Parliamentary questions

752. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 978 of 5 February 2025, the breakdown of the overdue applications for assessments of need, by the number of months that individuals have been waiting, for each local health area, in tabular form. [7424/25]

753. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that she engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged, in tab…

754. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 June 2024, the steps she has taken to resolve the impasse between an organisation (details supplied) and the Decision Support Service whereby persons are unable to complete and enduring power of attorney (EPA) application following instruction …

755. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to hire a psychologist and a fulltime speech therapist for the CDNT in Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7458/25]

756. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has undertaken a review of the ECCE funding provided to the sector with a view to increasing the rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7485/25]

757. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is her intention under the Parental Leave Act 1998, for parents and guardians of children, to extend the age limit from 12 to 18 years of age. [7486/25]

758. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive early intervention services from their local CDNT team. [7491/25]

759. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where her Department or agencies under the aegis of her Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award valu…

760. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within her Department and agencies under the aegis her Department of in each of the past five years. [7518/25]

761. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the number of children currently on waiting lists for crèche care in County Kilkenny; and to ask if any plans are in place to reduce these waiting lists. [7538/25]

762. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding is in place for persons needing to access residential placements for family members living in Fingal west; if she will detail the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/25]

763. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that the legislation governing the regulation of childminders means that they cannot employ any additional staff members to work in their home to assist with children with challenging behaviour/holiday cover, and so on; if she will be updating the legislation to cover this event…

764. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case of a person (details supplied) appealing refused redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7575/25]

765. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if another IPAS centre is being opened in Dublin south west (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7582/25]

766. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on panels of recruitment for occupation therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; the vacancies for both occupational therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7603/25]

767. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 532 of 11 February 2025 and 954 of 5 February 2025, if she will outline the difference in the overall funding for youth affairs; how the figure for ELS is €86,293,514 but then the overall figure of €84.9 million is used; which figure is the representative fig…

768. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 11 February 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the existing levels of services funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7680/25]

769. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the waiting lists for CDNT in all CHO regions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7681/25]

770. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to comment on the withdrawal of funding by TUSLA from a school (details supplied) in the constituency of Dublin South West and to give a roadmap, if any is open to the preschool to maintain their services as they may be forced to issue notices to staff in the coming weeks due to this withdrawal of …

771. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the situation at a location (details supplied) and the plans to remove Ukrainians and replace them with IPAS applicants; if the Minister will meet with a group of residents to discuss their concerns regarding the use of this hotel for IPAS residents; and if she will make a state…

772. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by her Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of her Department; to outline the duties she intends to delegate by statutory instrument to her Minister of State; and if she w…

773. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each speech and language appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism and global development delay in April 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7776/25]

774. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each occupational therapy appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism and global development delay in April 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7777/25]

775. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that the parents of three children (details supplied) are reimbursed for the costs of securing private speech and language and occupational therapy services considering the CDNT/a named organisation have failed to provide these services to an adequate level; and if she will make …

776. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position for parents who are forced to access private appointments in services such as speech and language, occupational therapy, psychology, and so on, in cases whereby their CDNT fails to provide those services; if there is a mechanism for such families to be reimbursed or grant aided…