Child and Family Agency

112. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education if Tusla’s Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service (AEARS) conducts follow-up assessments or monitoring of young people aged below 16 who are participating in the Youthreach programme in order to ensure their continued engagement and progression within the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17884/2…

226. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the qualification requirements for the role of Tusla crèche inspector; if she is aware of the equivalence given for experiential learning and on-the-job knowledge in the crèche sector; if she intends to expand the criteria to include those working in or with e…

230. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider strengthening Tusla’s statutory powers to intervene in cases where minors or vulnerable adults are being subjected to psychological coercion or recruited into high-control groups or cults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17759/25]

673. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, if she will confirm whether or not supports and services including advocacy are provided to adults aged over 26 years that were in Tusla or health board or HSE accommodation as a child, including disability residential homes; and if …

358. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether any direction, guidance or advice has been given to any Tusla staff or members of the national special care referrals committee in relation to reducing the number of applications for special care. [14711/25]

1299. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if individuals (if appointed) under the provision section 10(b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 were independent of the Child and Family Agency; if the persons appointed had any previous association with the agency; if she will specify the level of experience, qualifications, and…

1314. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of fines issued to Tusla in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10810/25]

1372. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to issues with a Tusla file (details supplied). [11470/25]

770. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to comment on the withdrawal of funding by TUSLA from a school (details supplied) in the constituency of Dublin South West and to give a roadmap, if any is open to the preschool to maintain their services as they may be forced to issue notices to staff in the coming weeks due to this withdrawal of …

673. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the appeal mechanisms in place for a person (details supplied) who reported sexual abuse to TUSLA, but which TUSLA has deemed not to have been sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6369/25]

284. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times Tusla was contacted in relation to a family (details supplied). [5341/25]

285. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by Tusla in each of the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 on sending children in care abroad for specialised residential care; and the corresponding number of children, in tabular form. [5368/25]

918. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company; if any Government bodies are still using the services of the company; and if so, will …

1146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services that are being provided by Tusla at a HSE facility at Garranes, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [46424/24]

1251. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether the Tusla Child and Family Agency has not being compliant with EU public procurement law and Irish public procurement guidelines with regard to money being spent by it on the purchase of services for children and for adults in need who are under their care; and if he will make …

1252. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give a narrative statement showing whether all public service contracts providing care for children and separately adults with needs in Tusla’s care have been compliant with public procurement laws since 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1465/25]

1253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date, and number of, contracts awarded to provide care for children and adults with needs, respectively, for Tusla; the value of each contract; the identity of the persons the contracts were awarded to as if complying with EU law; if he will he take measures to insist that Tusla and its officia…