2463. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her position on the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43371/25]
Topics / Child Protection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsChild Protection
217 questions from 38 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 16 September 2026.
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212 written, 5 oral
38
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 29 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 33 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 41 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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141. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the UNCRC Second Optional Protocol will be ratified before the summer recess (details supplied); and if he will provide an assurance that Ireland will finally ratify this world-renowned child protection convention before the end of 2025. [38102/25]
469. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if any legislation could currently be used to prosecute those who use artificial intelligence to create child pornography deepfakes; if he will consider introducing a specific offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28777/25]
772. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the annual reports from the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection (details supplied) who was appointed in January 2023; when each annual report will be published and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas given the importance of this independent role in identifying developments in child protection law and practice bo…
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact of child homelessness on education access and well-being, and what cross-departmental supports are in place between the Department of Housing and Children’s portfolios. [23333/25]
389. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a news article (details supplied) highlighting that three children in danger could not be provided with special care; the action she will take to ensure there are sufficient places available for children in danger as required; if she will oversee a recruitment and retention drive to ensure that special care is ful…
1012. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education what steps are being implemented to enhance education on digital literacy and the risks associated with exposure to online pornography, in order to safeguard children and prevent the development of sexually harmful behaviours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20637/25]
1871. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the outcomes that Tusla is hoping to achieve from changes occurring regarding the Integrated Reform Programme; the underlying evidence or rationale for the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19877/25]
1916. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to ensure allocated social workers or regulated placements to all children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20483/25]
231. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has assessed the risks posed by coercive ideological groups targeting young people; if the current child protection frameworks are sufficient to respond to this form of exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17760/25]
827. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unborn children placed on Tusla’s child protection notification list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [17199/25]
551. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the actions taken by his Department relative to the findings of the O’Keeffe v. Ireland case in 1973 and the ruling of the European Human Rights Court of Justice on the same matter; and his response to the outcomes of both cases. [12605/25]
1319. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of the disparity in quality to child welfare services between different regions of the country; if she will instruct her Department to provide a plan for solving this disparity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10839/25]
288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice his plans to streamline the process of Garda vetting in order that applicants need only apply once and not multiple times for different organisations. [6931/25]
162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers it a child protection issue that a 17-year-old boy was permitted to train a racing greyhound to provide a betting product for an Irish semi-State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6636/25]
414. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education whether her attention has been drawn to the calls from organisations (details supplied) for an urgent review of the reporting mechanism for the use of restraint in schools; whether she would consider instigating an independent child protection review of the guidelines and the reporting mechanism on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools; and if she will…
983. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address systemic child protection issues, as outlined by the courts, in particular the lack of available placements, a shortage of qualified social workers, delays in accessing necessary support services, and therapeutic interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2915…