Parliamentary questions

1564. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to increase residential placements for children with additional needs in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19645/26]

1565. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to ensure respite services (details supplied) can remain available to the families who rely on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19646/26]

1566. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures contained within the Government's Digital and AI Strategy to address the misuse of artificial intelligence technologies for intimidation, harassment or other harmful online behaviour; whether further legislative or regulatory measures are under consideration in this area; and if she will make a statem…

1567. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19677/26]

1568. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to introducing a dedicated parental leave framework for intended parents in surrogacy arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19728/26]

1569. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which current parental leave frameworks apply to married same-sex couples where one partner is the biological father and the other is the spouse and intended parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19729/26]

1570. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure equal parental leave opportunities for families formed through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19730/26]

1571. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to reports that a number of Government Departments are withholding archives from the National Centre for Research and Remembrance for survivors of mother and baby homes; the steps her Department and the Mother and Baby Homes section within her Department has taken to ensure all r…

1572. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount distributed to every service provider in the country; the number of children and adults being catered for in those organisations, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19755/26]

1573. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons in residential care in the Cork/Kerry health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19756/26]

1574. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places available in Cork; the steps she will take to meet the spiralling demand in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19757/26]

1575. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the recently launched, State-led early learning and childcare services capital funding model; the way she will ensure that projects will be highlighted and places delivered promptly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19758/26]

1576. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on an expression of interest from Cork City Childcare for a service in Glanmire under the state-led early learning and childcare services capital fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19759/26]

1577. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding maternity leave provisions for mothers of twins or multiple births; whether her Department has considered extending maternity leave in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19767/26]

1578. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí scéim ar bun chun aitheantas a thabhairt do sheirbhísí luath-oideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht; sainmhíniú a thabhairt ina leith; cigireacht a bhunú dóibh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19792/26]

1579. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of a person (details supplied) suggesting that due to the current mother and baby home redress scheme being so poorly subscribed, there is an opportunity to include survivors who were boarded out and currently remain without financial redress, the measures she will take to address this anomaly; and if she …

1580. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an mbaileoidh sí sonraí maidir leis an teanga trína bhfeidhmíonn seirbhísí luathoideachais sa Stát chun tacú leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga i gceantair lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht. [19800/26]

1581. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh a Roinn eolaire poiblí cuimsitheach le chéile a léireoidh cá bhfuil seirbhísí luath-thumoideachais ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19803/26]

1582. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí feachtas náisiúnta ar siúl do thuismitheoirí ó aois bhreithe maidir le buntáistí an luath-thumoideachais agus an dátheangachais; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19804/26]

1583. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí painéal AIM le Gaeilge ar bun chun a chinntiú go mbeidh tacaíochtaí cuimsitheacha ar fáil do pháistí le riachtanais bhreise i suíomhanna lán-Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19811/26]

1584. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of residential disability services provided by for-profit companies for each of the years 2021 to 2025; and for a breakdown of costs for child and adult services separately, in tabular form. [19823/26]

1585. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual spend in residential care and respite service in the State for each of the years 2023 to 2025; the total number of individuals housed or in receipt of respite support per REO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19861/26]

1586. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on when a call for proposals will be made as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the gender equality objective, to improve access to employment and activation measures for all jobseekers, which has been pending since 202…

1587. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether funding will be provided to a company to complete the refurbishment of a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19901/26]

1588. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific actions being taken to address ongoing recruitment and retention challenges within the Children's Disability Network Teams in Cork, where vacancy rates of between 29% and 43% have been reported; the way these measures will improve access to assessments and therapies for affected families; and if s…