Questions

115. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she is taking to address the increasing number of children in emergency accommodation; and whether she accepts that this constitutes a breach of children’s rights. [21011/25]

1804. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants are currently reliant on emergency accommodation or are homeless due to lack of capacity in IPAS centres. [18857/25]

1821. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to a Ukrainian family (details supplied) in desperate need of accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19076/25]

275. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection currently residing in the State; of that number, how many are in hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16341/25]

278. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update in relation to the ARP scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16407/25]

178. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount paid by Tusla to the providers of special emergency accommodation, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [14268/25]

179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list companies currently providing special emergency arrangements to Tusla; and if confirmation can be provided that all the staff employed by these companies to care for children have been Garda vetted. [14269/25]

180. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the companies who were previously providing special emergency arrangements to Tusla, but with whom Tusla has since ceased contracting; and if a breakdown can be provided on the reasons why. [14270/25]

287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in accommodation provided by the International Protection and Accommodation Service who have refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to remain; and to provide a breakdown of their location, by county. [5431/25]

254. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a family (details supplied) can have their stay at Lissywoolen accommodation centre extended. [5059/25]

958. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider a temporary pause on the decision to move the beneficiaries of temporary protection currently staying at a location (details supplied) to new accommodation until after the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2648/25]

959. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will reconsider the decision to no longer allow the beneficiaries of temporary protection currently staying at a location (details supplied) and who have been told they will be moved to new accommodation, to accommodate their pets with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2649/25]

1153. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will urgently provide appropriate accommodation for a pregnant mother and her daughter (details supplied). [46466/24]

1217. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to ensure that people (including asylum seekers) are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; whether action is being taken to end the situation in which asylum seekers have to be rough sleeping in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; wha…

1225. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to ensure that people (including asylum seekers) are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; the measures being taken to end the system whereby asylum seekers have to be sleeping rough in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; what pr…

1231. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans being made to ensure that people, including asylum seekers, are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1293/25]

1232. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that are being put in place to end the situation in which asylum seekers must be rough sleeping in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1295/25]

1233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update and timeline on the progress being made for the provision of a system of permanent accommodation being provided for all asylum seekers while their asylum applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1297/25]

1234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that have been put in place to source alternative accommodation options and stop the housing of asylum seekers in tented accommodation without adequate heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/25]