19. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the review of the Disability Act 2005; the next stages following the current public consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47386/26]
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36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47540/26]
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on engagements she has had with other departments in relation to the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47541/26]
1529. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are plans to review the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and its implementation; if so, the timeline for any such review; and the way in which the lived experience of individuals who have engaged with the assisted decision-making framework, their families and supporters, will be taken into account as part of this…
1080. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek the powers of HIQA be extended to regulate and inspect private residential childcare services. [40241/26]
515. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in the changes being made to the Wards of Court and the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act in the case of a person (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13485/26]
802. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her intentions following the review of the Equality Acts published in 2003 which found that the equality legislation is not easy to navigate and requires an overhaul and codification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/25]
810. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to carry out an SME test of proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts. [39043/25]
811. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce proposals to add socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination under the Equality Acts as part of the Equality and Family Leave (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; if the addition of same requires an SME Test; if she will report on her engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in r…
812. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the recent CSO publication “Equality and Discrimination 2024”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39045/25]
827. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to reform the Disability Act 2005 in consultation with stakeholders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39517/25]
491. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out a timeline for the updating of the Childcare Act 1991. [31679/25]
1795. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the legislation to amend the Child Care Act 1991; if she will be bringing a draft bill to Cabinet for approval shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18730/25]
1854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for when she expects the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to be presented for debate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/25]
1171. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has undertaken a formal review of the operation of section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if so, the outcome of the review; and the actions he has taken to address the low rate of compliance by public bodies with the requirements of the Public Sector Equalit…