948. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children in special emergency arrangements (SEAs), by Tusla region and age group. [34370/26]
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949. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average, median, and longest duration a child has spent in a special emergency arrangement in each of the past five years. [34371/26]
950. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that have remained in a special emergency arrangement for longer than 30 days, 90 days and six months. [34372/26]
951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the statutory or legal basis under which children may be placed in unregistered special emergency arrangements, particularly where such placements extend beyond the immediate emergency period. [34373/26]
952. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether court approval or judicial oversight is sought when a child remains in a special emergency arrangement beyond an initial emergency period; and if not, the reason. [34374/26]
953. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason HIQA does not inspect special emergency arrangements; and whether she will commit to extending independent inspection powers to these placements. [34375/26]
954. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of safeguarding incidents, serious concerns, or Garda referrals that have arisen in special emergency arrangements in the past five years. [34376/26]
955. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of required weekly visits to children in special emergency arrangements were missed or delayed in the past 12 months. [34377/26]
956. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proportion of children in special emergency arrangements that have accessed independent advocacy services; and whether any barriers to access have been identified. [34378/26]
957. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason oversight of special emergency arrangements is conducted entirely within Tusla; and whether any independent or external oversight mechanism exists. [34379/26]
958. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will commit to a timeline for the elimination of long-term special emergency arrangements. [34380/26]
959. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within which there are family representatives adopted and in place; those for which there is a vacancy; the CDNTs in which any family representatives have stood down since January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34388/26]
960. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; her views on the merits of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [344…
961. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Building Blocks Grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34469/26]
962. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the status and number of operational respite beds for children with disabilities in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34470/26]
963. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe for the Government moving towards the target of €200 per month for childcare costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34471/26]
964. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, if she will outline when local county childcare committees will receive funding for applications submitted under the early learning and childcare capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34472/26]
965. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of city/county childcare committees currently in operation within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34473/26]
966. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the provision of Irish-medium early years services in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34474/26]
967. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on progress in relation to the State's acquisition of childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34475/26]
968. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilities the State has acquired in County Meath for the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34476/26]
969. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline supports available to those who want to open new childcare services; if any new measures are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34477/26]
970. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when will there be a decision made on the protected disclosure that was submitted by a person (details supplied). [34497/26]
971. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department plans to tackle the issue of children attending childcare facilities on a part-time basis (details supplied) and are charged full time rates and as a result are paying more in childcare fees than those attending full-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34499/26]
972. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if findings of Tusla investigations form part of the Garda vetting process; if statutory bodies, such as the Teaching Council, are informed of the findings of an investigation by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34560/26]