Parliamentary questions

Childcare Services

Bríd Smith

433. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if private crèches are required to register with and be inspected by Tusla prior to opening; the circumstances in which Tusla will undertake an inspection of a private crèche; his plans to introduce legislation to enforce annual inspections of all private crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

434. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the raw data collected as part of the POBAL Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2021. [45028/21]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

435. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has deleted text messages or email correspondence related to Government or official communications at any point since January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45031/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Chris Andrews

436. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the entitlements of a child (details supplied) under the ECCE in 2021. [45062/21]

Departmental Policies

Bríd Smith

437. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which community groups were consulted and the degree to which their views were represented in the research and evidence assembled to inform the design of the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45254/21]

After-School Support Services

Bríd Smith

438. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to the concerns of community childcare services in the Dublin 8 area that the national childcare scheme is putting the education and well-being of nearly 500 vulnerable children in Dublin 8 and in excess of 5,000 vulnerable children across the country at risk on foot of changes to the funding structures for vital community-based after-school services introduced under the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45255/21]

After-School Support Services

Bríd Smith

439. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an undertaking will be given to restore adequate funding to ensure continuation of after-school services from 1 October 2021; the steps he will take to ensure access to after-school projects for all children in DEIS areas; if he will work with community services to design a sustainable and appropriate model of core after-school funding to ensure equal access to education and opportunities for all children particularly those most at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45256/21]

After-School Support Services

Bríd Smith

440. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an undertaking will be given that he will meet representatives of community-based after-school services to discuss their grave concerns for the well-being of children at risk of long-term exclusion and marginalisation on foot of changes to the national childcare scheme funding structures for critically important after-school services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45257/21]

Direct Provision System

Robert Troy

249. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a transfer between direct provision centres will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44254/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Bernard Durkan

250. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which it is expected to provide extra funding for early years education to include all the required facilities including teachers, buildings and adequate staff payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44317/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ivana Bacik

251. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has read a recent report (details supplied) on working conditions and staffing in the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44346/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

252. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that all staff in his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit who, by necessity of their work have to come into close proximity with others, including other employees or members of the public are provided with medical grade masks in the EN14683 category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44368/21]

Childcare Services

Brendan Smith

253. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals he has to improve childcare provision under the national childcare scheme for children whose parents are not working or in education or training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44414/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Róisín Shortall

254. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the ECCE scheme service providers regarding the need to ensure that children who are not toilet trained will be allowed attend their crèches; if he will ensure that crèches have sufficient funding and resources to ensure that staff have time to take children out of the room to change nappies and also to install nappy changing facilities in crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44420/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

497. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has utilised the services of organisations (details supplied) at any time from 1 January 2015 to date; if so, the expenditure costs related to same; the purpose of any such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43233/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Róisín Shortall

498. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered matters raised by an organisation (details supplied) in its report; the steps being taken to respond to the report in order to help ensure that Ireland honours its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and given that Ireland has the lowest rate of employment and one of the highest poverty rates for persons with disabilities in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/21]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

499. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his advice for parents who are required by their employer to return to office-based work in cases in which they have no childcare given that the after-school service is currently not resuming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43293/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

500. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that because there is only one intake per year for the ECCE scheme some children can only avail of one year due to their birth date; his plans to return to two intakes per year to ensure an equitable system; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43297/21]

Childcare Services

Catherine Murphy

501. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of recruiting 12 additional full-time childminding development officers in tabular form. [43403/21]

Childcare Services

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

502. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of afterschool childcare and the way restrictions will apply to such childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/21]

Assisted Decision-Making

Ivana Bacik

503. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the publication of the amended Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [43688/21]

Legislative Process

Ivana Bacik

504. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Bills prepared by his Department since 27 June 2020; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment; the title of the regulatory impact assessments that have been published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43701/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

505. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of late payments being made to suppliers, service providers and contractors in tabular form; and the measures he has put in place and-or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [43998/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

506. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare identifier code keys, CHICKS, cancelled in 2020 and to date for 2021.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44019/21]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

736. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is involved in the resettlement plans for Afghani citizens following the takeover of the government of Afghanistan by the Taliban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42178/21]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

737. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will increase resettlement places for Afghan refugees and provide additional support and assistance for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme and participate in the wider EU redistribution. [42794/21]

International Protection

Holly Cairns

738. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to resettle a minimum of 1,000 Afghan refugees. [42795/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Alan Kelly

739. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation to provide for a right to flexible working will be published; when he plans to have it passed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/21]

Departmental Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

740. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received from communities under the community sponsorship Ireland scheme for refugees each year since it was incepted; the number of these applications that have been completed; the number of families accommodated each year under this scheme; the total number of refugees involved; the locations that have been successful with their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43083/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

741. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children living in State care currently. [41499/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

742. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have come through State care in each of the past ten years. [41500/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

743. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are currently in the care of the State but not in fostering. [41501/21]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

744. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the longest length of time any child had to wait after being taken into the care of the State before being placed into foster care since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/21]

Departmental Policies

Fergus O'Dowd

745. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and semi-State body under the aegis of his Department; the disability quota of his Department at present; if there is an active campaign to increase the disability workforce from the current target of 3% to a minimum of 6% by 2024; if this quota has now been exceeded; if so, the details of same; if there has been an advertised competition in relation to the quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Cian O'Callaghan

746. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline in relation to commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as to the implementation of the several pieces of legislation relating to persons with disabilities which have not yet been implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/21]

Children in Care

Martin Browne

747. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to review the rates paid to foster parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/21]

Health Services Staff

Patrick Costello

748. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 8 September 2020, the status of the 13 trainee psychologists who were being funded in September 2020; and if any additional psychologists have been funded for training and or employed since that date. [41804/21]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

749. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of the total budget for Tusla in 2021 that was set aside for counselling services. [41805/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

750. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are several pieces of legislation which have not been fully implemented in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (details supplied); if he will share his proposal to ensure that the Government honours its commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/21]

Legislative Process

Bríd Smith

751. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has not yet been fully enacted over five and a half years later; the definitive timeline for its enactment given the human rights implications of the anachronistic Lunacy Regulation Act 1871 which is still being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41820/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Richard O'Donoghue

752. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the slow pace of progress in achieving disability rights in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41914/21]

Parental Leave

Neale Richmond

753. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered engaging with employers to encourage them to top up rates of parent’s benefit to encourage parents to avail of this leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41933/21]

Parental Leave

Neale Richmond

754. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered engaging with employers to encourage them to top-up levels of parent’s benefit to encourage parents to take up the newly extended parent’s leave without financial penalty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41935/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Carol Nolan

755. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he is taking to promote or facilitate remote working for staff in his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department; the costs this has generated in terms of the provision of laptops, desktop computers or contributions to wi-fi costs or phone-related expenses; the number of staff who have applied for permission to work from home on a permanent or hybrid-model basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41947/21]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

756. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has been working to update The Migrant Integration Strategy-A Blueprint for the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/21]

Asylum Seekers

Seán Haughey

757. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position regarding the resettlement of further Afghan refugees in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42248/21]

Health Promotion

Róisín Shortall

758. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address excessive consumption of unhealthy foods in preschool settings particularly in relation to celebrations (details supplied); if guidance has been issued to preschools on the consumption of unhealthy foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42307/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

759. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing each of the income thresholds in the NCS by 20% and by 50%. [42324/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

760. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of increasing the rates of payment per hour on the NCS by 10% and by 20%. [42325/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

761. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of AIM services; and the cost per child assisted in each of the programmes provided under AIM. [42326/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

762. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in each of the age categories supported under NCS; and the cost per child in each of those age categories. [42327/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

763. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children supported under NCS in each of the income bands; and the average cost per child. [42328/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

764. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of doubling the universal childcare payment payable up to 36 months without means assessment; and the estimated number who will receive same. [42332/21]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

765. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of extending aftercare supports to persons up until the age of 26 years. [42333/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

766. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Covid-19 guidelines for early childhood settings have required children to use single-use items which must be disposed of as waste each day; and if the use of plastic disposable items has been suggested in circumstances in which there would be a clear conflict with the ban on single-use items. [42337/21]

Direct Provision System

Peadar Tóibín

767. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently in direct provision. [42347/21]

Direct Provision System

Peadar Tóibín

768. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently residing in direct provision centres in the State who have qualified for refugee status but continue to reside in direct provision centres. [42348/21]

Direct Provision System

Peadar Tóibín

769. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports or assistance programmes, services or phonelines available to persons who have qualified for refugee status to help them move out of direct provision centres. [42349/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Haughey

770. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has issued advice to the pre-school sector in relation to protocols to be followed in the coming months during the Covid-19 pandemic; if it is the case that only disposable ziplock bags and plastic bottles are to be used by children which should be disposed of every day; if he considers these practices to be environmentally friendly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42387/21]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

771. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the estimated €115 million (details supplied) current spending related to implementing the new direct provision system; the number of budgetary cycles the spending will be take place over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Brendan Griffin

772. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his advice on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the opening of a preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/21]

Direct Provision System

Denis Naughten

773. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in the direct provision system for less than six and between six and 12 months; the number in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six and seven years, respectively; the corresponding figures for children;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42533/21]

Rights of the Child

Mary Lou McDonald

774. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ratify the second optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; the details of the outstanding issues that need to be resolved by the Government to enable ratification [42542/21]

Child Abuse

Catherine Murphy

775. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention and that of Tusla has been drawn to cases of abuse at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if he and or Tusla have engaged with the school and or the Jesuit Order in respect of the ongoing inquiry; the steps he and Tusla have taken to contact past victims; and if he will outline the supports he has made available. [42553/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Dara Calleary

776. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within his Department in particular to encourage remote working for those who live in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42701/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Sean Fleming

777. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if information is available to persons who were born in a mother and baby home (details supplied) during a particular year in relation to whether or not medical trials were carried out on children who were born at the location; and if so, if records of the children involved exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42722/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Holly Cairns

778. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are accommodating requests for persons to work from home. [42751/21]

Departmental Budgets

Holly Cairns

779. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will create a capital budget line to build playgrounds in areas that do not have same. [42773/21]

Child and Family Agency

Holly Cairns

780. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his response to HIQA’s report on Tusla’s Child Protection and Welfare Services in Cork. [42774/21]

Departmental Reviews

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

781. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the review of the Equal Status Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42909/21]

Government Communications

Gary Gannon

782. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during the term of office. [42919/21]

Government Communications

Gary Gannon

783. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has ever used his personal phones for Government business; and if so, if the personal phones have been hacked during his term of office. [42937/21]

Freedom of Information

Matt Carthy

784. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of freedom of information requests responded to by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of responses that included documents related to text messages and other phone message communications such as messages sent through an application (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42959/21]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

785. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of relative and non-relative carers, respectively approved in each month for the past 36 months by Tusla area. [43011/21]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

786. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private foster placements in each of the past 36 months by Tusla area. [43012/21]

Government Communications

Catherine Murphy

787. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and or his special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past 18 months. [43066/21]

Domestic Violence

Mary Lou McDonald

788. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will publish legislative proposals for paid leave relating to domestic violence as agreed on 8 December 2020. [43164/21]

Carer's Leave

Mary Butler

789. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to the possibility of extending carer’s leave for employees across all sectors; if he has investigated such a measure to the point by which costings have been calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/21]

Departmental Funding

Mary Butler

790. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams within his Department which may be of potential assistance to ongoing fundraising effort outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Mary Butler

791. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the potential funding streams within his Department, Pobal or by alternative means to support the establishment of a pre-school for ECCE classes as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43197/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

1189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated average cost of keeping one young person in remand in a youth justice remand facility for one year. [41256/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

1190. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage increase and or decrease in NCS registrations from September 2020 to June 2021. [39087/21]

Departmental Reports

Violet-Anne Wynne

1191. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a progress report will be provided on the Irish Refugee Resettlement Programme commitments namely, resettling 2,900 refugees between 2020 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39173/21]

Departmental Reports

Violet-Anne Wynne

1192. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees that were successfully resettled according to the 2020 target of 650 and the 2021 target of 700. [39174/21]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1193. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the operation on community sponsorship Ireland stream for resettling refugees as established in 2018; and the breakdown of refugees who have been resettled under this initiative by county in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [39175/21]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

1194. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a plan to expand or incentivise the community sponsorship Ireland model taking into consideration the success of its counterpart in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39176/21]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if assistance will be provided to find a suitable placement for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Joe Carey

1196. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set out a roadmap to achieve a doubling of the investment in the early years sector to 2028 in accordance with the national early years strategy, First 5, in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39211/21]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

1197. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of domestic births placed for adoption in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39265/21]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

1198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees resettled in the State annually since 1 January 2015; and the number of refugees that were under 18 years of age at the time of resettlement. [39304/21]

Employment Support Services

Claire Kerrane

1199. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will encourage public sector and Civil Service employers to top-up the salaries of employees who receive parental leave and benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39307/21]

Domestic Violence

Eoin Ó Broin

1200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing and maintaining a domestic violence refuge space per year; the number of domestic violence refuge spaces that are allocated for 2021; and the amount of funding that was provided for domestic violence refuges for 2021. [39308/21]

Family Resource Centres

Martin Browne

1201. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the impact that short-term contracts in this regard have on the running of centres and their ability to plan for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39317/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

1202. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first-year and full-year cost of increasing the ECCE capitation grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39426/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

1203. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first-year and full-year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39427/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Darren O'Rourke

1204. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of time the Covid-19 rules on the number of children in a pod will be in place for childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39428/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

1205. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a report (details supplied); his plans with regard to the report; the consideration given to include the alternative executive summary as an additional appendix to the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/21]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

1206. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of each of the nine parts of the accommodation section of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service. [39529/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Violet-Anne Wynne

1207. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled persons organisations across the country by CHO in tabular form; the number of them that have been engaged with by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Violet-Anne Wynne

1208. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific supports that are currently being provided to disabled persons organisations; and the supports that are planned for them. [39683/21]