Parliamentary questions

521. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the research commissioned by her Department to examine issues of concern relating to children aged under 16 years of age being able to access a gender recognition certificate and or self-declare their gender; the person or company contracted to provide this research and the cost…

522. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4086/25]

523. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review as a matter of extreme urgency the relocation policy for Ukrainians in light of the huge ongoing upset/anger currently being experienced in Ballybunion, County Kerry, by both the Ukrainian community and the local community, including the impact on local businesses, shops, employment an…

524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an overview of remedial actions which will be undertaken by the International Protection Accommodation Service in response to the Health Information and Quality Authority report on standards at the Knockalisheen accommodation centre in Meelick, County Clare (published on 20 January 2025); and …

525. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years; and the services the company has provided for payments made by the State for each of the past five years. [4174/25]

526. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years to companies that provide accommodation to persons applying for asylum in Ireland. [4175/25]

527. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost per night of providing accommodation for persons applying for asylum in Ireland for each of the past five years. [4176/25]

528. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individual bed nights that have been provided by the State to persons applying for asylum in Ireland for each of the past five years. [4177/25]

529. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of buildings that have been purchased by the State to house persons applying for asylum since the scheme was announced in March 2024; the number of these buildings that have been put into use; and when the other buildings purchased will be put to use. [4178/25]

530. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a unit in Kells Business Park has been earmarked for accommodating persons applying for asylum. [4179/25]

531. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the mechanism for former residents of mother and baby institutions to update the records held on them (details supplied). [4182/25]

532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to maintain existing levels of services in respect of youth affairs, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/25]

533. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to new development measures in respect of youth affairs in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4206/25]

534. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young people who benefited from engagement in youth work services for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4207/25]

535. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in respect of each Bill for which her Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the B…

536. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the psychological assessment for ADHD of a child (details supplied). [4263/25]

537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of her Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4312/25]

538. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the staffing and training of more therapists in children’s disability teams; if she plans to support families who are waiting too long for an assessment of needs; the way she intends helping them to procure assessments privately; and if she will make a statement on the …

539. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE autism therapists and disability community facilitators attached to Longford CDNT teams in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [4349/25]

540. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports or grants available for people attempting to set up supervised access services, given the financial struggles many parents face while trying to avail of these services; whether her Department will provide funding for these services; and if she will make a stateme…

541. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to develop a multi-annual approach to funding disability services; the estimated timeline for when programmes in need may gain access to such funding; and the interim funding that will be made available in the meantime. [4428/25]

542. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth available to businesses and local authorities to support adjustments needed to make public spaces and structures fully accessible for people with disabilities. [4429/25]

543. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the progress made toward achieving the main aims of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026; and to list the specific changes that have been achieved in County Galway to date. [4430/25]

544. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4467/25]

545. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an occupational therapy assessment for a child (details supplied) will be carried out. [4517/25]