Parliamentary questions

304. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a prohibition on those people availing of the accommodation recognition payment from offering or paying an additional financial sum, above the €800 State subsidy per month, to the owner of the property; the way this is regulated; if there have been any instances whereby his Department w…

305. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to reconsider the end date for the accommodation recognition payment scheme for Ukrainian refugee’s living in Ireland, the scheme is due to end 31 March 2025. [7117/25]

306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been a change in the past three years in relation to transport entitlements for disability adult day services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6832/25]

307. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will detail the transport budget for the HSE in CHO8 to support adults to get to and from disability adult day services, for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6833/25]

308. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are IPAS accommodation centres which have vacant rooms and yet are not admitting new residents; the way he plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6836/25]

309. 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. [6841/25]

310. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address issues with the reliability and accessibility of disability services in Longford; such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6878/25]

311. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will undertake a fundamental review of a State contract (details supplied). [6881/25]

312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of one-on-one speech and language appointments provided to a child (details supplied) since January 2020; the dates of these appointments; if this level of care is deemed appropriate to this child’s needs; if additional speech and language appointments will be provided; if so, the extent…

313. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which a child (details supplied) was referred for an OT assessment; the date on which such an assessment was carried out; the number of OT appointments that have been provided since that assessment; the dates of these appointments; if this level of care is deemed appropriate to this chi…

314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which a child (details supplied) was referred for an psychological assessment; the date on which such an assessment was carried out; the number of psychological appointments that have been provided since that assessment; the dates of these appointments; whether this level of care is dee…

315. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of staffing at Cavan CDNT to include overall established staffing WTE allocation, current WTE positions filled and current WTE positions vacant; the breakdown to include staffing WTE allocations, current WTE positions filled and vacant in respect to physiotherapy, speech and language,…

316. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of staffing at Monaghan CDNT to include overall established staffing WTE allocation, current WTE positions filled and current WTE positions vacant; the breakdown to include staffing WTE allocations, current WTE positions filled and vacant in respect to physiotherapy, speech and langua…

317. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of enduring power of attorney arrangements that have been registered here for each of the years 2015 to 2024. [6948/25]

318. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to ensure that there are enough crèche and afterschool care spaces made available to parents of children in north Kildare given the rising demand caused by rapid population growth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7021/25]

319. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respec…

320. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Dublin that are eligible for core funding; the number that signed up for core funding in 2024 and 2025; the number that have applied for a fee adjustment for 2024 and 2025; the number of those successful, rejected or pending a decision; the number of crèches tha…

321. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she agrees that childcare providers’ administrative burden is too high; if she will detail the steps she will take to alleviate that burden, particularly for smaller providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7109/25]

322. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take to implement the Programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7110/25]

323. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on the need for cross departmental coordination with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to tackle the issues of barriers to employment for people with disabilities and the practices of civil services dealing with disability benefits once in…

180. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]

181. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]

182. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]

183. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]

184. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of enduring powers of attorney that have been created since the commencement of the Assistant Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [6467/25]