1949. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a youth Senator position will be established; if all committees of the 34th Dáil will be required to include 50% youth affairs in subject matter agenda and discussion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21026/25]
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1950. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that will be taken to address the lack of access to a community neurorehabilitation team for people living with neurological conditions in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10188/25]
1951. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancy rate for physiotherapists for each children's disability network team in CHO4, in tabular form. [21030/25]
1952. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of high-support disability residential placements available in County Cork in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21031/25]
1953. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on Programme for Government commitments since taking office to review and increase core funding for childcare providers;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16252/25]
1954. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on proposed plans for an International Protection Accommodation Service Centre in a location (details supplied); and how he plans to address the lack of community consultation on the matter. [7892/25]
1955. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason no payments have been made from the scheme announced to support children with disabilities, despite the Government's commitment to address these critical needs, particularly given 41,000 children are still waiting for an assessment of needs; and the immediate steps being taken to ensure that funds are dis…
1956. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the Government's approach to creating a more inclusive society for the autistic community in light of the recent World Autism Day. [17216/25]
1957. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21041/25]
1958. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average daily cost per individual detained in Oberstown Detention Centre; the annual State funding given to the detention centre in each of the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21056/25]
1959. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will identify all the youth detention centres across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/25]
1960. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if buildings being used for IPAS have to meet up-to-date fire and building regulations before they are occupied. [21061/25]
1961. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons admitted to Ireland from Ukraine as beneficiaries of temporary protection in direct provision on 1 January in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the total number of beneficiaries of temporary protection on the same date each year; the ongoing trend in relation to the numbers benefiting fro…
1962. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of direct provision centres for Ukrainians in use at present, broken down according to accommodation size as follows: centres that can accommodate 0-50, 51-100, 101 to 150, 151 - 200, 201 - 250, 251-300; and above 300; the decrease in the number of such centres since 1 January 2024; the cost associated w…
1963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the number of IPAS centres operating in the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21168/25]
1964. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a home (details supplied) is not included in the redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21189/25]
1965. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for the Programme for Government commitment to review and increase core funding, ensuring the fee cap is maintained and that the model is open, transparent and equitable, and that the early years educators in the private sector benefits from Employment Regulation Orders. [21195/25]
1966. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to undertake a broad consultation and publish a detailed action plan to build an affordable, high-quality, accessible early childhood education and case system with State-led facilities adding capacity. [21196/25]
1967. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the national childcare scheme and explore options to cap costs for larger families. [21197/25]
1968. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on efforts to tackle waiting lists for assessment of needs. [21198/25]
1969. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update of the Programme for Government commitment to support Tusla and ensure their structures are robust, responsive and capable of safeguarding every child in need. [21199/25]
1970. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a recent media report (details supplied) suggesting that negotiations for an employment regulation order for the early years and school age care sector have stalled and the impact that this is having on staff recruitment and retention, if she will provide an update on this; and if she will make a sta…
1971. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of bringing early years graduates - only NFQ Level 7, 8 and 9 - under public-sector pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21255/25]
1972. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update of the establishment of a community neurorehabilitation team for Cork and Kerry, funding for which team was announced in budget 2022 and this team was committed to within the 2024 HSE Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21304/25]
335. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to increase the allocation of therapy services to a school (details supplied). [18224/25]