1531. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41428/26]
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1532. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 26 May 2026, if her Department or Tusla intends to assess the operational stability of this service given repeated room closures. [41479/26]
1533. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if repeated room closures by childcare providers impact compliance with core funding obligations and staffed capacity requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41480/26]
1534. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the protections or supports in place for families with no alternative full-time childcare available locally. [41481/26]
1535. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of parental leave for same-sex parents of children conceived abroad through non-commercial surrogacy, whether the non-natal parent can avail of parental leave notwithstanding that, as yet, they are not registered as the child’s parent on their birth certificate. [41490/26]
1536. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently increase funding and supports in childcare services, including staffing throughout the country and particularly in County Kerry where families are affected by the cancellation of summer childcare provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41492/26]
1537. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for an assessment of need in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41515/26]
1538. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current level of vacancy in the Kildare CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41516/26]
1539. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proportion of children that receive individual therapy through the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41517/26]
1540. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 5 February 2026, the present status of this project (details supplied); when it will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41522/26]
1541. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for speech and language therapy assessments for children in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41539/26]
1542. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff in the Clondalkin CDNT; the number of vacancies by positions in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41598/26]
1543. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there will be disruptions to speech and language therapy services in the Clondalkin CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41599/26]
1544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla centrally records the length of time children remain in temporary care arrangements prior to achieving permanency outcomes; and if so, to provide the national figures for each year since 2020. [41706/26]
1545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Tusla Board or its Audit and Risk Committee receive regular reports concerning delayed permanency outcomes, placement instability, or care drift trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41708/26]
1546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how many children remained in special emergency arrangements for periods exceeding 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months respectively in each year since 2022. [41709/26]
1547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla conducts any national analysis of placement instability, including the number of placement moves experienced by children in care prior to achieving permanency outcomes. [41710/26]
1548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has undertaken any internal review examining the relationship between staffing shortages, recruitment pressures, and delayed permanency outcomes for children in care. [41711/26]
1549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds available for children in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years; and the number of children currently on a waiting list for a respite place in CHO7, in tabular form. [41731/26]
1550. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41772/26]
1551. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child (details supplied) can avail of weekend respite services in County Donegal where they reside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41778/26]
1552. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an occupational therapy appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41785/26]
1553. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital disability infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford for each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [41791/26]
1554. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital disability infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Westmeath for the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [41792/26]
1555. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE maintains an internal financial risk categorisation, scoring matrix, or red-amber-green assessment system for Section 38 and Section 39 disability providers; and if she will provide details of the categories, criteria and escalation thresholds used. [41827/26]