Child and Family Agency

1612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has conducted any review of the adequacy of training provided to Tusla staff in relation to autism, neurodiversity and disability awareness. [20354/26]

1613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla records the number or proportion of social workers who have completed autism or neurodiversity training programmes. [20355/26]

1614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether guidance exists to support Tusla staff when assessing families where a child or parent has autism or another neurodevelopmental condition. [20356/26]

1615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to introduce national standards for neurodiversity awareness training across Tusla services. [20357/26]

1621. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children or vulnerable persons which were identified as having been present or exploited at a facility (details supplied). [20548/26]

1622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied). [20549/26]

1623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the timeline for when a child (details supplied) was reported missing. [20550/26]

1624. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied). [20551/26]

1625. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently listed as missing or unaccounted for from Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs) as of March 2026. [20552/26]

1626. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mandatory frequency of physical welfare checks conducted by staff in SEAs to determine if a child is present or missing; and if these protocols differ from regulated residential care. [20553/26]

1627. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mandatory frequency of physical welfare checks conducted by TUSLA in SEAs to determine if a child is present or missing; and if these protocols differ from regulated residential care. [20554/26]

1628. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla maintains a record of children who have reached the age of 18 years-of-age while still listed as 'missing' from State care; and to provide these figures for the past ten years. [20555/26]

1634. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No's 731, 732 and 733 of 3 March 2026, if she is satisfied that cases will be allocated to non-social workers; who the professionals are she cites, as to who's cases will be allocated to; the level of oversight by social workers; the way in which that oversight will be conducted a…

497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the implications of the proposed Tulsa structural reform on Tusla services in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18217/26]

499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional children in Tusla care within the Cavan and Monaghan Tusla structures as a result of the ongoing structural reform; if plans are in place to ensure that they will each have an allocated professionally qualified social worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18219/26]

500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Tusla care that are unallocated to a professionally qualified social worker in Cavan Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18220/26]

502. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there will be increase in funding and staffing for Tusla in the Cavan Monaghan area to meet the needs and provide services for children and families availing of Tusla services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18222/26]

731. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an action (details supplied) contained in the 2025 HIQA Child Protection and Welfare Inspection Report for Tusla Dublin north city can be reviewed in terms of the potential consequences of a staff member in Tusla who is not qualified; what this means for oversight and management in this Tusla division; and if sh…

732. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a complaint made by a parent (details supplied) following the actions of an unqualified person in Tusla in dealing with a vulnerable child; the actions that will be taken to ensure this never happens again; if she is assured of the structural changes being made by Tusla which will see non-qualifi…

733. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether suggestions that the changes being made internally by Tusla in relation to staffing and structures will see non-qualified staff members undertaking social worker duties; the basis for this suggestion that is coming from professionals (details supplied); the way in which she will ensure this doe…

749. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a Tusla application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16873/26]

851. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a contract negotiated by TUSLA with a company (details supplied) for specialised accommodation and staffing in Wexford has not been concluded given that the process commenced in March 2025 and the CEO informed a Dail Committee that demand for such a facility had increased by 500%; if staff files submitt…

885. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of Tusla staffing levels in the midlands for child welfare cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14542/26]

897. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who have died while either in the care of Tusla, or while on the child protection notification system, in each year since the establishment of the Child and Family Agency, including cause of death, in tabular form. [14872/26]

898. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons that were murdered or died under suspicious circumstances over the past ten years in the State that had previously engaged with Tusla or who Tusla had previously identified as at risk. [14873/26]