490. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration will be given to providing a redress mechanism for persons who were boarded out as children and who are not eligible for existing redress schemes, including the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and the engagement has taken place with representatives of boarded-out survivors regarding their exclusion from exi…
Topics / Child Abuse
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsChild Abuse
49 questions from 25 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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48 written, 1 oral
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| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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514. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used by the Government when deciding to establish a public inquiry into cases involving historical sexual abuse; whether this criteria is met in relation to an organisation (details supplied); and whether survivors of the organisation will be given the same opportunity for trust and accountability that has been afforded to v…
323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54223/26]
600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for each of the supports announced during the apology he made for survivors of industrial schools. [20567/26]
683. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools; when more information will be made available to survivors; the way in which the contact information will be provided to survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18819/26]
406. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the supports and services for victims of abuse in industrial schools will be put in place. [16253/26]
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…
992. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider establishing a museum in Tuam dedicated to victims of abuse by religious orders. [12805/26]
1040. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to Tusla related to reported sexual abuse of children in both 2024 and 2025; the number of referrals made to Tusla for therapy following sexual abuse reports in 2024 and 2025 and, of these referrals in these years, the number of referrals that received therapy; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
888. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of historic sexual abuse cases that have been opened with Tusla for each of the years, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the numbers of those that were determined as ‘founded’ or ‘unfounded’ for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8509/26]
92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it is her intention to set up a redress scheme for victims of historical sexual abuse perpetrated by both lay and religious teachers in schools; and the timeline for the establishment of any such redress scheme. [70943/25]
409. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on her Department’s Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Schools; and the way in which it will address historic abuse perpetrated by both lay and religious teachers. [69511/25]
410. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options individuals affected by historic sexual abuse in schools have for seeking redress from the State or from the relevant school, religious order or patronage body. [69513/25]
781. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in a report (details supplied); the current status of all outstanding recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69597/25]
782. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for full implementation of all outstanding recommendations arising from a report (details supplied); the measures being taken to improve communication and engagement with survivors who have expressed concerns regarding delays and lack of updates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69598/25]
227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools. [67454/25]
271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her intention to provide a written agreement to the survivors of industrial schools, and a definitive timeline for when their demands will be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62452/25]
1526. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the working group established to look at institutional and organisational abuse, including its examination of the UCD SERP report; if any recommendations have been made by the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58884/25]
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…