77. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to review legislation on flexible working arrangements in the context of the current fuel crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30948/26]
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78. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the hourly rate for educators by €1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46905/26]
79. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to improve access to early intervention services for children in rural areas given ongoing concerns from families regarding long waiting times for disability assessments and therapies, limited availability of specialist staff, and the impact that delayed supports can have on children’s developmental outcomes; and …
80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46889/26]
81. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the impact of social media on young people's mental health and wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47536/26]
82. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the notable increase in the number of children in residential disability care; whether her Department will require the HSE to collect and publish age breakdowns, reasons for admission, length of stay and whether placements arise from lack of respite, home support, behavioural support, school supports or fa…
83. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of providers who have exited Core Funding in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46788/26]
84. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the caseload weighting system for Tusla is currently fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47428/26]
85. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress being made to develop and ‘Earn and Learn’ apprenticeship model enabling childcare staff to gain qualifications and advance their careers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47402/26]
86. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is aware that private ECCE only childcare providers are now liable for commercial rates; and if she will raise this issue with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [46908/26]
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for additional childcare places and staff in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47395/26]
88. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and total value of successful applications under the 2026 Childminding Development Grant in Dublin bay north; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47470/26]
89. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, in the context of the feasibility study currently being undertaken by the HSE on the future use of the Toghermore campus in Tuam, if consideration is being given to including a hydrotherapy facility as part of the campus's future development, alongside the previously proposed equine therapy centre; and if she will make a statemen…
90. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to address the gap in levels of funding for childcare against the increased costs borne by providers. [47502/26]
91. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being advanced to support the continued recruitment of foster carers given their essential role in delivering family-based care for children in need of protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47387/26]
92. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has considered the recommendations in relation to reform of paternity leave in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47424/26]
93. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish a paternity leave working group to examine key issues including length of paternity leave, payment rate and workplace culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47423/26]
94. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work her Department is undertaking to support improved pay and sustainable wage levels within the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47465/26]
589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting nearly two years for a blind welfare allowance application to be processed. [47207/26]
590. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children reported missing from Tusla care in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [47762/26]
591. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that remain missing from Tusla care in each of the past ten years; the length of time those children were missing and are currently missing; the number that are now 18 and over with a breakdown of duration by under 30 days, one–six months, six–12 months, 12–24 months, 24–36 months, and over 36 months, in tabular …
592. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount by which childcare fees will be reduced for a typical working family on the average wage with two children under five years under the national childcare scheme changes recently announced by her Department. [47222/26]
593. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities currently awaiting supported living arrangements within CHO8 area, by length of time waiting. [46839/26]
594. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for those leaving foster care at the age of 18 years where those young persons may still need certain assistance. [46864/26]
595. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers employed by the State who have some knowledge of Lámh or of Irish sign language. [46866/26]