Parliamentary questions

Disability Services

Réada Cronin

404. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department is liaising with the Minister for Education and the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion in the matter of associated services at a school (details supplied) in the context of the mooted moving of services provided by an organisation to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9060/24]

Disability Services

Brendan Howlin

405. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be put in place for CHO 5; if funding has been allocated in 2024 to provide this service; when recruitment for this team will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9145/24]

Disability Services

Claire Kerrane

406. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the implementation plan for Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9300/24]

Disability Services

Colm Burke

407. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional funding will be provided to a person (details supplied), given that their service needs have changed and will continue to change over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9338/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

408. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can give assurances that transport issues (details supplied) at Kilbride Army Base International Protection Centre will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

409. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give particular attention to IPAS applicants at Kilbride Army Base who have been accommodated at the isolated site for almost ten months since 20 May 2023; and process the request (details supplied) for a transfer to a more suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8636/24]

Care Services

Michael Healy-Rae

410. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if full-time residential care will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8652/24]

Special Educational Needs

Maurice Quinlivan

411. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive speech and language support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8653/24]

Special Educational Needs

Maurice Quinlivan

412. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8654/24]

Special Educational Needs

Maurice Quinlivan

413. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive physiotherapy supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8655/24]

Special Educational Needs

Maurice Quinlivan

414. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a (details supplied) will receive access to counselling services or assessment of needs supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8658/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Marc MacSharry

415. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Government’s redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes is expected to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/24]

Disability Services

Réada Cronin

416. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that can be taken to assist a child (details supplied) whose life is being impacted profoundly by the lack of an assessment of needs that they require but has been too long awaiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8687/24]

Childcare Services

Jim O'Callaghan

417. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the number of children in each county who benefited from supports under the national childcare scheme in 2022 and 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/24]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

418. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8716/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Bríd Smith

419. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will investigate the delay in providing an assessment of need for a child (details supplied) who urgently needs it completed to access the services they require; if he can provide advice for the parent in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/24]

Agriculture Supports

Patrick O'Donovan

420. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will revert to this Deputy on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

421. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS applicants now residing in a facility (details supplied), by status that is, male, female or child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Michael Healy-Rae

422. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/24]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

423. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a facility (details supplied); his plans for the facility; the stage of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8791/24]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

424. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a facility (details supplied); his plans for the facility; the stage of plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

425. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the stages involved in the assessment of properties offered for IPAS accommodation; the timeframe for assessment from time of offer to signing of contracts; the date offer was received for a property in Tipperary (details supplied); the current stage of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/24]

Health Service Executive

Michael Healy-Rae

426. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8811/24]

Departmental Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

427. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what analysis his Department has carried out in regard to the impact on existing law and policy of the proposed amendments to the Constitution regarding family and care; his plans to publish this analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8813/24]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Connolly

428. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the interdepartmental committee that was established to examine the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality and the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality compiled a report of the submissions received in the public consultation that closed on 19 May 2023; if so, if the report has been published; if not, his plans for the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/24]

Departmental Reviews

Catherine Connolly

429. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the review of equality legislation; the timeline for the completion of the review; the expected timeline for when legislative proposals arising from the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8815/24]

Disability Services

Paul Donnelly

430. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting lists for overnight respite care within CHO7; and the number of those who currently receive respite care but who require additional nights. [8871/24]

Disability Services

Paul Donnelly

431. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention at a centre (details supplied). [8872/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Donnelly

432. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE social workers and dietitians attached to a centre (details supplied) in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [8873/24]

Asylum Seekers

Emer Higgins

433. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what efforts are being made to promote awareness of Irish legislation in reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/24]

International Protection

John Brady

434. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of the properties for which his Department currently has lease arrangements for the provision of direct provision and other accommodation for international protection applicants; if he will provide a corresponding list of the service providers in each of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8907/24]

International Protection

John Brady

435. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of the properties for which his Department currently has lease arrangements for the provision of direct provision and other accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he will provide a corresponding list of the service providers in each of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8908/24]

Direct Provision System

Duncan Smith

436. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the short and medium-term plans for Mosney direct provision centre; if there are any plans to transfer residents to other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8914/24]

Departmental Funding

Alan Dillon

437. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding available for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8919/24]

Childcare Services

Duncan Smith

438. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in the inspection by HIQA and Tusla of a crèche (details supplied); if he will ensure the process is prioritised due to the current pressure on child care waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8925/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Mattie McGrath

439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will have a full cognitive assessment funded privately due to long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8951/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

440. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of early years education settings receiving public funding in the Gaeltacht, and the number of which operate in the medium of Irish. [9045/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

441. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the payment rates per resident per night to each property owner accommodating international protection applicants; how the rate is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/24]

Children in Care

Peadar Tóibín

442. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of special emergency accommodation companies that have been set up, or contracted, by Tusla in Ireland in each of the past ten years, for the purposes of accommodating children in State care; the names of such companies; and the amounts paid to each company, per child per year, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [9103/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

443. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to indicate if an ADHD assessment can be secured for a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/24]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

444. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information (details supplied) for the CDNTs in CHO 6 for each month from January 2022 to April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9144/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Niamh Smyth

445. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the regional assessment hubs for CHO1 will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/24]

Health Services Staff

Niamh Smyth

446. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to increase recruitment of SLTs, OTs, physiotherapists and psychologists for organisation (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9160/24]

Health Services Staff

Niamh Smyth

447. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to fill specialist posts in an organisation (details supplied) in County Cavan, such as dieticians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/24]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and types of posts that are vacant in an organisation (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9162/24]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

449. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9163/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the action plan for survivors and former residents of mother and baby and county home institutions; for an update on the excavation work in Tuam to recover remains; and to provide an update on negotiations with religious orders in regard to redress payment contributions [9169/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Mark Ward

451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when applications for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9211/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

452. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the contract that exists between his Department and the operators of a facility (details supplied). [9214/24]

Childcare Services

Niamh Smyth

453. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of an increase in providers leaving the core funding model; the steps his Department is taking on this issue; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this move equates to higher charges for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9219/24]