246. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a home (details supplied) is not included in the redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4706/26]
Topics / Residential Institutions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsResidential Institutions
119 questions from 38 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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117 written, 2 oral
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| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
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| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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871. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2015 of 13 January 2026, if considering information (details supplied), he will furnish the funds for an independent investigation into the matter. [4316/26]
4. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has completed an equality and human rights impact assessment of her Department's practice of locating people with intellectual and other disabilities in excess of 100 km from home in residential services for prolonged periods of time, and of her Department's failure to maintain statistics on these distances given their clear breach …
422. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth the agreement made in November 2025 between the Government and institutional abuse survivors who had been on hunger strike. [73341/25]
113. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department has done to engage with survivors of institutional abuse and others who have been forced to undertake child labour and to estimate the cost of expanding the State contributory pension eligibility to those survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62246/25]
139. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on how survivors of historical abuse can go about accessing supports which are included in the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; the method by which this information will be publicised, so that survivors can access supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64134/25]
140. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the family of a recently deceased survivor of an industrial school who had received compensation through the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002, would be eligible for funding to help cover the costs of the funeral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64135/25]
142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the agreement made with the industrial school hunger strikers in recognition of the State’s responsibility for their treatment in residential institutions; and to provide the full extent of supports that will be made available to those who seek redress from same. [64173/25]
501. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to honour all commitments made to a group of hunger strikers who have recently concluded their strike following agreement with her Department. [63738/25]
129. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications received, the number approved, and the amount of money paid out to date under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61494/25]
481. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on his meetings with survivors of the industrial and reformatory school system and their requests for a Health (Amendment) Act 2021, HAA, card and contributory pension. [61052/25]
482. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will share any report or costings commissioned by her Department on granting survivors of the industrial and reformatory school system a Health (Amendment) Act 2021, HAA, card and contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61053/25]
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a protest being conducted by four survivors of Industrial schools outside Leinster House; if her Department is engaging in any work to respond to their demand for State Contributary Pension rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60593/25]
110. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider granting a HAA medical card and a full contributory pension to survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60272/25]
81. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan to provide survivors of institutional abuse with a HAA medical care and a full contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59580/25]
707. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a HAA medical card can be awarded to all industrial and reformatory schools survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58333/25]
758. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to urgently bring the hunger strike by representatives of the Industrial Schools and Reformatory Schools survivors to an end (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58713/25]
821. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case in correspondence (details supplied) to urgently intervene and bring an end to the hunger strike by representatives of the industrial schools and reformatory schools survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59190/25]
823. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she aware of the hunger strikers outside Leinster House who are seeking support from her Department regarding the abuse they suffered in educational institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59275/25]
824. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will engage with the survivors on hunger strike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59276/25]
825. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will grant survivors a Health Amendment Act medical card and full State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59277/25]
836. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the survivors of industrial schools who are on hunger strike outside Leinster House; if she is aware that they have passed their 30th day of hunger strike; if she has met with this group about their demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59412/25]
239. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with the industrial school survivors who are on hunger strike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56394/25]
784. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body which is responsible for overseeing the operation of residential care services in a housing estate (details supplied); and the options available to local residents if they are affected by issues related to that service, such as anti-social behaviour, physical threats vandalism of property, and so on.; and if she wi…
785. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the assessments carried out when identifying residential care service centres for minors; and the criteria that must be met for a property to be approved as one of these residential care service centres for minors. [55141/25]