-term supported independent living has been formally identified as the permanency objective. [42464/26]

1587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains national key performance indicators relating to permanency planning, care drift, placement stability, and duration in care; and if so, to provide details. [42465/26]

1588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal audit, external review, HIQA inspection programme, or policy evaluation has examined long-term care drift or delays in permanency outcomes within Tusla since 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42466/26]

1589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care for more than ten years. [42467/26]

1590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who exited State care in each year from 2020 to 2026 through reunification, adoption, guardianship, ageing out of care, or other pathways. [42468/26]

1591. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers operating under the core funding model in each of the bands A-F, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42498/26]

1592. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to childcare providers categorised in Band F, the fees charged by each of the childcare providers, without identifying them, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42499/26]

1593. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the HSE decided not to proceed with the proposed outsourcing of occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services for the Children's Disability Network Team in North Kildare; to detail the criteria and assessment processes applied in reaching this decision; and if she will make a statement…

1594. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average response time for Garda vetting applications relating to employment in childcare settings; the number of applications currently awaiting processing; and the measures being taken to reduce delays, in view of reports from childcare providers that staff recruitment is being significantly impacted, i…

1595. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of her last meeting with the Attorney General to progress legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42559/26]

1596. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child who misses the age deadline by one day could be considered for the ECCE programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42577/26]

1597. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes in eligibility and points of entry since the ECCE commenced and the Programme for Government commitment to evaluate options to amend the ECCE eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42601/26]