420. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the findings of data collected by her Department on awareness levels following the national campaign to promote understanding of the Convention and its Second Optional Protocol, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62552/25]
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421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the awareness campaign undertaken in line with Article 42 of the Convention and the Second Optional Protocol was structured to ensure both adults and children were informed of their rights and the obligations arising under the Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62553/25]
422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the State's preparations for ratification of the Second Optional Protocol before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62554/25]
763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed Ireland's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in light of the economic disadvantage experienced by disabled people; and whether she plans measures to improve compliance. [25630/25]
261. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the way in which she plans to address the shortcomings in oversight and monitoring of foster care placements for individuals with disabilities, as highlighted by the prolonged neglect experienced by Grace as outlined in the Farrelly Commission report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21660/25]
374. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she accepts that General Comments of UN Conventions are “legally persuasive” documents as per citations in the Irish Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights, and that as such, their definitions and clarifications are of utmost importance to the implementation of the UNCRPD in Ireland; and if she will ma…
226. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the need for cross departmental coordination with the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department for Social Protection to tackle the issues of barriers to employment for people with disabilities and the practices of the civil service in dealing with disability benefits once in employment. [8…
227. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an expected timeline on the development of a code of practice, which was contained within the Programme for Government; and how the code will support the hiring of workers with a disability. [8942/25]