Parliamentary questions

185. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the subpar conditions experienced by people in direct provision (details supplied); the measures his Department intends to take to address their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6639/25]

186. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the accommodation recognition payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6773/25]

187. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail for each year between 2020 to date in 2025 the total number of High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court proceedings where the disability complaints officer, disability appeals officer or the Health Service Executive is a named party to those proceedings where it relates to…

188. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail for each year between 2020 to date in 2025, by reference to each discipline and network team, the total number of persons employed in Sandymount children’s disability network team 1, Sandymount children’s disability network team 2 in delivering occupational therapy, physiother…

189. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by her Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of her Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the pla…

190. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on a waiting list for assessment of need appointments, by county and length of time waiting, in a tabular form. [6554/25]

191. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies in the children's disability network teams in north and south Louth; if each vacancy is being actively recruited or advertised; the pay scale for each vacant role; and if a panel of prospective employees has been collated for any of the vacant roles. [6555/25]

192. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to offer grants and subsidies to the small and medium childcare and early-years education providers within Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6611/25]

193. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to act upon the recommendations of the report entitled “PLACES/ Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing policymakers on support mechanisms”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6652/25]

194. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability network teams which are in place; the number yet to be established; the recommended, approved and actual staffing composition of each team; the number of unfilled or vacant posts per team; and the number of posts for which the employee is on leave, maternity …

195. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment scheme beyond 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6667/25]

196. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average annual staff turnover rate in early learning and care services from 2022 to 2023, nationally and on a county basis, in tabular form. [6672/25]

197. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average annual staff turnover rate in large, private early learning and care services from 2022 to 2023, nationally and on a county basis, in tabular form. [6673/25]

198. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average annual staff turnover rate in large, community early learning and care services from 2022 to 2023, nationally and on a county basis, in tabular form. [6674/25]

199. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of early learning and care services with a staff vacancy; the total number of staff vacancies in 2022 and 2023; and the total number of unfilled child places resulting from these staff vacancies. [6675/25]

200. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide details of any planned changes to remote working arrangements applying to staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6685/25]

201. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if and when endometriosis will be recognised as a 'disability' for those sufferers unable to work and seeking disability allowance; if this is being considered as part of the development of the National Endometriosis Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6727/25]

620. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status on the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6181/25]

621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently on a waiting list for IPAS accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6313/25]

622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider increasing funding for Dóchas Midwest Autism Support which has been funded by the HSE since 2021 (details supplied). [6423/25]

623. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if provision can be made for suitable accommodation for a person with certain medical needs (details supplied). [5560/25]

624. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when entitlements to services under the Disability Act 2005 will be made available to a person (details supplied). [5564/25]

625. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Wicklow; the number of children registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5568/25]

626. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers that accept under-one-year-olds in Wicklow; the number of under-one-year-olds registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5569/25]

627. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the assessment of needs for a child (details supplied). [5573/25]