Parliamentary questions

500. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal outcomes comparison has been conducted between Tusla-operated residential placements and privately operated placements; and if she will provide details. [36374/26]

501. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any quantified target exists to reduce Tusla’s reliance on private residential childcare placements; and if not, whether such a target will be introduced. [36375/26]

502. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any national workload-modelling framework for Children’s Disability Network Teams is currently being developed following the NDA literature review; and if so, the projected implementation timeline. [36376/26]

503. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether workload and burnout metrics are currently collected nationally across Children’s Disability Network Teams; and if she will provide the methodology used. [36377/26]

504. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to her Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspo…

505. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of recipients of the national childcare scheme and the early childhood care and education programme, broken down by electoral division of recipients, not Local Electoral Area, for the most recent year for which data is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36435/26]

506. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by her Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36483/26]

187. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a new plan will be provided for children with additional needs in areas where the afterschool and weekend supports have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35754/26]

188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the funding and delivery of residential places for adults with intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35454/26]

189. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding provided for childcare in each Budget between 2016 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35558/26]

190. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding provided for core funding for each year between 2022 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35559/26]

191. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding provided for the National Childcare Scheme for each year between 2019 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35560/26]

192. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality based on current numbers, the estimated full year cost of increasing the universal hourly subsidy of €2.14 available under the National Childcare Scheme by €0.75; by €1; by €1.50; by €2 hour for a maximum of 45 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35561/26]

193. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of consultation she has had with childcare providers in relation to the Government's commitment to reduce childcare fees; if she will outline the details on all regional and national consultation events being held as part of phase 2 of Shaping Our Future; the dates and locations for each consultation event; …

194. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review into childminding regulations will commence; her views on the low level of registrations from childminders to date; her views on how this can be addressed ahead of the September 2027 deadline so that valuable childminders are not lost from the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35…

195. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement she has had with childcare providers who have expressed concerns in relation to core funding; if her Department has engaged with a provider (details supplied) who has recently advised parents that they are leaving core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35564/26]

196. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Galway in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she…

197. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Employment Regulation Order process for the Early Years and School Age Care sector, which appears to have experienced delays; to outline when the Minister expects the process to conclude; and to advise the actions that are being taken to ensure timely progress, given the importance of the ERO t…

198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the 12 planned residential places announced by the Minister; the percentage prescribed to Section 39A providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35750/26]

199. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of moneys spent on child and adult residential services over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35751/26]

200. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private companies who have provided residential placements in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35752/26]

201. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is aware of a potential available community space at a location (details supplied) for after school childcare; whether her Department has investigated its potential use as a space to help with the lack of after school services in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35761/26]

912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give consideration to the Family Resource Centre National Forum Pre-Budget Submission (details supplied) as Family Resource Centres provide an invaluable service to their communities and there has been a substantial rise in demand for their services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34613/26]

913. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford constituency in each of the past five years,…

914. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 30 April 2026, the steps that will be taken to introduce a system of continuous monitoring and cross-setting accountability for individuals working with children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34008/26]