Parliamentary questions

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

77. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement he has had with Tulsa as it struggles to respond to increased demand for its services, given that this increased demand, together with the complex needs of the children and young people presenting, have swamped the agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide further details on the €18 million capital funding announced recently with the precondition that providers agree to a predefined fee cap; what supports will be available for services to encourage them to apply, given the high number of services that applied and were not successful in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9497/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Kathleen Funchion

110. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the exact date of the opening of the mother and baby institutions payment ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

119. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will intervene to encourage parties involved in ELC and SAC pay talks back to the table with a view to ensuring staff can be paid the next pay increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9500/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

140. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the recently released data on vacancy rates and waiting lists for early learning and childcare and school aged services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9499/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

106. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents that avail of childminders will be able to access the national childcare scheme from September 2024; the engagement he has had with childminders; if he is optimistic that parents will be able to avail of the subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9496/24]

Tax Reliefs

Kathleen Funchion

139. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the proposed end to the motor fuel subsidy on 31 March 2024, as planned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8675/24]

School Transport

Kathleen Funchion

214. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if children (details supplied) can be accommodated on a school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/24]

EU Funding

Kathleen Funchion

306. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the appeal by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8770/24]

Healthcare Policy

Kathleen Funchion

504. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the status of an update for survivors of the vaginal mesh controversy; if a scheme or some level of assistance will be offered to women left in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Kathleen Funchion

24. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Taoiseach if he will include an examination of long Covid in the terms of reference for the Covid inquiry. [8326/24]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

190. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if there are any measures that can be applied to a person who has severe anxiety when taking driving test and if there are any particular supports that can be put in place for a person who has no issue with driving but has very severe anxiety which results in failing the test (details supplied). [8006/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

488. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children availing of NCS in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [7619/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

489. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children that are enrolled in an ECCE service, also availing of an NCS subsidy for 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [7620/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

490. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children that are in a sponsorship arrangement through the NCS for 2022 and 2023; the full year cost for 2022 and 2023; the cost per child of these sponsorship arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/24]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

494. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children availing of the national childcare subsidy in 2022 and 2023, and the total cost in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/24]

Nursing Homes

Kathleen Funchion

579. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if there is any circumstance where the fair deal payment owed at the end of a nursing home resident's stay is deferred or can be paid in instalments over a period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7743/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Kathleen Funchion

423. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports that are in place for those who suffer from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6551/24]

Departmental Data

Kathleen Funchion

525. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total estimated cost to increase the national childcare scheme universal rate from €1.40 to €2.14 for 20234 and projected cost for 2024; the total cost to increase the national childcare scheme by a further 25%, after the September 2024 increase comes into effect; the monetary value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/24]

Departmental Bodies

Kathleen Funchion

526. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all allegations of potential child safe guarding matters are investigated by Tusla once brought to their attention; since the introduction of CASP, if there have been any changes to this procedure in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/24]