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Shane Moynihan Written 7 May 2026 · to Children
459. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether St. Clare’s Baby Home, Stamullen, County Meath, is included in the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the rationale for its inclusion or exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33855/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2026 · to Children
460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams or grant schemes that are currently available through her Department or Tusla to support registered charities providing counselling and therapeutic supports to children and young people; and if she will confirm whether such organisations may apply for Tusla funding or Departmental programme funding. [33864/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Children
461. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33945/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
730. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she continues to have confidence in the operation of a State and HSE funded charity (details supplied) following reports of potentially inappropriate invoice related transfers of up to €1.5 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32258/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current funding model applied to Section 38 and Section 39 disability service providers delivering residential and supported living services; whether her Department has assessed the financial sustainability of these providers; and the estimated funding gap arising from inflation and pay parity pressures since 2008. [32694/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether an emergency or accelerated provision pathway exists for adults with an intellectual disability whose primary carer becomes incapacitated or dies; and the number of cases in which such emergency placements have been required in each of the past five years. [32698/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
733. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure the survival of an organisation (details supplied) and the vital services, funded by her Department. [31834/26]
Robert Troy Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
734. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application to adopt will be expedited (details supplied). [31849/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
735. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the emergency supports that are in place for working parents affected by sudden closures of pre-school facilities by Tusla. [31881/26]
Emer Currie Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
736. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current part-time, sessional, or school-age childcare providers and full day childcare, both community and private in Dublin west, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31970/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
737. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty of accessing after-school support for children with autism in rural areas; to provide an update on after-school support services for children with autism in the Carraroe/Connemara area; if work is being carried out to ensure that there are accessible, local supports for families who c…
Barry Ward Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
738. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Government intends to designate the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive as a priority file during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32007/26]
Barry Ward Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
739. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider facilitating a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32008/26]
Barry Ward Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has raised the effect on the basic European principle on the freedom of movement due to the lack of consistency of rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community across the European Union; her plans to ensure these rights for Irish and other European citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32009/26]
Barry Ward Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
741. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the Horizontal Equal Treatment European Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32010/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual staff turnover rate of graduate lead educators working in Early Years services during the 2023/2024 programme year, on county-by-county basis, community /private employment and service size, in tabular form. [32142/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
743. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32281/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
744. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of emergency child removals carried out under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 in each of the past five years, in tabular form, broken down by region and by the legal basis for removal. [32382/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains a centralised dataset capturing emergency child removals under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; if so, the variables recorded within that dataset; and if she will provide details. [32383/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
746. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any trend analysis has been conducted by Tusla or her Department in respect of emergency child removals under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, the findings of such analysis. [32384/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed regional variation in the use of emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, the outcome of that assessment. [32385/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to classifying emergency child removal decisions under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 as a systemic or governance risk within Tusla's corporate risk framework; and if so, the outcome of that consideration. [32386/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used by Tusla to determine when patterns in frontline child protection interventions escalate to a strategic or corporate risk requiring inclusion on the National Corporate Risk Register. [32387/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how her Department satisfies itself that emergency child removal powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 are applied consistently nationwide in the absence of formal trend analysis reporting from Tusla. [32388/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reporting mechanisms in place between Tusla and her Department in respect of emergency child removals under sections 12 and 13 of the Child Care Act 1991; and the frequency and format of such reporting [32389/26]