157. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the gaps in support for kinship carers and their families will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52164/25]
Topics / Family Support Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFamily Support Services
32 questions from 19 TDs, between 6 March 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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1018. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to strengthen families in order that they are better equipped to raise their children. [47903/25]
2433. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding whether kinship carers with a formal agreement have the same rights as foster carers. [42773/25]
2434. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to give kinship carers without a formal agreement, the same rights as foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42774/25]
721. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a centre (details supplied) will again be able to offer full respite services to children and families, which I am advised, has not been provided since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34010/25]
549. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for information regarding the little baby bundle pilot scheme, as it has evolved since 2023, both in terms of feedback from the 2023 initiative and in terms of whether iterations of the scheme have been carried out since 2023 or will be carried out in a planned year again, e.g., in 2025 or 2026; and if she will make a statement on the m…
320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the 46,000 households that received a €400 lump sum working family payment in Budget 2025, in tabular form. [10478/25]