Child Protection

413. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has reviewed the governance structures used by Tusla in approving and monitoring subcontracted private residential centres and the findings of any such review. [68850/25]

414. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any red flags or internal warnings have been issued to senior management within her Department regarding the oversight of subcontracted private residential care providers and the matters that prompted such warnings. [68851/25]

182. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols in place to ensure the immediate safeguarding of severely disabled, non-verbal, and medically vulnerable children when a safety order has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68275/25]

183. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if protective services units have specific protocols for cases involving non-verbal and medically fragile children; and if additional resources will be allocated to strengthen these units. [68277/25]

184. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider appointing a dedicated liaison officer to provide regular updates to families in cases where a safety order is in place and the child is at elevated risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68278/25]

185. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the disability specific victim supports which are currently available; if additional measures will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68279/25]

513. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a report by the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection will be published; if she Minister has received the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68113/25]

341. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the work of the Department towards protecting children when using online media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66853/25]

264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child protection referrals in 2023 and 2024 that involved repeat referrals for the same child, and the number of these referrals that led to a change in priority level. [66373/25]

266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are waiting for a safety plan to be completed, by Tusla area; and the longest waiting time recorded. [66375/25]

267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are waiting for therapeutic support following a child protection referral, by service type and region; and the average waiting time. [66376/25]

268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to each Barnahus centre in 2023 and 2024; and the number of cases where full interagency work began within the expected time frame. [66377/25]

269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of Tusla front-line staff who have completed each mandatory and specialist training course on child sexual abuse; and the date of the most recent audit. [66378/25]

270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of high-priority child protection cases that remain unallocated in each Tusla area as of the most recent reporting date. [66379/25]

272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of funding allocated to child protection and welfare services in each of the past five years; and the proportion of this funding spent on front-line staffing, training, and ICT systems. [66381/25]

274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and highest child protection caseload levels held by social workers in each Tusla area; and the measures in place to reduce caseload pressure. [66383/25]

276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of HIQA recommendations for Tusla that remain outstanding at national level; and the date of the most recent Departmental review of these outstanding items. [66385/25]

277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child protection cases where delays have been caused by multi-agency actions involving education, health, or Garda services; and the steps she is taking to improve coordination. [66386/25]

278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of out-of-hours calls received by Tusla in 2023 and 2024; and the number of these calls that required emergency intervention. [66387/25]

279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of quality assurance checks carried out on child protection files in each Tusla area in 2023 and 2024, and the number of files found to require further action. [66388/25]

280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Tusla does not collect national data on average waiting times for the allocation of child protection cases; the date on which her Department last reviewed this data-collection gap; and the steps she will take to ensure that waiting-time data is collected and published for every Tusla area. [66442/25]

281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unallocated child protection and welfare cases in each Tusla area as of the most recent reporting date, including the number of cases categorised as high, medium, and low priority. [66443/25]

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to introduce mandatory reassessment triggers for child protection cases, including automatic reprioritisation following a second or subsequent referral, and to set out the Department’s current policy position on such triggers. [66444/25]

283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions taken by her Department in response to recent HIQA findings that children at risk of sexual abuse in Dublin south central were not receiving timely safety planning or therapeutic support; and the reforms she will prioritise nationally to ensure timely intervention in such cases. [66445/25]

284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing levels assigned to Barnahus West, Barnahus South, and Barnahus East; the number of unfilled posts; the expected timeline for full staffing at each site; and the projected caseload capacity when fully operational. [66446/25]