Parliamentary questions

Legislative Process

Holly Cairns

393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress of the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34897/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

394. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on assisting local authorities in meeting UNCRPD obligations in providing services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34898/21]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Lowry

395. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a programme developed by an organisation (details supplied) in conjunction with the psychology department in Trinity College, Dublin; if he will endorse this indicative and support it financially through the portfolio of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34955/21]

Child and Family Agency

Pauline Tully

396. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that have been undertaken to implement the recommendations made in a report (details supplied), confirmed by two further reports and in addition by two reports from the Office of the Ombudsman; the reason these recommendations were not adhered to in relation to the Charleton tribunal despite the recommendations been made in the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34979/21]

Child and Family Agency

Denise Mitchell

397. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers who have left Tusla since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34988/21]

Childcare Services

Jennifer Whitmore

398. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the most up-to-date guidelines currently available to childcare providers; when new guidelines in relation to the isolation of children with Covid-19-like symptoms will be issued in view of the roll-out of the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/21]

Childcare Services

Jennifer Whitmore

399. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new childcare funding model currently in development will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/21]

Childcare Qualifications

Neale Richmond

400. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether that as per SI. No. 632/2016 - Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 which amends SI. No. 221/2016 - Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 Access and Inclusion Model support workers are not required to hold a level 5 qualification in early childhood care and education on the national qualifications framework in addition to their access and inclusion model related qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35010/21]

Parental Leave

Claire Kerrane

344. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending the full ten weeks parent’s leave and benefit to lone parents who are parenting alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/21]

Magdalen Laundries

Kathleen Funchion

345. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocated to the Magdalen restorative justice ex-gratia scheme; the number of applications approved and paid to date; the average payment; the number of in progress applications; the number of applications that are ineligible; the number of applications appealed; the number of applications awaiting probate; and the number of applications withdrawn in tabular form. [34229/21]

Magdalen Laundries

Kathleen Funchion

346. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocated to the Magdalen restorative justice ex-gratia scheme for administrative purposes including staffing, legal and premises costs. [34230/21]

Magdalen Laundries

Kathleen Funchion

347. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the other supports that have been put in place to assist the former residents of the institutions outside of the Magdalen restorative justice ex-gratia scheme including the overall spend on health, housing, educational and counselling services; and the initial allocation and final spend, respectively, in tabular form. [34231/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Kathleen Funchion

348. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 90 and 976 of 15 June 2021, the breakdown of the figure referred to of the €7.2 million weekly cost of the enhanced employment wage subsidy scheme rate for childcare, of employment wage subsidy scheme, pay and non-employment wage subsidy scheme pay from the start of the scheme on 1 September 2020 to end of Q3, 2021; and the allocation and amount drawn down for this period. [33967/21]

Departmental Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

176. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the temporary wage subsidy childcare scheme; and the amount drawn down in tabular form. [33690/21]

Departmental Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

177. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the temporary wage subsidy childcare scheme for NCS pay; and the amount of this allocation drawn down in tabular form. [33731/21]

Departmental Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

178. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the temporary wage subsidy childcare scheme for ECCE pay; and the amount of this allocation drawn down in tabular form. [33732/21]

Disability Services

Neasa Hourigan

179. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to help promote the availability of easy to read and accessible menus in restaurants for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/21]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

180. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to employ an additional 50 social workers. [33948/21]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

181. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to employ an additional ten administrative support staff for social workers. [33949/21]

Carer's Leave

James Lawless

433. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if carer’s leave can be amended in order that there is an option to take it sporadically instead of one block given that this would be very helpful for parents who have to take their children to various doctors' appointments throughout the year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32834/21]