Parliamentary questions

1161. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans on extending the reporting of gender pay gaps to smaller businesses. [46501/24]

1162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the unequal burden of unpaid care work, which often falls on women. [46502/24]

1163. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to encourage more men to take paternity leave and share care-giving responsibilities, in order to reduce the gendered impact on career progression. [46503/24]

1164. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he plans to monitor and evaluate progress on gender pay equality; and what metrics will be used to measure success. [46504/24]

1165. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the pilots for enhanced in-school therapy supports in the 16 special schools in Dublin and Cork; and if he will provide the number of extra speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, per school, who are working in those schools because of the pilot…

1166. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take to prioritise the deployment of speech and language therapy to a school (details supplied) which is situated in one of the most disadvantaged areas in the State as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46548/24]

1167. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the residential care place of a person (details supplied). [46560/24]

1168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any further clarity can be provided at this time to explain why it has taken so long to administer the children’s disability service grant fund, especially given as this was supposed to be emergency funding in light of the significant gap in services in Donegal; and if he will make a stateme…

1169. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what supports his Department can provide to a group (details supplied) in County Galway in its efforts to establish a new community creche in Caltra; if there is funding available from his Department for construction and initial operational costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…

1170. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans he has in place to address the shocking respite care services in County Kerry, especially for those individuals with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46640/24]

1171. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has undertaken a formal review of the operation of section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if so, the outcome of the review; and the actions he has taken to address the low rate of compliance by public bodies with the requirements of the P…

1172. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has approved the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Code of Practice on the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/24]

1173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy and an appointment for awareness therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/24]

1174. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if access to a dietitian will be provided for disability services users at a location (details supplied); and if he received a risk assessment or business case regarding same. [46661/24]

1175. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on a waiting list for assessment of need in County Waterford; and the average length of time it takes a child in Waterford to receive an assessment. [46664/24]

1176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on a CDNT waiting list for therapy or assessment or any other appointment in County Waterford. [46665/24]

1177. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staffing levels and vacancies for relevant children’s disability network teams covering County Waterford. [46666/24]

1178. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details and number of applications received, and awards made, under the children’s disability service grant fund in 2024, by county, in tabular form. [46676/24]

1179. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/24]

1180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if speech therapy will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46700/24]

1181. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if occupational therapy and psychology appointments for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/24]

1182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the targeted measures that are in place in Westmeath and Longford to support foreign nationals who are facing difficulties accessing local services due to lack of local resources. [46732/24]

1183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to encourage social and cultural exchange between locals and foreign nationals in Longford and Westmeath to reduce any potential social tensions or isolation. [46733/24]

1184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is taking to address the specific challenges foreign nationals face regarding language barriers in schools, workplaces and in the community as a whole in Longford and Westmeath. [46734/24]

1185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being put in place to ensure that rural communities are supported and adaptable to demographic change, given the increasing diversity in rural areas. [46736/24]