705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of section 38 and section 39 disability providers classified by the HSE as financially challenged, financially vulnerable, or carrying legacy deficits, broken down by year from 2020 to 2026; and the names of the providers in each category for 2026. [49270/26]
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706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total value of cash acceleration payments made to section 38 and section 39 disability providers in each year from 2020 to 2026; the number of providers that received such payments each year; and the names of the providers that received cash acceleration funding in 2026. [49271/26]
707. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE has made a formal determination of risk of service reduction, service interruption, or provider failure for any named section 38 or section 39 disability provider since 2020; and if so, to list the providers and the dates of those determinations. [49272/26]
708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given that HIQA regulatory compliance costs for section 38 and section 39 disability providers have not been financially or risk assessed prior to implementation, whether the HSE now intends to carry out such an assessment; and if so, the timeline for completion. [49273/26]
709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of section 38 or section 39 disability providers that have formally notified the HSE since 2020 of an inability to maintain existing service levels due to staffing shortages, financial deficits, or regulatory compliance costs; and the dates and outcomes of each such notification. [49274/26]
710. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific target and timeline, that has been set to reduce Tusla's reliance on private residential childcare placements; the date this target was approved; the metric against which progress will be measured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49284/26]
711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla's reliance on private residential childcare placements is included as an item on Tusla's Corporate Risk Register; if so, the date it was added and its current risk rating; if not, the reason for its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49285/26]
712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost per placement for a child in a Tusla-owned or community and voluntary residential placement compared to the average annual cost per placement with a private provider, in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49286/26]
713. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new development posts each CDNT in County Meath has been allocated; the basis on which these posts are being divided between teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49324/26]
714. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the public funding that has been provided since 2020 to programmes aimed at increasing participation by underrepresented groups in political and public life, including women, minority ethnic groups, disabled people and young people, broken down by programme and annual expenditure. [49408/26]
715. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has engaged with her counterparts from Malta, Germany, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Spain on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49448/26]
716. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the timeline for her Department's progression of the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49517/26]
717. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered rescinding section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Licence Act 2003 as part of a review of the equality acts, in order to ensure that there is equal access to licensed premises for those accompanied by a guide dog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49535/26]
718. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49573/26]
719. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can investigate and address a delay in a person’s assessments of need (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49612/26]
720. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a query relating to the NCS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49625/26]
721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists based in each CDNT within Kerry as of 22 June 2026, in tabular form. [49633/26]
722. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide figures of the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 ; the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49652/26]
723. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if services will be established at an early date (details supplied) in view of the large number of parents seeking such services for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49688/26]
724. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for registration of new creches/early years services with Tusla; the number of applications waiting to be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49691/26]
725. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services participating in the core funding scheme in County Waterford in each year since the scheme was established; the total amount of core funding allocated by her Department to those services in each year; the number of childcare places associated with those services in each year, according to the info…
726. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services in County Waterford that, to her knowledge and based on information held by her Department, have ceased operating in each year since 2020; the estimated number of childcare places thereby lost; if she is satisfied with the trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49784/26]
727. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new childcare services that, according to information available to her Department, commenced operation in County Waterford in each year since 2020; the number of additional childcare places thereby created; if she considers this sufficient to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49785/26]
728. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places in County Waterford in each year since 2020, according to information available to her Department; the number of children aged under five years residing in the county in each of those years; the resulting number of childcare places per 100 children aged under five years; if her Department has assess…
729. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total value of capital funding allocated by her Department to childcare providers in County Waterford in each year since 2020 under all capital investment and expansion schemes; the number of successful applications; the number of additional childcare places projected to result from those investments; the number created to da…