Parliamentary questions

613. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to ensure that there are enough early childhood education and care and school age childcare spaces made available to parents of children in Fingal west given the rising demand caused by rapid population growth; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

614. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla in 2024; the professions of those making the referrals; and the types of referral, in tabular form. [9340/25]

615. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an application by a person (details supplied) under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9341/25]

616. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare spaces available in County Louth from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and what actions have been taken to increase those numbers over the years. [9360/25]

617. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what leave is available to a same-sex, non-genetic-intended parent of a child born through surrogacy in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9374/25]

618. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what leave is available to a same-sex, non-genetic-intended parent of a child born through surrogacy in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9374/25]

619. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE carries out international recruitment campaigns to recruit occupational therapists or speech and language therapists; if she will provide details of such a campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9376/25]

620. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide funding for private therapists in schools (details supplied) in the absence of HSE therapists being available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9450/25]

621. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of full-time staff working in the children’s disability network teams in CHO9 in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [9465/25]

622. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies currently in CNDT teams throughout the country, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9530/25]

623. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new staff hired in CNDT teams throughout the country in 2024, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9531/25]

624. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a group raised in correspondence (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9544/25]

625. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline available funding streams from her Department to support recreational activities and social spaces for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9649/25]

627. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he or the Minister of State will intervene to support an organisation (details supplied) with concerns regarding funding shortfalls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/25]

628. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for both capital and current purposes for each of its centres at Kildare, Monaghan, Mayo and west Cork, in the years 2020-2024 inclusive, and allocated for 2025, in tabular form; if there are proposes to allocate further fund…

629. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine timelines for the further reductions in child care costs under the national childcare scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9792/25]

630. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department received an offer from a person (details supplied) for an International Protection Accommodation Services centre at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9814/25]

349. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department provides monetary supports to an organisation (details supplied); and if she is aware of their implementation process following on from the Shannon Report. [8710/25]

350. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/25]

351. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will engage with the HSE to identify ways to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis regarding children's disability network teams in north Kildare. [8947/25]

352. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of providers currently accessing the Core funding steam for early childhood and education services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8731/25]

353. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to grandparents that look after their grandchildren on a full-time basis; if she is planning additional supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/25]

354. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocated to Enable Ireland in the years 2023 to date; the purpose thereof, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8757/25]

355. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to extend the current accommodation recognition payment for hosting refugees from Ukraine beyond 31 March 2025, or if he intends to review the scheme within his Department before the end of March. [8795/25]

356. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the office in the HSE is responsible for an organisation’s section 39 grant agreement (details supplied); if a response from the responsible office will be issued as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8825/25]