967. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on progress in relation to the State's acquisition of childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34475/26]
Topics / Early Childhood Care and Education
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEarly Childhood Care and Education
521 questions from 96 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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506 written, 15 oral
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| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 46 |
| December 2025 | 26 |
| January 2026 | 37 |
| February 2026 | 52 |
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| April 2026 | 60 |
| May 2026 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 23 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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968. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilities the State has acquired in County Meath for the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34476/26]
969. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline supports available to those who want to open new childcare services; if any new measures are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34477/26]
423. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in relation to a Naíonra (details supplied). [33765/26]
742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual staff turnover rate of graduate lead educators working in Early Years services during the 2023/2024 programme year, on county-by-county basis, community /private employment and service size, in tabular form. [32142/26]
235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene to prevent the proposed closure of a school in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31176/26]
248. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to review the age restrictions on relevant ECCE years; and if any discretion can be exercised where a child is only a matter of hours too young to qualify for ECCE in a given term. [31408/26]
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the reasons for closing a Naíonra in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31453/26]
250. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Naíonra funded by her Department, broken down by county, over the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31454/26]
578. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the views of parents of early years children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30347/26]
579. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the views of parents whose children currently attend multi-denominational schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30348/26]
580. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to decide which responses from the National Primary School Survey were included in the reported outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30349/26]
581. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to releasing the full dataset, or a more detailed breakdown of responses, of the National Primary School Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30351/26]
613. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently accessing supports under the access and inclusion model, including those attending ASD pre-school settings; the extent to which these figures are used to forecast demand for special education provision as they move to primary level; the measures in place to ensure sufficient provision of special needs assistants,…
614. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted, or plans to conduct, an analysis of trends in the early education and care access and inclusion model participation, and ASD pre-school enrolments, to inform forward planning for primary school supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30825/26]
919. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, to outline the appraisal tools that have been developed in order to select projects that align with programme objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29673/26]
920. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, the quarter of 2026 in which decisions will be made on the specific projects agreed upon under the early learning and childcare capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29674/26]
923. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of childcare facilities which are providing childcare under the ECCE scheme, who are now required to pay commercial rates to their relevant local authority; if her Department has had any engagement with local authorities on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29730/26]
142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and care facilities built as part of large developments that are not utilised for that purpose in Dublin city; if this is information which her Department holds, whether she intends that the new forward planning and delivery unit will gather this information given its vital nature in determining area-bas…
163. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings, in order to increase childcare supply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29074/26]
164. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the feedback received under the 'Let’s Talk Early Years' initiative will directly influence the phase 2 actions of the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan to ensure a tangible increase in childcare places and a reduction in parental fees to the promised €200 monthly maximum by 2027 (details supplied); and …
165. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the provision of Irish-medium early years services in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29217/26]
169. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her engagement regarding possible charges of commercial rates to childminders and ECCE providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28751/26]
172. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on developing State-led early learning and childcare facilities; the number of project proposals received from north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29189/26]
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deliver State-led early learning and childcare facilities; if there are specific proposals in County Meath, given the shortage of places in many areas in that county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28425/26]