Questions

552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the Interdepartmental Group established to examine the issue of historic child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools has completed its work; if so, the date on which its report or recommendations were furnished to her; whether Government has considered the report; whether a formal decision has been taken regarding the establishment of …

553. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied that the State’s current legal and administrative framework provides an effective remedy for survivors of historic child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools; whether the Government has undertaken an assessment of the State’s obligations arising from the judgment of the European Court of Human in a case (details suppl…

180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend entitlement to the Health (Amendment) Act card to all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, in recognition of the poorer health outcomes documented in survivor consultation reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53207/25]

181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish a dedicated industrial and reformatory school survivors trust fund, ring-fenced and administered independently, to provide health, housing, and education supports for survivors and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53208/25]

182. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the €500,000 allocated in 2009 for the creation of a national memorial to survivors of industrial and reformatory schools; if any expenditure has taken place to date; when a national memorial will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53209/25]

183. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite proposals to provide a full contributory State pension to survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, on the same basis as pensions extended to Magdalene survivors, given that survivors were subjected to forced labour without social insurance contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53211/25]

184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that survivors of industrial and reformatory schools who reside abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom, will receive equal pension entitlements and supports as survivors resident in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53212/25]

185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review current access to medical and psychological supports for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools; if she will expand entitlements to include unlimited trauma counselling, psychiatric services, mobility aids, and access to the Treatment Purchase Fund, as proposed in the 2020 survivor-led consultation; and if she will make a s…

186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a costing of introducing a contributory State pension and enhanced HAA medical card scheme for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53215/25]

187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that ring-fenced funding will be allocated in Budget 2026 for survivor supports, including pensions, health entitlements, and the completion of a national memorial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53216/25]

1938. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of the number of clinical and therapeutic staff employed by Tusla to provide support services to children at risk of sexual abuse; the number of vacancies; and if she will outline the Department’s plans to close the staffing gap. [45550/25]