530. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons who have successfully completed an application, who have commenced but did not complete an application, the number of live applications, for health supports, education supports, advocacy supports, funeral costs and certification relating to detention in a relevant institution, in tabular form; and if her Department is monitoring …
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsResidential Institutions
119 questions from 38 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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531. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department provides retrospective funeral grant funding as part of the support package for survivors of residential institutional abuse, instead of replicating the pre-paid model used by Caranua. [45966/26]
532. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the internal policy regarding the education support grant for survivors of residential institutional abuse; if it is the case that officials are encouraged to grant the minimum payment of €500 to applicants; that there is a higher threshold for disbursing the informal €600 grant; if it is the position that applicants should borrow money to self-fund t…
203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the number of residential places provided (details supplied) in each of the years 2023. 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44284/26]
204. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private companies funded by her Department for the provision of residential care for individuals with intellectual disabilities or acquired brain injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44285/26]
1574. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the shortfall between State expenditure and institutional contributions to redress schemes operated under the auspices of her Department, in tabular form. [42208/26]
1754. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place, temporary or otherwise for an organisation (details supplied) to provide supports to survivors of institutional abuse outside of the supports currently provided through another organisation [41470/26]
1987. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans for residential services which are transferring from the remit of the Mental Health Commission to the Health Information and Quality Authority (details supplied) and the way in which she will ensure that decisions regarding the future accommodation arrangements for disabled people in these residences are made in accordance with the will and preference …
1992. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the total State expenditure by her Department on compensation forming part of statutory redress schemes since records began, separated by scheme; the total state expenditure on compensation forming part of statutory redress schemes since records began, adjusted for inflation; and the total State expenditure on compensation forming part of statutory redress scheme…
1993. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will supply a schedule of requests by her Department to religious orders for contribution to compensation and redress for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse; and the outcome of each request. [42142/26]
1996. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants for redress under a statutory scheme relating to institutional abuse and historic child sexual abuse within an institution who died prior to payment of compensation under that scheme, in tabular form [42207/26]
1997. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the shortfall between State expenditure and institutional contributions to redress schemes operated under the auspices of her Department, in tabular form. [42210/26]
556. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an applicant’s (details supplied) forms under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 which were submitted in March 2026, have been received and processed; when they can expect further correspondence on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39033/26]
557. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an applicant (details supplied) will receive their specific medical card under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39034/26]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will publish a single consolidated operational guide for survivors of residential institutional abuse setting out all health, education, advocacy, housing and funeral cost supports, including eligibility criteria, application pathways, responsible agencies, appeal mechanisms and expected processing times; and if she will make a …
457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which the first survivor medical cards under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 were issued; the number issued to date; the number of applications currently pending; the average processing time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36523/26]
458. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether housing and funeral cost supports provided to survivors of residential institutional abuse are statutory entitlements or discretionary measures; whether binding written guidance has issued to local authorities and Community Welfare Officers [36524/26]
477. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a single cross-departmental operational manual or implementation protocol exists governing the delivery of the five-pillar support package for survivors of residential institutional abuse; and if she will provide a copy of same. [36712/26]
478. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any binding service standards, timelines or response targets apply to applications made under the survivor support package; and if she will provide details of same. [36713/26]
479. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received to date for health supports, education supports, housing supports and funeral-related supports respectively under the five-pillar survivor package, in tabular form. [36714/26]
480. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivor medical cards issued to date under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; the number currently pending; and the average processing time for applications. [36715/26]
481. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether local authorities have received formal written guidance, circulars or operational instructions regarding prioritisation of housing supports for survivors of residential institutional abuse; and if she will provide copies of such guidance. [36716/26]
482. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether Community Welfare Officers are operating under formal criteria or guidance when assessing funeral support applications linked to survivors of residential institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36717/26]
483. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a single case-management or single-point-of-contact system exists for survivors seeking access to multiple supports under the five-pillar package; and if not, whether one is planned. [36718/26]
484. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any independent oversight, audit or review mechanism has been established to monitor implementation of the five-pillar support package for survivors of residential institutional abuse. [36719/26]