Childcare Services

250. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of crèches spaces in north Kildare in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of people on waiting lists regarding same, in tabular form; the steps her Department is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5001/25]

251. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childminders in north Kildare who have been Garda vetted but not registered with Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5002/25]

252. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of purpose-built crèches facilities currently in north Kildare in which developers have applied for a change of use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5003/25]

256. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a timeline on the introduction of the monthly €200-per-child cap on childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5173/25]

546. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures are being taken to address the huge shortage of childcare places in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4530/25]

548. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of three are on childcare waiting lists in Kerry for the years 2021-2025, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4532/25]

549. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to increase the number of childcare facilitates in Dublin Bay north; the number of current childcare facilities in Dublin Bay north and the number of childcare facilities in Dublin Bay north in 2015. [4557/25]

571. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the building blocks grant scheme or creating a separate application for projects which exceed the maximum grant amount allowed. [4731/25]

211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her comprehensive plan to address this significant concern on the availability of childcare places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3740/25]

900. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare places currently available in Louth. [2229/25]

901. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received from families in Louth for childcare places for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [2230/25]

902. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new childcare places that have been opened in Louth for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [2231/25]

903. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers that have closed in Louth; and the childcare places that have been lost as a result of closures in Louth in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [2232/25]

904. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected that there will be a funding announcement for applications under the 'Building Blocks' scheme, allowing community childcare facilities to expand their premises and enrol more children into their facilities. [2250/25]

919. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when parents can expect the €200 cap on childcare fees to be in place. [2413/25]

923. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Child Care Act 2024, childminders are not permitted to have regular back ups, and have numerous other challenge (details supplied); and if she will ensure that conditions for childminders are up to Tusla standards. [2436/25]

929. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the national childcare scheme policies which are restricting after school services for children transitioning to primary school, as well as the financial strain it has been putting on families, the actions she will take to resolve these issues; and if she will mak…

960. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which she intends lower the cost of childcare to €200 a month over the lifetime of this Government. [2662/25]

961. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria that will be used to identify unmet needs in respect of providing capital investment to build or purchase State-owned childcare facilities. [2663/25]

985. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address the lack of childcare facilities in Youghal, County Cork; her plans to build and or purchase State-owned childcare facilities to address the unmet capacity needs in the local Youghal area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2945/25]

1002. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that will be taken to replace a cut in service hours in a childcare facility (details supplied) particularly in a community where there is already a shortage of affordable childcare. [3338/25]

1003. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of any ongoing challenges faced by early years educators and childcare providers regarding funding or operational support; and the way she plans to address these issues moving forward. [3339/25]

1004. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans, if any, to address the shortage of childcare places in Dublin south west, which according to a recent report has the worst shortage of childcare places nationally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3436/25]

1005. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1278 of 22 January 2025, in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to review and increase core funding for childcare services, whether she can detail the actions that will be taken to entice childcare providers who have exited core funding …

1006. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of services that have withdrawn from core funding, by month and by county, in the past 12 months, up to and including today’s date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/25]