Parliamentary questions

667. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of formal appeals to Tusla; and the percentage of those appeals that were successful or resulted in a decision reversal. [53037/26]

668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to address the shortage of childcare places across Waterford city and county; if she will consider Tramore as a pilot area for state-led childcare intervention; if she has considered correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53043/26]

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the operation of the statutory domestic violence leave provisions, particularly the type of information or evidence that an employer may request from an employee applying for the leave; if her Department is considering issuing further guidance or legislative changes to provide greater clarity for…

670. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the provision of services and equipment in Tipperary for a child (details supplied) given current arrangements are in Temple Street, Dublin, and given it places a significant burden on the child and family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53068/26]

671. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to physiotherapy services close within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53072/26]

672. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child and their family (details supplied) will get access to social worker support within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53073/26]

673. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to an anterior marcy walker, as advised by their neurologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53074/26]

674. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to the correct orthotics, which they currently don’t have access to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53075/26]

675. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of any early learning and childcare providers leaving core funding since the most recent price cap reduction from €198 per week to €183.70 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53083/26]

676. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of childminders registered with Tusla to date since the implementation of the new childminding regulation in 2024; and to provide a breakdown of that uptake, per month, in tabular form. [53084/26]

677. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will negotiate with her counterparts in Britain to ensure that all survivors of institutional abuse to include all schemes related to mother and baby institutions, industrial schools, and Magdalene laundries now living in Britain, who receive financial redress supports or any related settlements s…

678. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that Tusla has instructed a service provider (details supplied) that children with special educational needs who turn six years-of-age or older during the 2026/2027 school year cannot join the service from September onwards despite the ongoing shortage of suitable educational placements for children w…

679. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increased respite for the parents of a person (details supplied), with a view to securing a supported residential placement following a transition period. [53097/26]

680. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality that given reports that the Gorey CDNT has been without a dietitian since 2021, the interim arrangements that have been put in place to ensure children requiring urgent feeding and nutritional interventions can access appropriate care; and whether referrals are being facilitated to neighbouring CDNTs or al…

681. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing levels within the Gorey children's disability network team, including the number of sanctioned and filled posts in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and dietetics; the length of time key vacancies have existed; and the measures being taken to …

682. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the procedures in place where a child requires specialist intervention that cannot be provided by their local CDNT due to staffing shortages; and whether the HSE considers it acceptable that children may remain without essential services because required professionals are unavailable locally. [53236/26]

683. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason children referred to complex feeding clinics can be required to obtain assessments from CDNT professionals that are not available within their catchment area; and whether she will review these referral pathways to prevent undue delays in accessing specialist care. [53237/26]

684. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of the maximum pay uplift proposed by trade unions and Section 39 providers through the KOSI Section 39 process; the number of staff that would have been covered in said proposal; and based on this number, the estimation of the cost of funding full pay parity between Section 38 and Section …

685. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will investigate and address a delay in assessments of need for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53399/26]

686. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through her Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for applicant; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

687. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether the establishment of a specific scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport schemes (discontinued in 2013) is included within the plan of action for transport, as per the national disability strategy; and, if so, to provide a timeline for same. [53441/26]

688. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the steering committee for the national data equality strategy will commence its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53442/26]

689. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to support families in County Kerry and across the country by implementing the HSE Disability Action Plan (2024-2026), including a significant increase in respite, enhanced services and a commitment to provide an adequate number of long-term residential places for vulnerable citizens (details supplied); and if she …

690. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any review that is being carried out into the parental leave system to ensure that it is as beneficial as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53550/26]

691. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of amending the parental leave system to allow for greater time for parents of twins or other multiple births that would allow for greater supports to account for the additional challenges that these families face; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53552/26]