405. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the specific measures, including residential care, being put in place to ensure continuity of supports for young people in Clare with profound disabilities as they transition to adult services at age 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48535/26]
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406. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an appointment can be arranged for an individual (details supplied) for speech and language therapy with disability services in Louth. [48539/26]
407. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on national rollout plans for the HSE community neuro-rehabilitation teams, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the areas which do not currently have a CRNT in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48544/26]
408. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team within the south-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48546/26]
409. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on development of managed clinical rehabilitation networks across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48548/26]
410. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48606/26]
411. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Living My Life pilot housing project for people with intellectual disabilities; the progress to date; the number of participants involved; and the plans for further expansion of the model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48639/26]
412. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the gap in childcare provision affecting children who have completed their final year under the ECCE scheme, are due to commence primary school in late August, but are not currently classified as school-age children for the purposes of accessing school-age summer camp services; if she will review the cu…
413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the HSE’s Disability Workforce Strategy; when it is expected to be completed and published; whether it will include measurable targets on recruitment, retention, vacancies and agency reliance across disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48809/26]
239. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s position on the current EU allocation under the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the AgoraEU programme considering the key role that civil society, independent journalism and culture play in safeguarding a Europe where democracy can thrive; and whether Ireland will be seeking an increase in this alloc…
240. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify the governance arrangements for foster care committees, including whether representatives of contracted private fostering agencies participate in the approval of foster carers; the safeguards in place to ensure independence and avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
241. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to engage with childcare providers on the impact of the core funding levels; if her Department can engage with a specific childcare provider (details supplied) on their concerns; the measures being considered to prevent childcare facilities leaving core funding; and if she will make a statement on …
242. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to engage with childcare providers on the impact of the core funding levels; if her Department can engage with a specific childcare provider (details supplied) on their concerns; the measures being considered to prevent childcare facilities leaving core funding; and if she will make a statement on …
243. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a per-child breakdown of the €61,342 annual payment to private fostering agencies by TUSLA; including the amount paid to the foster carer; the cost of social work support; administrative overheads; and any operating surplus or profit retained by the provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47919/26]
244. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of core funding paid to a childcare provider (details supplied) in 2025; whether any reduction, adjustment or clawback has been applied in respect of room closures or reduced capacity during this period. [48033/26]
245. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for delays in the payment of approved funding by the national student financial support scheme (NSLF) to higher education institutions; the reason a number of students (details supplied) have been unable to access their examination results due to outstanding tuition fee balances that remain unpaid by the scheme; the ste…
246. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians by grade posts filled at Ballymun Children's Disability Network Team, in tabular form. [48164/26]
247. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade posts filled at Finglas Children's Disability Network Team, in tabular form. [48165/26]
248. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to parents of children with complex needs during school holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48348/26]
249. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if key contacts will be reinstated and assigned to children with complex needs as part of the CDNT; if not, the way in which the CDNT ensures that each child has a pathway and regular contact with the team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48349/26]
250. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists that are currently in the CDNT; the number of those have been formally trained or certified in gestalt language processing; whether a GLP course is provided to parents to help them understand this very different way of processing language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4835…
251. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training provided to a parent when a child is provided with an AAC device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48351/26]
252. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to online acceptance of an offer for a course from the CDNT rather than a parent needing to phone directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48352/26]
253. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason some children with disabilities are being denied specialist equipment, such as beds, under restrictive practice policies, while children with similar needs are approved for the same supports elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48355/26]
1. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of the new autism assessment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47690/26]