Childcare Services

547. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department plans to deliver a State-run childcare facility in the Tulla-Kilkishen area of County Clare, given it has a rapidly increasing population and a dearth of facilities at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13957/26]

251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to an existing childcare provider looking to upgrade their outdoor facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12964/26]

808. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a pre-school (details supplied) operating under the ECCE scheme has received a commercial rates bill; whether this is now the standard for all ECCE pre-schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12349/26]

1004. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any circumstances whereby a childcare provider engaged in core funding can request a review with a view to increasing fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11778/26]

1005. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether existing childcare services will be acquired by the State through The State-led Early Learning and Childcare Capital Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11783/26]

1011. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address extensive childcare waiting lists, particularly for children under three; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12036/26]

1018. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in relation to their care needs; the actions she will take to ensure they receive the care they require; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12089/26]

1019. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications which were made for sustainability funding for childcare services in financial difficulty; the level of funding that was made available each year for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12124/26]

1032. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if additional supports will be granted to assist childcare and early learning centres unable to recruit staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12498/26]

1035. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress made on each Programme for Government commitment relating to childcare since the formation of Government, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12564/26]

1036. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress made on each Programme for Government commitment relating to childcare in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12565/26]

508. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is in discussions with Dublin City Council in relation to acquiring State-led early learning and childcare facilities, whether the substantial need in north Dublin is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11291/26]

512. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department have taken in the last year to address the growing issues with capacity for childcare places in areas of high population such as Naas; her additional plans this year which will help this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11322/26]

513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the payment of a building blocks extension grant scheme for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11323/26]

185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to develop mechanisms through the tax system to help lower the cost of childcare for families with childminders working in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/26]

936. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider reimbursement for parents who are having to arrange private psychological assessments for their children in North Tipperary as there is currently no psychologists to carry out assessments through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9517/26]

938. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide not for profit community childcare facilities, on publicly owned land, given private operators are providing these services at huge cost to parents on mixed tenure social affordable developments especially in Fingal which is one of the worst areas in the country for the provision of not…

943. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the list of properties identified for refurbishment for childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9872/26]

960. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement her Department will have with the Land Development Agency as part of the move to State acquisition of childcare buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10396/26]

345. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tullamore, County Offaly will be considered for a State led childcare facility, given the serious need which has already been evidenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8794/26]

361. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next round of the building blocks scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9100/26]

906. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans which are in place in Swords, Fingal East for increased availability of crèche places, particularly for children under one year of age; if this will include greater flexibility within the national childcare scheme, including consideration of regulated childminders, and immediate short-term supports for parent…

908. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the allocation of €135 million which the Government has allocated to funded childcare facilities; the geographical areas covered; and if she will ensure that rural areas, with large distances between crèches, be adequately covered by this funding allocation. [7743/26]

929. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline all financial supports currently available to the private sector from her Department for the development of after school, creche and day care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8498/26]

392. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of an anomaly within the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) whereby children in receipt of AIM Level 7 supports during their ECCE session are unable to access AIM Plus funding for an additional 30 minutes offered by their early learning and care service, given that AIM Plus has a minimum allocation…