Parliamentary questions

Departmental Policies

Michael Healy-Rae

474. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take action in relation to the implementation of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45197/23]

International Protection

Niamh Smyth

475. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45200/23]

Children in Care

Seán Sherlock

476. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay for the rise in payments to foster carers under Budget 2024 to end 2024; and if he will bring it forward to alleviate pressures on foster carers. [45216/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

477. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has enough sites to complete the Government's modular homes programme; to identify which sites were offered by each local authority; to identify any local authority that did not engage and identify sites; to identify any local authority that offered sites that were already designated under the Housing For All Programme; if so, which sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45278/23]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

478. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 3 October 2023, if he will provide detail on the nature of the data breaches suffered by his Department; the severity of the breaches; if all individuals whose information was compromised were notified of the breach; if the Data Protection Commission was notified of all data breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45330/23]

Child and Family Agency

Peadar Tóibín

479. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases taken against Tusla in each year since it was established and to date in 2023; if a breakdown can be provided on the number of cases which were successful; the number which failed and the number which are ongoing, in tabular form. [45375/23]

Disability Services

Richard O'Donoghue

162. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if discussions are expected regarding the Section 39 workers pay (details supplied); if this issue can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will furnish a copy of the full contract between IPAS and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/23]

Childcare Services

Michael Lowry

164. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child was removed from the NCS scheme without a parent's knowledge or consent (details supplied); if he will review what additional recourse is now available to this child's parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/23]

Disability Services

David Stanton

165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 23 February 2023, the action taken in the interim to ensure that appropriate supports and services are made available to a person (details supplied); the supports and services that have been made available as a result of his intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44506/23]

Office of Public Works

Niamh Smyth

166. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he can provide details of a company (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44515/23]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

167. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 3 investigations conducted by Tusla in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023, outlining the number in each geographical/educational area; and indicating whether primary school or secondary school, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/23]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

168. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of the Section 3 Investigations carried out in each of the years 2019 to 2023, inclusive, how many involved allegations in each of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect or multiple type of abuse in each year, in tabular form, and delineating whether primary or secondary and the geographical/educational areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44517/23]

Disability Services

Réada Cronin

169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he intends to take to ensure that those people working in Section 39 organisations (details supplied) will achieve pay parity with their counterparts in Section 38 organisations or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44518/23]

Departmental Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

170. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many panels were formed in relation to the higher executive officer roles within his Department to review HEO applications; what criteria and guidelines were used when choosing candidates for interview; how many candidates were chosen from each panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44531/23]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

171. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current CDNT WTE vacancies across each of the 12 teams in CHO5; the number of administrative posts vacant; and the actions that are being taken to address those vacancies, in tabular form. [44545/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

172. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current progress in implementing the Transforming Lives Time to Move on from Congregated Settings strategy; the current number of individuals with a disability living in a congregated setting; the number of people with disabilities who have been transitioned to independent living from congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; the number of people with disabilities who have been admitted/housed in congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/23]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

173. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he will take following Budget 2024 to grow the base of personal assistants for people with disabilities in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44592/23]

Disability Services

Eoin Ó Broin

174. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 20 September 2023, when a response will be forthcoming regarding the transfer request of a person (details supplied) as it is now almost three weeks since the previous response was provided, and no update has been received. [44608/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pauline Tully

175. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the quarter 2 Assessment of Need Process Management Report has been published; if so, if he will share it with this Deputy. [44628/23]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that has been paid to a provider (details supplied) since they were first engaged by the HSE; and what staffing levels are in place, relative to the number of residents, in each facility the provider has. [44235/23]

Disability Services

Robert Troy

190. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a social worker will be assigned to a person (details supplied). [44361/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Emer Higgins

191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the referendum to replace the article of the Constitution that refers to women’s “duties in the home” in November. [44374/23]

Legislative Programme

Emer Higgins

192. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44375/23]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

193. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps the HSE has taken to support the development of the shovel ready Neurodiversity Ireland project in Sandymount to assist children with disabilities; when they can expect the project to be ready to operate, given the level of services required in Dublin and Leinster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Michael Lowry

194. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a company (details supplied) entrusted with the management of a significant number of properties under contract with his Department, has properties that either remain completely unoccupied or possess and have available family rooms that have not been allocated to anyone for over two months; the reason individuals continue to reside in tents in Stradbally while the company have secure, contracted properties which remain unutilised with vacant beds; if he will provide clarification regarding which department or section are now responsible for assigning persons to properties under contract with his Department as currently it appears that Citywest is no longer in charge of assigning persons to properties, and regional temporary accommodation hub managers are also without this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/23]

Disability Services

Danny Healy-Rae

195. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44281/23]

European Court of Justice

Mark Ward

196. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the judgements made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union in each of the past five years in respect of matters which are the responsibility of his Department; the nature of the cases and judgements in question; the total amount in euro of fines and/or penalties paid to date associated with each adverse finding broken down by amount paid by day, week, month and so on, as per the judgement; the remedial procedures, if any, that have been undertaken by the State to address each of the judgements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44325/23]

School Meals Programme

Robert Troy

197. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will urgently review a school meals project application by a school (details supplied). [44344/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Robert Troy

198. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review the level of funding for a community pre-school (details supplied). [44348/23]

Departmental Communications

Niall Collins

199. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the relevant official from his Department can contact a person (details supplied) immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44367/23]

Childcare Services

Brendan Smith

200. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the difficulties facing parents in trying to access childcare for children aged 1-3; if measures will be introduced to support the recruitment and retention of staff as it is the lack of staff numbers in many facilities, with surplus accommodation, that is reducing considerably the number of children aged 1-3 that can be cared for in childcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44438/23]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

406. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down into two categories, universal services and targeted programmes, such as UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/23]

Disability Services

Kathleen Funchion

407. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider converting St. Patricks, Loughboy, Kilkenny for respite and other badly needed services for people with disabilities in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44119/23]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

408. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the parent (details supplied) of a child has been informed that their son is not entitled to funding for a day service; the options that are available to ensure that this young autistic person is able to access a day service and is not left confined to his residential unit. [43466/23]

Departmental Meetings

Cormac Devlin

409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his officials will arrange a meeting with Oireachtas members from the Dún Laoghaire constituency to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43475/23]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

410. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve speech and language and occupational therapy supports for children with additional needs in Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43496/23]

Disability Services

Colm Burke

411. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position in relation to transport for people with disabilities aged 18 years and over attending day services to facilitate attendance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43501/23]

Mental Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

412. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who, having been referred to St. Gabriel's Foundation, Limerick, by the HSE's child and adolescent mental health services, has yet to receive an assessment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43509/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

413. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on an annual basis for foster care service providers since the year commencing 2013 to date in 2023; if he will provide a breakdown paid to agencies and to private individuals over that time period; and the number of active and inactive foster carers and agencies as of 1 October 2023. [43514/23]

Disability Services

Richard Bruton

414. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the policy of the children’s disability network teams for scheduling interventions for children in different age groups, aged two years and under, aged over two and under six, aged six and over, and so on; whether there has been a change in the way resources are allocated to different age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43530/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pearse Doherty

415. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an assessment of needs for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43532/23]

Disability Services

Michael Healy-Rae

416. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the solutions that can be offered in relation to a strike (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43556/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Alan Kelly

417. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of core funding for 2022/2023 for each individual early learning and care and school age childcare service, in tabular form. [43583/23]

State Properties

Ivana Bacik

418. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant, in tabular form. [43595/23]

State Properties

Ivana Bacik

419. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Adoption Authority of Ireland owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant, in tabular form. [43598/23]

Disability Services

Colm Burke

420. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the return of essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists and a social worker to a special school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43621/23]

Disability Services

Colm Burke

421. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a special school (details supplied) is still without essential therapists, including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists and a social worker; the date they will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide assistance with an accommodation matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43630/23]

State Properties

Ivana Bacik

423. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant or derelict, in tabular form. [43676/23]

Departmental Funding

Michael Healy-Rae

424. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/23]

Nursing Homes

Seán Canney

425. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the long-term costs of a nursing home are being paid by the State for people who were in mother and baby homes; what assistance is available for nursing home costs in such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/23]

Care Services

Michael Healy-Rae

426. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protocols that are put in place when a serious incident takes place under the supervision of a care team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43690/23]

Direct Provision System

Patrick Costello

427. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will advocate for a child benefit-type payment for IPATs as included in the Government White Paper to end Direct Provision. [43693/23]

State Properties

Ivana Bacik

428. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant or derelict, in tabular form. [43698/23]

Disability Services

Brendan Griffin

429. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional resources will be immediately provided to address the five-year waiting list for intervention for children who have been accepted by the Swords disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43732/23]

Departmental Policies

Thomas Pringle

430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dedicated supports currently available to children and families impacted by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (details supplied); what dedicated supports, if any are currently available and the plans there are in child and family services to address the needs of children on the foetal alcohol spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43734/23]

Child and Family Agency

Thomas Pringle

431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether Tusla has estimates for the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum, given that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the leading known cause of preventable intellectual disability in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43735/23]

Child and Family Agency

Thomas Pringle

432. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla plans to quantify the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43736/23]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Gould

433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate therapists to a school (details supplied). [43737/23]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

434. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43753/23]

Disability Services

Brendan Griffin

435. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE will pay the costs of private psychology occupational therapy and speech and language therapy for a child in County Dublin (details supplied) who has been placed on a five-year waiting list for HSE child intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Carol Nolan

436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support the request from an organisation (details supplied) for funding support to enable its vital work of providing financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43759/23]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

437. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the parents of a child in Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive services and support for their autistic child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43760/23]

Child and Family Agency

Gary Gannon

438. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of complaints received by Tusla in relation to an organisation (details supplied) since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/23]

Child and Family Agency

Gary Gannon

439. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide Tusla inspection records since 2021 regarding an organisation (details supplied). [43771/23]

Children in Care

John Brady

440. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been taken into care of the Child and Family Agency annually since 2020, up to and including 2023; the number of children within this cohort that are from Ukraine; a breakdown of how many children are accommodated in the care system under a Care Order or section 4, Child Care Act, 1991 compared to how many are accommodated under section 5, Child Care Act, 1991 by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/23]

Children in Care

John Brady

441. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied and separated children that have been accommodated in special emergency arrangements over the past twelve months; the duration they have spent in these placements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/23]

Children in Care

John Brady

442. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on recent media coverage of both a lack of special care beds and a step-down facilities for children in care with complex needs; if he plans to provide further funding in future to allow for more publicly provided special care units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Eoin Ó Broin

443. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a date is available for when the mother and baby institution redress scheme will commence accepting applications from institution survivors; and the date for when enhanced medical cards will be issued to survivors. [43846/23]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

444. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next round of the play and recreation grant scheme will open for applications. [43848/23]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

445. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when capital grants for childcare extensions will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/23]

Health Services

Jackie Cahill

446. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the maximum number of hours allocated to a person (details supplied); the reason it appears that a decision was made to reduce these hours; when this review took place; whether or not there are two packages in place, that is, a home care package and an education package; if so, if the education package infringed on the home care package hours, given that the HSE plans to increase these hours as the 17.5 hours currently provided is not sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43920/23]

Youth Services

Paul Kehoe

447. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down in to two categories, universal services and targeted programmes such UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

448. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a facility (details supplied). [43999/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a facility (details supplied). [44000/23]

Childcare Services

Noel Grealish

450. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.249 of 28 September 2023, if further funding will be available under Pillar 1 Building Blocks - Improvement Grants in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44002/23]

Adoption Services

Cormac Devlin

451. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a report on the number of applications for birth information that have been made by persons who were illegally adopted, since the arrangements were put in place; the number still awaiting processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/23]

Childcare Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

452. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of how the hundreds of millions of euro in Government expenditure on childcare has been allocated in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [44096/23]

Departmental Properties

Violet-Anne Wynne

453. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full complement of buildings and lands owned by his Department, or by agencies under the aegis of his Department in County Clare; if they are currently in use, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44152/23]

Disability Services

Marian Harkin

454. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite nights available for people with a disability in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44178/23]

Disability Services

Marian Harkin

455. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of additional residential places and new emergency residential places for people with a disability in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44179/23]

Disability Services

Alan Dillon

305. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reimburse families who have to pay privately for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, due to a lack of services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43239/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Claire Kerrane

306. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what services are available to young adults who require an assessment (details supplied) where the young adult can no longer access child and family psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Claire Kerrane

307. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to reimburse parents who are forced to have their children seen privately in order to access assessments and therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43346/23]

Youth Services

Sorca Clarke

308. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is taking to improve recreational facilities and services for young people in County Westmeath. [43358/23]

Health Services

Paul Kehoe

309. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he is considering providing funding for running costs of providing transport including drivers to individuals to and from day services as outlined in the response received from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43381/23]

Disability Services

Brendan Smith

310. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being implemented to address the delays in the provision of therapies for children with additional needs in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43397/23]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

311. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for his advice on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43204/23]

Disability Services

Paul Murphy

312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he agrees that a minimum of 315 additional residential places for people with disabilities is required to meet emergency needs. [43208/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

313. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established in CHO4; and if so, the timeline for same. [43264/23]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Howlin

314. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 11 May 2022, if any improvement has been made in filling vacant therapist posts (occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology therapy) in County Wexford’s four CDNTs; the plans he has to ensure that an adequate service for children in County Wexford is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/23]

International Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

315. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies in the accommodation housing Ukrainian refugees; the reason there are Ukrainian refugees being housed in tents, when not all the centres for accommodating Ukrainian refugees are full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43328/23]

International Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

316. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant beds in a centre accommodating Ukrainian refugees; the reason for these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43329/23]

Magdalen Laundries

Claire Kerrane

317. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, in tabular form, the Members of the Steering Group established to develop a National Centre for Research and Remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43347/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Michael Lowry

318. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 970 Question Reference of 18 January 2023, if he will provide an update on the status of a person’s (details supplied) redress claim within the mother-and-baby institutions scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/23]

Child and Family Agency

Bernard Durkan

319. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla is in the course of following up on its recent meeting with a mother (details supplied) who continues to be denied access to her children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/23]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Howlin

182. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and location of therapist posts, including speech and language therapists, occupational, psychological and other, appointed to special schools to date in 2023, setting out the CHO areas of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43112/23]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

183. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) has lost their respite entitlement and has not received any respite since the beginning of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42934/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

184. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in receipt of AIMS support in early years settings for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [42939/23]