Parliamentary questions

357. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a funding mechanism exists that allows local authorities, or community organisations, to fund the development of enhancement of playgrounds. [8840/25]

358. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss their priorities for the youth work sector and young people; if she will consider how she can collaborate with the National Youth Council of Ireland over the next five years to ensure that the needs, interests, and perspectives of young…

359. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish the offer from a provider (details supplied). [8892/25]

360. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to urgently address the shortage of clinical staff resources at the assessment of need office in the integrated health area for Dublin north city where at present there is an insufficient amount of both staff and other resources to cope with the extensive demand and high…

361. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the actions that will be taken to deal with the HSE’s failure to comply with the Disability Act 2005 (details supplied). [8938/25]

362. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline an expected and realistic timeline for when the HSE will have upwards of 70% of assessment of needs reports completed within six months, as outlined by the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8939/25]

363. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when she expects the national disability strategy to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8943/25]

364. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of CDNTs around the country that have no psychologist; and to detail where these CDNTs are located. [8959/25]

365. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the number of early years education places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8314/25]

366. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to attract and retain more early years educators, as per the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8313/25]

367. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 20 February 2025, if she will highlight by reference to the specific text provided in the reply which sentence or set of sentences replied to the specific question asked; if she agrees that the commitment contained in the programme for Government as …

368. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8991/25]

369. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8992/25]

236. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available to disability services in Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8190/25]

237. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the planned changes to the accommodation recognition payment for those hosting Ukrainian families due to come in on 31 March 2025. [8213/25]

238. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide financial supports to ECCE centres, for the provision of sensory rooms for children who are neuro diverse, on the spectrum, require speech/occupational therapy and in particular in relation to the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8232…

239. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the waiting list for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy in Laois; the measures she is introducing to lower waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8235/25]

240. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if eligibility under the mother-and-baby-home redress scheme will be reviewed to include all affected survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8395/25]

241. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address the lack of access to essential services for children in Laois diagnosed with special needs, specifically children recommended for psychology, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy in their assessment of need, who are unable to access these services due to long …

242. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to disability from 2020 to 2025, with the sub-category allocated to the following (details supplied). [8414/25]

243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the extreme urgency of pay issues raised by disability workers, whereby Section 39 workers are outsourced by the Government for healthcare services, and their rate of pay is significantly different to than that of their HSE counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

244. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the funding for the pay agreement that was made in October 2023 in respect of staff in section 39 and section 56 organisations has been fully passed on to all relevant staff of Tusla-funded section 56 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8432/25]

245. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on a waiting list for home support services provided by HSE disability services, by age, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [8438/25]

246. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of home support services for people living with a disability; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of this type of home care in each of the years from 2020 to 2024. [8439/25]

247. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage split of home support services for people living with a disability between direct and indirect delivery. [8440/25]