Parliamentary questions

1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will provide the ten private residential childcare placement providers that received the highest level of Tusla expenditure in 2024, together with the total amount paid to each provider. [39863/26]

1013. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount spent by Tusla on private residential childcare placements in each of the past ten years. [39864/26]

1014. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage increase in Tusla expenditure on private residential childcare placements between 2020 and 2025. [39865/26]

1015. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla applies national pricing ceilings, benchmark rates, or value-for-money assessments when procuring private residential childcare placements. [39866/26]

1016. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla conducts comparative cost analysis between State-operated and privately operated residential childcare placements. [39867/26]

1017. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records average weekly costs per child by private residential childcare provider. [39868/26]

1018. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has identified any risks associated with market concentration or dependency on a small number of private residential childcare providers. [39869/26]

1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla publishes or intends to publish a central register of private residential childcare providers receiving public funding, including annual payments received. [39870/26]

1020. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Tipperary waiting for assessment of need, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy through children’s disability services; the average waiting time for each service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39931/26]

1021. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department is taking to address significant delays in the assessment of needs process (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure timely assessments and prevent children from being left without essential educational and developmental supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

1022. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the equine therapy facilities that will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39943/26]

1023. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to childcare capacity shortages in Causeway, County Kerry; the measures being taken to increase childcare places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39952/26]

1024. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to childcare providers in County Kerry experiencing staffing shortages; the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39953/26]

1025. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to support parents unable to return to work due to a lack of childcare places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39954/26]

1026. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child (details supplied) can have an extra year on the ECCE programme before starting primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39955/26]

1027. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the progress, the plan and the timescale for reducing costs for childcare for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39958/26]

1028. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether foster carers qualify for the Christmas bonus. [39964/26]

1029. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for funding cuts to the issue of foetal alcohol syndrome this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40044/26]

1030. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with disabilities currently awaiting access to respite services in County Cork; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists and expand respite capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40057/26]

1031. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities currently awaiting access to respite services in County Cork; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists and expand respite capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40058/26]

1032. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with disabilities currently awaiting access to full-time residential care in County Cork; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists and expand residential capacity in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40059/26]

1033. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities currently awaiting access to full-time residential care in County Cork; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists and expand residential capacity in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40060/26]

1034. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by quarterly intervals; the number overdue for completion; the number completed with a service statement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40094/26]

1035. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need completed, by each children's disability network team, by area, in each of the years 2020 to date broken down by quarterly intervals, in tabular form. [40095/26]

1036. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting times for assessments of need completed, by each children's disability network team, by area, in each of the years 2020 to date broken down by quarterly intervals, in tabular form. [40096/26]