2376. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out analysis on the economic, social, and workplace impacts of extending statutory paternity leave beyond two-weeks; if she will publish such findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23974/26]
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2377. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider measures to support employers, particularly SMEs, when employees take paternity leave or parent’s leave; whether this could form part of a broader strategy to increase uptake of family leave supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23975/26]
2378. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in Longford and Westmeath where elderly parents, particularly those over retirement age, are the primary carers for adult children with learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23984/26]
2379. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of supported housing units available for adults with learning disabilities in Longford-Westmeath and per RHA. [23985/26]
2380. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional supported housing units planned or in development for adults with learning disabilities in Longford and Westmeath, along with expected delivery timelines. [23986/26]
2381. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all relevant service providers have submitted disability support management advisory team, DSMAT, forms to the HSE in respect of individuals requiring residential or supported living placements; and if she will provide a status update, by region. [23987/26]
2382. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of service providers in Wicklow that have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23995/26]
2383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if no such guidance has been issued, how employers are expected to ensure compliance with their obligations under the Employment Equality Acts in circumstances where competing rights arise. [24031/26]
2384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to meet the targets set out in the 2021 Disability Capacity Review; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that currently exist in Dublin, broken down by postcode; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that are currently plan…
2385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware and supportive of the Before We Die Campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24061/26]
2386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if statistics are available to identify the number of retired parents who are caring for adult children with learning difficulties in County Kildare; the number of these families that have applied for supported housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24062/26]
2387. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can identify the number of supported units for people with ID that are currently in existence in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24063/26]
2388. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for people with ID that are planned to be delivered in County Kildare; the timelines involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24064/26]
2389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether service providers in County Kildare have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24065/26]
2390. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has concerns about the growing practice of relying on costly for-profit emergency placements for people with ID in lieu of having a planned and structured approach to such placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/26]
2391. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will establish a National Transition Framework that is a formal planning process for accommodation for adults with ID over the age of 18 years-of-age. [24067/26]
2392. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide ringfenced funding, that is, dedicated capital for small scale community based supported housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/26]
2393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act to establish a Joint Task Force between the HSE and the Housing Department with fixed timelines for the delivery of specialised housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24069/26]
2394. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the Before We Die requests in relation to transparent and legislative review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/26]
2395. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been a delay in releasing funding for residential care places within her Department; if there are further plans to provide this funding in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/26]
2396. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding can be released in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24077/26]
2397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the feasibility of providing funding for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24078/26]
2398. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend paternity leave to at least eight weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24091/26]
2399. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to expand respite bed capacity in County Kerry for persons with intellectual disabilities; the current number of beds available; the number of individuals awaiting access; and if additional funding or facilities are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24147/26]
2400. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds currently available for adults with additional needs in counties Cork and Kerry, broken down by location; the number of persons on waiting lists, by age cohort, in tabular form. [24154/26]