Questions

1478. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57997/25]

1503. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding that is available to initiatives (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58327/25]

1576. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the way and where the new €125 million received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if the funding has been ring-fenced for pay, in tabular form. [59504/25]

1593. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which play therapists can access funding to provide their service to children with disabilities. [59693/25]

1595. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the total funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and proposed funding for 2025. [59796/25]

270. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene, with the HSE, to ensure that funds are immediately released for the Wexford Strengthening Children's Disability Services project, which was formally approved by the HSE with a commitment that the initial payment would be processed in October (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [559…

280. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the additional money that has been allocated for Core Funding in 2026; the additional money which has been allocated for Core Funding across the 2026-27 programme year; for a breakdown of what the additional money is for, and the amount of it that is tied to staff pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600…

813. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of WTEs allocated to CDNT services in Cavan and Monaghan; the current number of vacant WTE positions by county, per discipline and per quarter, for the period quarter 1 of 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52059/25]

814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52069/25]

816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide urgent funding for a case (details supplied) to ensure a child with additional needs can access afterschool and have their needs met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52077/25]

528. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding status for SOS Kilkenny’s respite services; to outline when the funding that has been promised will be released; the way in which his Department will ensure sustainable, multi-annual funding for specialist respite provision for people with intellectual disabilities in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on integration, mental health support and community development; if she will consider multi-annual funding mechanisms to ensure continuity and sustainability of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49705/25]

541. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider adjusting core funding allocations for services caring for children aged zero to one years of age in recognition of the higher staffing ratio of 1:3 and to incentivise the creation of additional baby room places to meet growing demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49813/25]

549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding allocated in 2025 to address the waiting list for assessments of need; if this funding is being provided from new resources or by reallocation from existing services; and the estimated number of additional assessments that will be delivered by the private panel in its first year of operation. [49840/25]

320. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite awarded funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49372/25]

1881. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the appropriate actions that may be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/25]

1914. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award optimum core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, to enable each centre to have three core staff on public sector aligned scales plus operating costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45196/25]

2005. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to replace the ageing fleet for Donegal Community Inclusion Training Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46932/25]

2458. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the LGBTI+ Community Services Fund will fund the outhouse community casework service in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43281/25]

2497. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she plans to sanction the final €5 million in funding needed to complete a complex (details supplied) which would, upon completion, serve to considerably reduce waiting times for assessments and therapies for children with disabilities.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43837/25]

2498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an annual €3 million funding uplift can be provided to an organisation (details supplied) starting in 2026 on the grant register to address their current funding deficit position and stop the escalating financial losses on funded services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43893/25]

2499. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider putting in place an annual inflationary increase on section 56 funding as was the practice prior to the 2008 financial crash which would assist certain organisations that support children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43896/25]

2515. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline any new funding or staffing measures being put in place to clear the assessment of need backlog, particularly in high-pressure areas such as CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44194/25]

2522. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated total recurring and accumulated funding deficits reported by State-funded service providers across the childcare and disability sectors. [44326/25]

477. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding given to each county as part of the equal start scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40512/25]