Parliamentary questions

991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost incurred by Tusla in respect of special emergency arrangements in each of the past five years, with a breakdown, where available, of average cost per placement, and the primary cost drivers [30987/26]

992. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children reported missing while in the care of Tusla in each of the past five years; and to provide a breakdown of the length of time each child was missing, and the number of incidents falling into duration categories of less than 24 hours, 1-7 days, 8-30 days, and more than 30 days. [30988/26]

993. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality of the children reported missing from Tusla care in the past five years, the number that were missing for a period exceeding one week in each year; and the steps taken by Tusla in such cases to locate and safeguard the child. [30989/26]

994. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the care of Tusla that have been missing for a period of more than three months, six months, 9 months, and one year, and whose current whereabouts remain unknown, broken down by year for the past five years; and to outline the inter-agency actions taken in such cases.; and if she will make …

995. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor the use of special emergency arrangements; and to ensure the welfare and safeguarding of children placed under such arrangements. [31069/26]

996. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who were living in Tusla care settings and who were arrested by An Garda Síochána, in each of the past five years, broken down by year and by type of care placement. [31070/26]

120. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will include additional institutions to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28696/26]

121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff assigned to each regional single point of access referral pathway for children's disability and mental health services, including primary care; the number of single point of access units established to date per health region; the disciplines represented on each; and the governance arrangements in p…

122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of serious concerns raised in relation to the new national service for guardians ad litem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28697/26]

123. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has identified sites for the Government’s pilot for public childcare facilities, and if she has considered Kildare South, given the urgent lack of childcare places available. [28589/26]

124. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the building blocks grant. [29531/26]

125. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the dependence on for-profit provision of childcare in delivering childcare; if she will take steps to increase publicly provided childcare on a non-profit basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29193/26]

126. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for residential respite care for children and young people with disabilities in County Clare; and whether she will provide a breakdown of the current waiting list for respite services in the HSE Mid-West region, including the number of children waiting and average waiting…

127. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications made to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme to date in 2026; the number processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28748/26]

128. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has completed any monitoring visits to hotels used to provide separated children seeking international protection, SCSIP, accommodation in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28219/26]

129. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the national childcare scheme, as set out in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29145/26]

130. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the huge shortage of respite beds in Kerry, where families are being allocated respite and not receiving same due to lack of availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28997/26]

131. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering additional funding for disability organisations, particularly those in the voluntary sector, to help them cope with increasing costs of operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29004/26]

132. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on any meetings she has had with disability representative organisations regarding soaring fuel costs since the outbreak of the current war in the Middle East. [29125/26]

133. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for assessment of needs in Dublin Mid-West; the average waiting times for assessments in the area; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times [29175/26]

134. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to open special care beds that are closed in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28749/26]

135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will take steps to deal with the issue of unused childcare facilities in private residential developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/26]

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied with the delivery of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026, considering significantly lower levels of delivery to date; the additional measures she will take to achieve proposed targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/26]

137. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure continuity of care for young people with disabilities transitioning from child to adult services, particularly in CHO areas serving north Dublin; whether additional residential, respite and personal assistance capacity is planned; and if she will make…

138. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the building blocks scheme will open for applications in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29097/26]