Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Cathal Crowe

395. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of plans in relation to an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23630/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

396. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is planned for international protection applicants to be accommodated at the site of the derelict Heatherside Hospital at Streamhill west Buttevent, County Cork (details supplied); if so, the expected date of arrival for the applicants; the number of international applicants to be accommodated there; the original countries of where these international applicants are coming from; the gender of these international applicants; the duration they will be staying; if transportation will be available for the applicants considering the rural location; if children will be staying at the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23637/24]

Childcare Services

Robert Troy

397. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community childcare service (details supplied) has been included in the initial list of 800 services identified for funding through the Equal Start funding model. [23662/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

398. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to the concerns raised by the staff of a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of resources and supports and the impact on the school community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/24]

International Protection

Sorca Clarke

399. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any new plans for the relocation of people seeking international protection to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

400. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason St Patrick's Guild, Temple Hill, Dublin, has been excluded from the mother and baby payment scheme. [23705/24]

International Protection

Bríd Smith

401. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if plans to accommodate people seeking international protection at a location (details supplied) include the provision of transport services in order that they are not isolated and can access other amenities or appointments elsewhere; to list all other proposed services that will be provided to the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23717/24]

International Protection

John Lahart

402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline where asylum seekers and refugees have been accommodated, by county, in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23720/24]

Child Protection

Bernard Durkan

403. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if serious concerns raised by the mother of a child (details supplied) are being thoroughly investigated and addressed, with particular reference to ensuring open dialogue and communication between the mother and Tusla; the action being taken to address these concerns as quick as possible, with particular reference to the paramount safety and welfare of the child concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23728/24]

International Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

404. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he and his Government colleagues intend to deal with the very serious economic impact of removing a location (details supplied) from the tourism sector in Drogheda, as identified in a report that was published showing a projected €22 million loss to the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23761/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Catherine Connolly

405. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the steps being taken to expedite the preliminary team assessments (following the High Court judgment in March 2022 which found that these comprehensive assessments carried out since January 2020 did not meet the requirements of the Disability Act 2005; the measures in place to ensure that families who have been waiting for extended periods receive the necessary support and services in a timely manner; the steps being taken to address the resource constraints and staff vacancies that are exacerbating these delays (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23850/24]

Departmental Funding

Martin Browne

406. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on additional funding sources to enable the office of the Ombudsman for Children to contribute to the working of the new strategy combatting domestic and gender-based violence; the reason for the delay in providing the funding; if consideration is being given to reach an arrangement with the Ombudsman for Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23918/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23989/24]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he supports the proposal for pregnant women who become sick while pregnant to be allowed to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; and if he will bring forward legislation to bring this into effect. [23991/24]

Special Educational Needs

Niamh Smyth

409. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a child (detail supplied) will be reviewed; if a similar funding application can be made in Cavan by the child development team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24015/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Patricia Ryan

410. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a child awaiting an assessment of need (details supplied) will be examined urgently. [24023/24]

Disability Services

Patricia Ryan

411. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the lack of adequate reliable transport facilities available to an organisation (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24025/24]

Childcare Services

Brendan Smith

412. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new childminding regulations will be published; the proposed implementation date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24098/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

413. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 8 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of costs, by provider and the type of transport used (private coach/bus/taxi service), for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24099/24]

Disability Services

Sean Fleming

414. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to outline the locations where people with disabilities who require serious dental treatment (details supplied) can obtain same in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/24]