Questions

990. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who went missing from SCSIP care prior to receiving an initial trafficking risk assessment in each of the past five years [39581/26]

991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to ensure that all unaccompanied minors receive an immediate trafficking vulnerability assessment upon entering care [39582/26]

921. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the system of age verification used by Tusla for separated children seeking international protection to ensure it is sufficiently robust to address child protection concerns and the potential risks associated with placing adults in accommodation designated for minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63…

922. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the discussions she has had with Tusla regarding age verification processes for separated children seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63492/25]

923. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of those initially classified as separated children seeking international protection who were subsequently determined to be over the age of 18, who were initially placed in Tusla accommodation, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63493/25]

927. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of beds or placements provided by Tusla for unaccompanied minors and other children in the care of the State who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in each of the years from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and by placement type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…

928. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total gross expenditure by Tusla on accommodation and related services for unaccompanied minors and other children in State care who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in the years 2020 to 2025, by programme or subhead, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

929. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent Tusla staff assigned to work with separated children seeking international protection, including any staff engaged in age-assessment work, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, by grade and function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63540/25]

930. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the existing protocols and memoranda of understanding between his Department, Tusla and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of age assessment for persons claiming to be minors in the international protection or temporary protection systems; whether these arrangements are currently under review; whether the …

363. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unaccompanied minors who have entered the country in each of the past five years from Ukraine and elsewhere; the arrangements to accommodate them and to provide specific services that may be required; the cost to the State for accommodation and health care in each of the past five years; if the required number of social…

408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a firm (details supplied) is going to use a property to accommodate and care for unaccompanied minors. [13018/25]