Parliamentary questions

571. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the building blocks grant scheme or creating a separate application for projects which exceed the maximum grant amount allowed. [4731/25]

572. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will urgently intervene in the case of a section 39 respite home that requires additional funding to complete construction (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4746/25]

573. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4779/25]

206. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) for the provision of IPAS and/or Ukrainian refugees from 1 January 2019 to 29 January 2025; the date of contract, location of contract, and how many people are covered by the contract; and if contract is renewed and the date of ren…

207. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of the provision of IPAS accommodation to the State in each year from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [3820/25]

208. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regards to youth work as the new Programme for Government commits to a new Youth Services Action Plan, despite the publication of the Opportunities for Youth national strategy only last September; if she will clarify whether her Department will provide resources to implement the Opport…

209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants housed, respectively, in each local election area, as of 31 January 2025, in tabular form. [3837/25]

210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by her Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence…

211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her comprehensive plan to address this significant concern on the availability of childcare places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3740/25]

212. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many WTE therapist vacancies currently in CDNT teams within the CHO3 area. [3769/25]

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of her Department, including where consulting contrac…

214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline what steps that have been taken by Government to have the vacant post in CDNT filled; the steps that have been taken to improve staffing levels in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3838/25]

215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the Child Disability Networks Teams in County Laois; the percentage of posts filled in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology and other disciplines, in tabular form. [3839/25]

216. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm when the review of the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 will commence, as it is due this year. [3847/25]

217. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in light of the fact that section 39 workers are now balloting for industrial action, she will mandate her officials to allow them to fully implement the WRC agreement of October 2023, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues on pay; if it is her intention to fully restore the l…

890. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of requests to her Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]

891. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to extend the ARP scheme to allow householders to accommodate migrants from countries other than Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2790/25]

892. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to consider putting forward a proposal to introduce paid miscarriage leave as a specific payment, for a temporary period, which would not replace the current sick leave policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2865/25]

893. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the continuation of the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) for Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); whether the scheme is to continue; if not, what will happen to persons are currently accommodated under the ARP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2956/25…

894. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people in receipt of the after school childcare scheme in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/25]

895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people in receipt of the after school childcare scheme County Clare for each of the years from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3342/25]

896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the midlands is one of only two regions of the country which still has not been funded for a community neurorehabilitation team; the plans she has to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2148/25]

897. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive permanent respite; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2150/25]

898. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2159/25]

899. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions she will take to remedy the situation for section 39 workers in Mallow, County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2218/25]