Parliamentary questions

802. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total spend for BOTP accommodation in 2023 and 2024 at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7931/25]

803. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to concerns raised by parents regarding financial penalties imposed when they choose to collect their children early from crèches, despite having paid for full-time care; if there are any measures in place to ensure fairness in such policies; and if she will engage …

804. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment beyond March 2025, and when recipients will receive official notification of its extension. [7991/25]

805. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the waiting lists for all CDNTs in CHO 4, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8009/25]

806. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of all posts by speciality for all CDNTs in the CHO 4 area, outlining whether the post is filled or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8010/25]

807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she is taking to reduce the costs of childcare and of after-school care for parents who are being faced with huge increases in monthly costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8032/25]

808. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the parameters of parental leave to include children between the ages of 12 and 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8033/25]

809. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all youth clubs in east Cork. [8066/25]

810. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to recognise medical alert dogs to afford them the same status as other assistance dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/25]

811. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residents in IPAS accommodation with an active deportation order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/25]

812. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date in 2025 the application process will open for the establishment of new family resources centres; and the length of time the process will be open. [8108/25]

813. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when recruitment will commence for a support network (details supplied). [8109/25]

814. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on carrying out assessments of need, by month in 2024 and 2023; the total amount paid to agencies to carry out these assessments; the company names of the top beneficiaries of payments and amounts paid to each of these agencies in both years. [8116/25]

815. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has contracted the services of agencies to complete assessments of need; if a tender process was conducted before contracts were awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8117/25]

816. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number, by month of the number of enduring power of attorney that have entered into force, that is, have been activated pursuant to section 71C of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in …

817. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been registered pursuant to section 69 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, by month, since the Decision Support Service's est…

818. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been completed, that is, application for registration submitted pursuant to section 68(1) of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025…

819. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that are active on the Decision Support Service system as of 31 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8138/25]

820. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been attempted or begun or initiated in any way on the DSS portal, in the period 1 January 2024 up to 1 January 2025, but in respect of which there has been no user activity…

821. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details, by reference to the period during the period 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025, of the average processing time form the point of submission of an application to the point of the registration of an enduring power of attorney for both online and paper applications for an app…

822. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment for an autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8153/25]

823. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to reduce the cost of childcare in Ireland (details supplied). [8163/25]

824. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with speech and language therapy appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8168/25]

825. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided for residential respite for children's disability services within CHO1 in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8182/25]

826. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE speech and language therapists attached to Inishowen children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8189/25]