Parliamentary questions

1087. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the national childcare scheme (NCS), in particular on circumstances arising in a situation (details supplied); and her plans to amend section 4(3) of the Childcare Support Act 2018 to ensure that the NCS is flexible and responsive to families’ needs in practice by treating registered hours as a…

1088. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of eight-week underattendance notifications Pobal has issued since the national childcare scheme commenced, by programme year, in tabular form. [40296/26]

1089. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families that have had their subsidy reduced or withdrawn under the underattendance rules of the national childcare scheme, broken down by programme year, in tabular form. [40297/26]

1090. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measure currently in place to provide training for primary and post-primary teachers in the management of epilepsy in students; if any such training is mandatory or voluntary; if she has plans to introduce mandatory epilepsy awareness and seizure response training for teachers; and if she will make a statement o…

1091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities within the catchments of the Dublin south-east and Dublin and north-east health regions awaiting a residential placement, broken down by integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [40309/26]

1092. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adult residential disability places in the Dublin south-east and Dublin and north-east health regions, broken down by integrated healthcare area within each health regions; the number of places provided directly by the HSE, section 38 providers, section 39 providers and private for-profit providers, in …

1093. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities, originally from communities within the Dublin south-east and Dublin and north-east health regions catchments who are currently placed in residential disability services more than 50km and more than 100km from their family or community of origin; and the reason for these placeme…

312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action her Department will take regarding the demands of organisations (details supplied) in order to prevent industrial action by nursing staff at the disability services centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38443/26]

313. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if creches can refuse children who are included in the vulnerable child sponsorship scheme; the options available to parents who are refused a placement under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38493/26]

314. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the decision not to fund an organisation going forward (details supplied); to outline her Department’s role in this decision; if her Department’s input was sought before this decision was taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38546/26]

315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any assessment of unmet demand for domestic violence refuge accommodation nationally. [38587/26]

316. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts filled at the east Clare children's disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38608/26]

317. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers posts filled at the west Clare children's disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38609/26]

318. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s views on Ireland’s ranking in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38645/26]

319. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made to introduce legislation banning conversion therapy as committed to in the programme for Government; when she last discussed the matter with the Attorney General; if she had discussed the matter with any European counterparts who have successfully introduced such laws; and if she will make a statemen…

320. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the impact of repeated childcare room closures in County Meath (details supplied); and the actions her Department is taking to address staffing retention, accountability, and childcare provision in growing commuter towns throughout Ireland. [38691/26]

215. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken costings for additional non-contact time for early years settings under core funding; and if so, the details of any costings undertaken by her Department regarding the cost of non-contact (detail supplied) time for early years educators and school age care settings. [37987/26]

216. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of an increase to the Graduate Lead Educator premium rate to €8.88; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37988/26]

217. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has considered the cost of increasing the number of graduate lead educators working per room at a time under the core funding rules, as set out under Together for Better. [37989/26]

218. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of bringing early years graduates Level 8 and 9 under public-sector pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37990/26]

219. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the National Equality Data Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38030/26]

220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a ranking of local electoral areas showing where childcare unmet demand is highest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38031/26]

221. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior social worker posts filled at Cashel Children's Disability Network Team as of 14 May 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [38060/26]

222. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists posts filled at Clonmel Children's Disability Network Team as of 14 May 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [38061/26]

223. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities posts filled within CHO5 as of 14 May 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [38062/26]