Parliamentary questions

1136. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps a parent can take when there are no childcare places for children under two years in Mullingar even on a three-day basis (details supplied). [46256/24]

1137. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine a matter regarding a delay in an assessment of needs assessment for a child (details supplied); what plans are in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46275/24]

1138. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of Government funding received by an organisation (details supplied) in 2024; the remit of the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46320/24]

1139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46341/24]

1140. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the issues caused by a lack of beds available in youth detention centres (details supplied); the future plans for funds to be allocated to youth detention centres; and the supports his Department will introduce to ensure community safety. [46357/24]

1141. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an inventory of buildings currently being used in County Clare for the provision of accommodation for international protection applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46361/24]

1142. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the accommodation recognition payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/24]

1143. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies, by grade, currently within his Department; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [46391/24]

1144. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs in Tipperary in 2023 and up to November 2024, in tabular form. [46392/24]

1145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of assessment of needs applications carried out by in-house HSE staff in CHO8 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [46419/24]

1146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services that are being provided by Tusla at a HSE facility at Garranes, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [46424/24]

1147. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children aged 0 to 18 years who are waiting for first-time intervention in all areas of early intervention in each CHO, by individual area and by each composite LHO within each CHO; the number on the public list; the number on the children’s disability network team list in each CHO,…

1148. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [46438/24]

1149. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of high-support disability residential placements available in Co Wexford in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46441/24]

1150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average number of overnight respite beds for children and adults across Ireland; the county with the most overnight respite beds for children and adults; and the county with the lowest number of overnight respite beds for children and adults. [46451/24]

1151. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a number of matters related to funding for a support centre (details supplied) will be examined. [46463/24]

1152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending paternity leave to longer than two weeks. [46464/24]

1153. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will urgently provide appropriate accommodation for a pregnant mother and her daughter (details supplied). [46466/24]

1154. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allow the residents of Dolcain House, Dublin 22, to remain there rather than being sent to accommodation which has been deemed unfit for cold weather and harsh conditions; if he will ensure that they will be guaranteed a space in indoor accommodation; and if he will ensure some stabilit…

1155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth besides gender pay gap reporting, what steps his Department is taking to close the gender pay gap; and how his Department plans to ensure equal pay for equal work across all sectors. [46493/24]

1156. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures Government is taking to support single mothers in balancing work and caregiving responsibilities, especially in relation to affordable childcare and social supports. [46495/24]

1157. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s top priorities for advancing women’s rights in the next five years. [46497/24]

1158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department measures progress on gender equality and women’s rights; and how his Department plans on holding itself accountable for meeting its goals. [46498/24]

1159. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide data on how the gender pay gap varies across different sectors, industries and levels of seniority. [46499/24]

1160. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a specific group in particular that faces the greatest gender pay disparities (for example, women with disabilities, migrant women, and LGBTQ+ persons). [46500/24]