1221. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the number of new childcare providers who have entered the sector in each of the past five years, by county; the number of childcare providers who have left the sector in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30365/25]
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1233. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to examine the establishment of a professional register for childminders and early years educators, reflecting the professionalism of the sector as committed in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30377/25]
1235. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement she has had with the with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to a review of the 2001 childcare facilities for planning authorities to ensure childcare spaces are provided and put into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30379/25]
1236. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on her plans to examine and expand the access and inclusion model and make it available to younger children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30380/25]
1240. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of services providing a baby room for babies aged 0-1, by county; the number of baby rooms available in each county in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30384/25]
1241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of community childcare facilities who have entered the sector in each of the past five years, by county; and the number of community childcare providers who have left the sector in each of the past five years, by Local Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30385/25]
522. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications for funding under the building blocks extension scheme by organisations in County Galway; if the applicants were successful or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28762/25]
356. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the assessment of need through the psychology service for a person (details supplied). [27757/25]
539. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to record data on payroll as a percentage of the overall income of each early years and SAC service participating in her Department’s funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27106/25]
540. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to record data on the overall percentage of deficit and up to surplus each early years and SAC service participating in her Department’s funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27107/25]
542. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage portion of childcare costs that is made up by private fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27109/25]
555. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost, per month, of full-day childcare, broken down by county, and the average cost nationally, for the most recently available time period, in tabular form. [27549/25]
559. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been engagement with her Department on building a childcare facility in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27661/25]
562. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is aware of a situation presenting for parents of children attending a childcare service regarding a transfer of location (details supplied); and if correspondence will be considered with a view to providing a reply to the parents concerned. [27698/25]
127. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress being made on the urgent need for reform of core funding in order that it actually benefits both providers and parents, increase NCS subsidies to provide direct financial relief to families and in addressing the childcare crisis by ensuring sustainable funding for all providers to encourage more services to remain in operat…
130. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a list of all registered childcare providers in North Kildare, in a tabular form. [26315/25]
746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can provide any funding supports to creche and pre-school business owners who have been obligated to upgrade toilet facilities at great cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25093/25]
752. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ELC/SAC services that were found to be non-compliant in relation to staffing ratios, staff qualifications, Garda vetting, and basic needs, broken down by private or community and private service, service size, full day care, part-time, sessional, school age child-care and county, in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [25279…
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the allocations for the building blocks extension grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25329/25]
754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a timeline for the implementation of a €200 per month childcare cap, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25330/25]
755. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of childcare services in County Donegal; her plans to increase the number of childcare facilities in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25332/25]
766. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of childcare waiting lists in Wicklow; the measures being taken to address the shortage of places for children under three years old; the means by which she plans to expand capacity and improve access to early learning and care services in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25724/25]
300. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to help reduce fees in creches not in the core funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25031/25]
301. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications under the building blocks scheme that were received; the number processed by the OPW; the number of projects that have received approval in order for them to go to the e-tender stage, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25034/25]
302. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the delays in making approvals in the building blocks scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25035/25]