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Claire Kerrane Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
646. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, if a copy of Tusla’s Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach Management Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and new staff guidance on reporting data breaches can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47836/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
647. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of all recorded incidents of Tusla 'personal data breaches' for 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down for each recorded incident (details supplied). [47837/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
648. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the strategy in place to provide continuing professional development in the early years sector; the plans to expand CPD offerings for educators working in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47838/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
649. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the subject areas that are a priority for continuing professional development in the early years sector; the number of CPD fields of study that will be made available; the total budget figure that her Department has committed to the provision of CPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47839/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
650. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure continuing professional development is available across early years services statewide; if she accepts that widespread access to CPD is vital to the implementation of the Aistear framework and creating inclusive learning environments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47840/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
651. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the verification and assurance process that is implemented in the Department to ensure that continuing professional development standards are met in the early years sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47841/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
652. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe and process for her Department's commitment to ratifying the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/26]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
429. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give urgent consideration to a request (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46425/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
430. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1596 of 9 June 2026, if flexibility in terms of the eligibility for the ECCE scheme will be shown in the case of the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
431. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the current status of adult day service placements available for young adults with severe autism and intellectual disabilities, specifically in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to leave school at the end of June 2026; the measures being taken to ensure timely and appropria…
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
432. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for foster carers who foster a baby (up to 12 months old); if consideration has been given to providing paid leave for foster carers who foster babies up to 12 months old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46473/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
433. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine an urgent issue for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46510/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
434. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends to open the next round of applications for the establishment of new family resource centres. [46515/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
435. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s plans to respond to a survey carried out among the parents of Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46522/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
436. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently examine an issue regarding the provision of childcare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46547/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
437. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing an additional €10,000 to every naíonra in the State; the first year and full year cost of funding a year free of charge at an Irish-medium naíonra for every pre-school aged child living in the Gaeltacht currently availing of a pre-school service funded under the ECCE scheme; and the annual expenditur…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
438. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expenditure provided over the past ten years to support Traveller culture, including specifically expenditure relating to support for Traveller and Roma cultural heritage centres and communications media to develop and promote their culture, stories and music of Travellers and Roma, in line with the National Traveller and Roma …
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
439. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of one residential bed in the voluntary residential care service. [46680/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
440. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of removing the education condition for the payment of the aftercare allowance from 21-23 years and therefore, making the aftercare allowance payable from 18-23 years regardless of participation in education. [46681/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
441. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of providing a full State pension to every foster carer in the State. [46682/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
442. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost to the State of taking on the wages and associated costs for early years educators and school age care practitioners. [46683/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
443. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the funding made available for sponsored children in early years services to meet the actual costs of an early years place. [46686/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
444. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children under three years-of -age. [46687/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
445. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children in afterschool. [46688/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Children
446. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the foster care allowance by €1. [46689/26]