127. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reduce the number of childcare providers leaving the core funding model; the means by which she plans to protect parents and children affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32281/25]
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129. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe in which she intends to cap childcare costs at €200 per month. [32459/25]
132. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children anticipated to benefit from the expansion of the maximum fee cap for childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32106/25]
133. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address the shortage of childcare places for the mid-Cork region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32413/25]
135. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline her plans to expand the access and inclusion model to support children below the current age of eligibility, which is two years and 8 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32282/25]
689. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that avail of NCS universal fee supports; the number of children that avail of targeted NCS supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32044/25]
718. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the number of childminders who work in their own homes that are now registered under the national childcare scheme in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32412/25]
727. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail the strategies being progressed within her Department to expand the provision of after-school and childcare in school buildings and campuses, in order to provide better access for parents and communities as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32571/25]
467. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider extending the speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy services schemes and provide opportunities, which are not currently available to all children under the remit of disability within the Department, as outlined in the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 Disability Services for Chil…
471. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and details of childcare facilities in County Galway providing the access and inclusion model support to children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31485/25]
475. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the work of her Department in addressing the acknowledged acute shortage of childcare places for under fives in Dublin Rathdown along with to provide additional after school care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31662/25]
492. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report the number of facilities in Dublin that received Building Blocks capital funding. [31680/25]
493. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report how funding from the Building Blocks capital scheme was allocated between the scheme’s four strands. [31681/25]
273. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full-year cost via the national childcare scheme to reduce childcare fees to €200 per month. [31085/25]
1155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting more than six months for an assessment of needs in Dublin mid-west; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29055/25]
1163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 755 of 20 May 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the 48% of early learning and care and school-age childcare providers with vacant places, for each area, per provider, in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29203/25]
1167. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the Government's plans to further reduce the cost of childcare for families under the national childcare scheme; the timelines in place for the implementation of any additional cost-reduction measures; and the specific steps being taken to prevent the closure of early years and crèche services and to su…
1176. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 24 April 2024, to provide an update on the hiring of 300 therapy assistants to work on CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29497/25]
1196. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 5–west Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the west Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29968/25]
1197. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 6–central Galway and east Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the central and east Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29969/25]
1198. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 7–north Galway service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the north Galway CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29970/25]
1199. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 8–east Galway and south Roscommon service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the east Galway and south Roscommon CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29971/25]
1204. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality following the recent visit to a school (details supplied) by the Minister for Special Education, if she will respond to the urgent issue of a 7 year old child in that school’s autism class who is pre-speaking and has had no access to speech and language therapy, or any other form of therapy to date; and if she will make a statement…
1208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she and her Departmental officials are aware of the shortage of creche and child-minding facilities in County Clare that cater for babies under 12 months-of-age; the measures her Department is taking to address this deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30241/25]
1220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is carrying out a mapping exercise to identify the parts of the country where State intervention in the provision of childcare is most acutely required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30364/25]