Questions

958. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the funding supports made available by her Department for the establishment and continuation of parent and baby/toddler groups; the measures her Department is currently taking to assist such groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10338/26]

826. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether funding provided to the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) is sufficient to meet the full cost of staff wages and related employment costs; whether CRC-funded staff are paid in line with comparable grades within the public health service; to outline any measures being taken to address pay disparities and staff retention issues w…

829. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether additional funding is planned for Central Remedial Clinics in 2026 to address wage pressures, recruitment difficulties, and service demand; if she will outline the timeline and scale of any such funding increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6360/26]

840. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding avenues which are open for after school services for national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5548/26]

854. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional capital funding supports can be availed of for a naíonra and after school service (details supplied) who need to expand capacity very quickly.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5773/26]

882. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to provide additional funding to Section 39 agencies for the additional costs incurred from the new pension auto-enrolment scheme; if she will provide additional funding in a time sensitive manner given that Section 39 agencies are already incurring these additional costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [617…

892. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to recruit dietitians for CDNTs; the workforce planning that has been conducted to determine the required number of dietitians for CDNTs nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6293/26]

492. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if capital funding is available to family resource centres to purchase a new premises where they have outgrown their current premises; if there are any options for such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5180/26]

496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding schemes administered by her Department which a club (details supplied) could apply to for support for the redevelopment of a clubhouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3083/26]

1919. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the funding difficulties for a services (details supplied); if she will review the funding to address the December 2025 funding gap; to provide confirmation of 2026 funding to unlock essential banking support and provide sustainable multi annual funding pathways that reflect the real cost of delivering a national s…

1927. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding her Department has provided for an organisation (details supplied) in relation to their work with those with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if it is her intention to make funding available in 2026.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74596/25]

2003. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding awarded to organisations through the Children’s Disability Grant Fund has been received by the organisations; if the amounts received in 2025 will be provided; if not when all successful applicants will be awarded, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1939/26]

2004. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the scheme or funding stream available for the provision of guide dogs for a visually impaired person living in a rural area who is no longer working but who still wants to be able to leave the house and cannot do so safely without the assistance of a guide dog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1963/26]

352. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access into private businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72823/25]

368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding awarded to organisations through the Children’s Disability Grant Fund has been received by the organisations; to provide details of the amounts awarded; if no funds have yet been awarded, when all successful applicants will receive their award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73103/25]

814. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason funding was not provided for equipment for person (details supplied). [71409/25]

836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department carried out any governance or financial risk review of subcontracted private residential centres in advance of approving additional funding for Tusla in Budget 2026; and to state the title and completion date of any such review. [71969/25]

838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department holds any reports, internal briefs or analyses completed since 2023 relating to governance or oversight of private residential centres funded by Tusla; and to outline the purpose of each document. [71971/25]

839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria her Department uses to determine whether governance controls for subcontracted private residential providers meet the standard required for continued Exchequer funding. [71972/25]

841. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the independent review of governance and funding of a group (details supplied); when will this be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71987/25]

842. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that no AGM has been held by a group (details supplied); if she has concerns in relation to governance at the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71988/25]

868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department maintains a central supplier and payee register for all organisations funded through her Department’s budget; and to outline the mandatory data fields recorded for each supplier. [72517/25]

869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department requires all organisations funded by her Department to record the legal type of each supplier or payee, such as limited company, partnership, sole trader or registered charity, as part of their financial-governance obligations. [72518/25]

538. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access in an arts centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71229/25]

418. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by her Department; and the details of each specific directly funded post in each body. [62475/25]