Rights of the Child

652. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe and process for her Department's commitment to ratifying the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/26]

772. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 29 March 2026, to provide an update on the outcome of her Department writing to all male Catholic religious congregation in Ireland seeking information on any members who are fathers; the responses received; and any follow up actions, or planned action(s); and if she wil…

172. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of Ireland’s implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the specific measures that have been implemented to date; the measures that remain outstanding; the timelines for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12384/26]

105. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how Ireland’s obligations under the UNCRC are currently being met; the steps her Department is taking to incorporate the UNCRC into domestic legislation, in full or in part, in view of the fact that incorporation will strengthen compliance with international human rights standards; the timeline she envisages for this …

299. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently provide a public update on Ireland’s position regarding ratification of the UNCRC second optional protocol, including a clear time frame for action within 2025, given the pressing international and child protection context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54155/25]

301. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the UNCRC second optional protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54350/25]

424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on the work of the Voice of the Child working group; the timeframe in which he expects Voice of the Child guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53392/25]

511. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department's work in relation to the development of a national policy on the rights of children living in informal kinship care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53011/25]

1864. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions his Department will take in advance of Ireland ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; the mechanisms he intends to utilise to meet these obligations; the timeframe in which he intends to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44487/25]

221. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she intends to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Irish law; if so, the proposed timeline for implementation; if not, the reasons for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36495/25]

663. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of plans to develop a national policy on the rights of children living in informal kinship care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13882/25]