Questions

662. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the arrangements in place to monitor compliance with gender impact assessment requirements across Government Departments; the number of gender impact assessments completed by each Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and whether these assessments are published. [72279/26]

663. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific milestones, deadlines and performance indicators that have been assigned to actions relating to gender mainstreaming and gender impact assessments under the National Strategy for Women and Girls Action Plan 2026-2028, in tabular form. [72278/26]

664. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilitators who are not in core funding by constituency/local authority. [72268/26]

665. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilitators who are in core funding by constituency/local authority. [72267/26]

666. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the context of the review of the Right to Request Flexible Working provisions as outlined in her previous reply, if the review will examine whether employers should have to give clear role-specific reasons for refusing flexible or remote working, rather than relying mainly on a general company-wide office policy. [71804/26]

667. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the context of the review of the Right to Request Flexible Working provisions as outlined in her previous reply, if the review will examine protections and supports for parents and carers that request the right to work from home. [71808/26]

668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the context of the review of the Right to Request Flexible Working provisions as outlined in her previous reply, if the review will consider the impact that stricter office attendance policies may have on people with disabilities, long-term health conditions or neurodivergent people, including autistic people, where remote or hybrid wo…

669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the context of the review of the Right to Request Flexible Working provisions as outlined in her previous reply, if the review will examine the increasing level of congestion facing commuters and the knock on impact on their wellbeing. [71810/26]

670. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full breakdown of the number of different roles in Chamber House and Tymon CDNTs, including the number of positions that are filled and not filled, respectively, and to include comparative figures from 2025, 2024 and 2023, in tabular form. [72397/26]

671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with a disability in HSE South West currently assessed as requiring a residential placement and living with a family carer aged 70 or over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72403/26]

672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of emergency residential placements made in each of the years 2023 and to date in 2026, that followed the death or incapacity of a parent carer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72406/26]

673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish a multi-year residential disability care strategy with annual delivery targets and a capital plan; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72408/26]

674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of the 100 planned residential disability places funded in Budget 2027 that will be allocated to HSE south west; the number in Cork specifically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72401/26]

675. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the €550 cap on childcare fees as announced in Budget 2027; and if it will apply to all childcare bands, including Band F. [72468/26]

676. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais if consideration has been given by her Department to screening for dyslexia as part of the AON process. [72466/26]

677. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has plans to set up a dedicated disability service for adults living with autism in CHO8. [72128/26]

678. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the autism assessment and intervention pathway protocol in County Mayo; the number of relevant teams operational; the sanctioned and filled staffing levels for each team; the number of clinicians trained under the protocol; the measures being used to assess its effectiveness; and the impact on asse…

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68803/26, which showed that Publicjobs incurred advertising costs of €99,979 on consultant recruitment campaigns since 2024, mostly for advertisements in the British Medical Journal, with costs recovered from the client, while journals were cited as the information source by 0.5% or fewer of applicants, the amount reimbursed b…

680. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if all positions at the Wexford Primary Care Psychology Service for Children and Adolescents are filled. [71352/26]

681. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [71367/26]

682. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if private recruitment firms have been contracted by Cork University Hospital or the south west region to hire nurses for the adaptation programme; the spend by firm in 2025 and to date in 2026; if a procurement fee is paid to the firm for each new hire; and to state the procurement fee paid. [71418/26]

684. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spend on private recruitment firms for adaptation programs, by profession and site, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the procurement fee paid to each firm, in tabular form. [71416/26]

685. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spend on private recruitment firms in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by firm, in tabular form. [71414/26]

686. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a project manager for the dedicated Working Group to review and update the Long-Covid Model of Care has been appointed; and if not, the reason no appointment has be made. [71421/26]

687. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the Model of Care for Long-COVID has not been updated since 2021; and if this Model of Care can be updated. [71419/26]