Mother and Baby Homes

1342. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have registered user profiles on the mother and baby institutions payment scheme application portal since the launch of the scheme to date, regardless of whether the user has proceeded with an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11246/25]

1343. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications made to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since the launch of the scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11247/25]

1344. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that have requested a review of the notice of determination on their application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since the launch of the scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11248/25]

1345. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that have appealed the decision of a review of the notice of determination on their application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since the launch of the scheme to present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11249/25]

1346. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews in respect of applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant has spent insufficient time in an institution; and if she will make a …

1347. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant has spent insufficient time in an institution; and if s…

1348. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not a relevant person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11252/…

1349. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not a relevant person; and if she will make a statem…

1350. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not entitled to a general payment or a work related payment; and if she will m…

1351. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not entitled to a general payment or a work-related …

1352. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not eligible for the provision without charge of health services to him or her…

1353. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not eligible for the provision without charge of hea…

1354. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not entitled to a health support payment; and if she will make a statement on …

1355. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have been made because the office of the chief deciding officer has determined that the applicant is not entitled to a health support payment; and if she…

1356. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have resulted in a change to the notice of determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11260/25]

1357. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have resulted in a change to the outcome of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11261/25]

1358. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notice of determination reviews on applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have resulted in no change to the notice of determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11262/25]

1359. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of appeals disputing a review of a notice of determination on an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme that have resulted in no change to the outcome of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11263/25]

1360. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will amend the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, to allow all applicants to request a review of their notice of determination and to appeal the decision of that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11264/25]

1361. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in light of the fact that section 19(1) of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 states that ‘a person who considers that he or she is a relevant person may make an application…to the Chief Deciding Officer’, she will instruct the office of the chief deciding officer to ame…

1823. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been provided to the National Counselling Service from 2020 to date in respect of services for people affected by adoption and the mother and baby homes, in tabular form. [12264/25]

1824. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if her Department has provided additional funding to the National Counselling Service to conduct research about people affected by adoption and the mother and baby homes. [12265/25]

1825. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by year of the categories of funding provided, expenditure and any unspent funds in respect of the National Counselling Service from 2020 to date, in respect of services for people affected by adoption and the mother and baby homes, in tabular form. [12266/25]

1826. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by year of the number of people affected by adoption and the mother and baby homes who have accessed the services of the National Counselling Service from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [12267/25]

1827. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been provided to the National Counselling Service from 2020 to date in respect of services for people affected by adoption and the mother and baby homes, in tabular form. [12268/25]