Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Probation and Welfare Service

Joan Collins

224. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage and number of young persons aged up to and including 18 years of age that have an active case with the Probation Service that are also subject to a care order through Tusla. [28884/21]

Childcare Services

Denis Naughten

225. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he plans to take to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27787/21]

Childcare Services

Denis Naughten

226. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the establishment of childcare Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27788/21]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the reports of the disability capacity review and a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28934/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jennifer Whitmore

228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the decision to reduce the number of entry points to the ECCE from three to one per year; the cost saving to the Exchequer from the move; if any research has been carried out on the impact of the decision on low-income families who have to pay for their child to attend pre-school if they are outside the allocated timings; the educational impacts of limiting it to one entry point a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29029/21]

Childcare Services

Neale Richmond

229. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to childcare providers that will be forced to close due to forthcoming fire regulations from Tusla that are due to come into force on 1 November 2021; the course of action for small providers that do not believe that they can meet these regulations and will be forced to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29031/21]

Immigration Policy

Bernard Durkan

230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which integration is being seriously pursued with a view to ensuring that the best possible options are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/21]

Immigration Policy

Bernard Durkan

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which integration is being satisfactorily pursued as a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29078/21]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which equality issues continue to arise within his Department; the extent to which these issues are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29079/21]

Youth Services

Bernard Durkan

233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with youth organisations with a view to maximise beneficial contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29080/21]

Youth Services

Bernard Durkan

234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent and level of his Departments interaction with youth and youth organisations with a view to identifying and meeting specific targets in relation to issues of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29081/21]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which equality issues are being addressed with particular reference to persons of all ages with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/21]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which children with disabilities can expect to receive adequate care and attention and access to services now and in the future; the degree to which his Department has identified issues of interest in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29083/21]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in foster or other care in State or private institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29084/21]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the degree to which the welfare of children continues to be provided for all circumstances whether in State or other care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29085/21]

Child and Family Agency

Bernard Durkan

239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla has adequate resources at its disposal in order to deal with any issues reported to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29086/21]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the obvious steps that can be most readily taken to ensure that individual cases referred to Tusla or other bodies are likely to receive urgent and ongoing attention of the highest quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29087/21]

Emergency Departments

Bernard Durkan

241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if adequate provision is in place to ensure that children with disabilities do not have to wait unnecessarily at accident and emergency departments in the event of being referred there for other than their own specific disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29088/21]

Health Services

Seán Sherlock

190. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Cancer Genetics Service, HOPE Directorate at St. James’s Hospital to offer genetic screening for more than 30 cancer survivors of mother and baby homes and those who were illegally adopted from such homes; if he will include this innovative service as part of the package of enhanced medical supports to such survivors who may not be able to access their family's medical histories as part of the State's restorative recognition scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/21]

Childcare Services

Richard Bruton

191. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has communicated with soft play centres in relation to utilising the facilities as childcare facilities; and the regulations that would be involved in a soft play centre becoming a childcare facility. [28467/21]

Child and Family Agency

Réada Cronin

192. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the Tusla files that were affected by the cyberattack on the HSE; the current security of same; the number of files held by Tusla; if contact has been made with the data subjects in the case of breach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28469/21]

Childcare Qualifications

Chris Andrews

193. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person (details supplied) will have to give up their current employment on a date; if not, if they will be given an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/21]

Departmental Legal Services

Mairéad Farrell

194. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the spend by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28498/21]

Departmental Policies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the policy of his Department to ensure artists with disabilities have full access to and participation in the funded arts and cultural life. [28517/21]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding as part of the UBU scheme administered in 2019 and 2020 per county and per capita in terms of youth population in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

197. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an increase in spending on childcare in 2022 in order to move Ireland towards a quality, affordable and sustainable childcare sector for all children. [28678/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Bernard Durkan

198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to upgrade the IT system in his Department and bodies under his aegis with a view to maximising the protection against hackers. [28680/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Bernard Durkan

199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional security measures will be taken to impede and prevent the intrusion of hackers in his Department’s IT system and to ensure an early warning system is in place which will trigger an ultimate defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28698/21]

Childcare Services

Neale Richmond

200. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether the current AIM model in childcare is sufficient to attract enough qualified childcare workers to care for children with ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28170/21]

Childcare Services

Neale Richmond

201. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure there are sufficient childcare places for children with ASD in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28171/21]

Departmental Policies

Réada Cronin

202. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will liaise with other Departments to uphold and guarantee the best interest of the child principle in their provision and operation of essential services to children such as in housing, health, education and special education. [25944/21]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address Covid-19-related issues affecting children including children with special needs with particular reference to the need to address any issues arising in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5973/21]

Youth Services

Bernard Durkan

204. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he will apply special emphasis on integration to youth organisations or otherwise; if the need for such action has become more obvious in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5974/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Holly Cairns

430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the campaign and document from an organisation (details supplied) for the Government to issue a specific family homelessness strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/21]

Immigration Policy

Neasa Hourigan

431. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address funding concerns in relation to the business in the community Ireland EPIC programme raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27664/21]

Traveller Community

Matt Carthy

432. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated to Traveller and Roma initiatives; the expenditure within same in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/21]

Health Services

Malcolm Noonan

433. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a significant time difference between when HIQA reports (details supplied) are shared with their service providers and when they are shared with their service users; if he is satisfied with such delays; if it is possible that all relevant stakeholders of such facilities will be informed of HIQA recommendations at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27797/21]

Disability Services

Marian Harkin

434. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the disability capacity review and the report by a company (details supplied) on the cost of disability will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/21]

Health Services

Neale Richmond

435. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the expected timeline for the roll-out of the baby box programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/21]

Domestic Violence

Mary Lou McDonald

436. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the outcomes of the consultations by his Department which concluded on 9 April 2021 on the operation of a paid leave scheme for victims of domestic violence. [27926/21]

Legislative Programme

Róisín Shortall

437. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the target month in 2022 for the full commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [27927/21]

Departmental Functions

Róisín Shortall

438. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when responsibility for disability matters will be fully transferred from the Department of Health to his Department; the specific functions and areas that will be transferred; the specific budget that will be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/21]

Wards of Court

Violet-Anne Wynne

439. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he, through statutory bodies such as the HSE and Tusla, continues to make Irish children wards of court and to send them abroad at the cost of €400,000 per child, per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27981/21]

Wards of Court

Violet-Anne Wynne

440. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are currently under out-of-state care after having been made wards of court and emancipated from the care of their family; and the amount such out-of-state care incurs as a cost to the State per year. [27982/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Brendan Griffin

441. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason force majeure was not allowed in respect of early years payments for dates a service (details supplied) in County Kerry had to close due to a significant Covid-19 outbreak; if the decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28034/21]

Traveller Community

Matt Carthy

442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocation and expenditure for Traveller and Roma initiatives in each of the years 2016 to 2020, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28097/21]

Traveller Community

Matt Carthy

443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated to Traveller and Roma initiatives in 2021; the expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28098/21]

Traveller Community

Matt Carthy

444. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for developing a successor to the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28099/21]

Departmental Data

Seán Sherlock

445. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a policy of data back-up in the operations of his Department and all agencies under his remit. [28113/21]

Domestic Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

446. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will prioritise the opening of a refuge in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin for persons who are at risk of homelessness due to domestic abuse given that there is currently no provision in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28167/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

447. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of measures taken at a centre (details supplied) to mitigate against the risk of Covid-19 transmission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/21]

Family Resource Centres

Martin Browne

294. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the concerns of family resource centres that they will not have enough space to provide group activities given the impact of Covid-19; the assistance that will be provided to ensure they comply with all health and safety guidelines while continuing to be able to cater for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27122/21]

Family Resource Centres

Martin Browne

295. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to provide for the additional demand for mental health services at family resource centres; if he plans to provide supports to expand these services in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27123/21]

Family Resource Centres

Martin Browne

296. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the way short-term funding for services provided by family resource centres such as counselling and therapy inhibits same from being able to guarantee long-term services; the way short-term funding of this nature can have an impact on the progress being made by persons availing of mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a schedule will be provided of IT and email security costs incurred over the past five years to date; and the contractor engaged to deliver the services and or system. [27272/21]

Assisted Decision-Making

Violet-Anne Wynne

298. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the decision support service will become operational; and the financial investment since the inception of the service. [27298/21]

Data Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

299. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is fully compliant with GDPR EU requirements and the EU network and Information Security Directive and standards with respect to his Departments IT infrastructure including Article 29 of GDPR which requires that data processors access only the data they need for their task; if ISO 27001 Annex 9 standards on privileged access are fully met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/21]

Data Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

300. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any state or semi state bodies which report to his Department are fully compliant with GDPR EU requirements and the EU network and Information Security Directive and standards with respect to their IT infrastructure including article 29 of GDPR which requires that data processors access only the data they need for their task; if ISO 27001 annex 9 standards on privileged access are fully met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27352/21]

Youth Services

Róisín Shortall

301. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of youth workers excluding Garda youth diversion workers funded to work in the north County Dublin area in each of the past ten years; his plans to increase the number of youth workers in the area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27372/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

164. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of workers who have been transferred without their knowledge from a section 39 status organisation to a section 56 status which has had consequences for those workers earnings and conditions; when and the way in which this change was made; if it is intended to ensure sufficient funding and resources are available for Tusla and section 56 workers to allow for the reversal of FEMPI era cuts that have applied to public sector and section 38 and 39 employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26739/21]

Child and Family Agency

Mark Ward

165. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Tusla counselling grant awarded to a school (details supplied) can be substantially increased to facilitate the number of students seeking counselling within the school. [26806/21]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

579. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been any follow-up by his Department to ensure that period products are being provided free of charge at all direct provision centres. [25513/21]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

580. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of direct provision centres that have invoiced the International Protection Procurement Services in relation to the provision of period products. [25514/21]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

581. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if notification of the provision of free period products was included in the March 2021 edition of the resident’s newsletter. [25515/21]

Departmental Funding

Seán Canney

582. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to national schools to construct preschool and after-school facilities on their site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/21]

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Holly Cairns

583. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an audit will be conducted into all records concerning children sent overseas for adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25532/21]

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Holly Cairns

584. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken in relation to new evidence discovered in Adoption Authority of Ireland records which reveals that at least 356 children in addition to the 2,132 children officially acknowledged to date were sent overseas for adoption between 1921 and 1994. [25533/21]

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Holly Cairns

585. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the attention of his Department was drawn to details from the Adoption Authority of Ireland revealing that at least 356 children in addition to the 2,132 children officially acknowledged to date were sent overseas for adoption between 1921 and 1994; the steps that were taken with this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25534/21]

Departmental Funding

Neale Richmond

586. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding received by an independent fostering agency (details supplied) for providing a section 3 emergency placement service in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25579/21]

Child and Family Agency

Neale Richmond

587. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of providing the Tusla run section 3 out-of-hours social work service to counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

588. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of the national childcare scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25626/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

589. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to publish the outcome of the review of the national childcare scheme which is currently underway; if he will publish the outcome of the review in its entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/21]

Youth Services

Cian O'Callaghan

590. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funded recreation programmes such as community youth groups, youth led projects, sports and art that will be available for young persons in summer 2021 in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

591. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made to include reference in all new statements of strategy to all sustainable development goal targets for which his Department has lead responsibility as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25743/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

592. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific sustainable development goal targets his Department is responsible for implementing; the progress made in implementing those targets since 26 April 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25761/21]

Social Media

Holly Cairns

593. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged a third-party company to date in 2021 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [25779/21]

Social Media

Holly Cairns

594. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if officials in his Department are tasked with conducting online and social media monitoring and completing reports on social media coverage of his Department and his Ministerial activities; if so, the number of staff involved; the respective grades of each; the estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/21]

Departmental Investigations

Catherine Murphy

595. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and or Tusla have engaged private investigation companies and or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [25817/21]

Departmental Investigations

Catherine Murphy

596. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and bodies under his aegis have engaged private investigation companies or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [25819/21]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

597. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are exiting direct provision without any supports in place to assist with accessing housing; if information will be provided in relation to the supports that are in place for persons as they exit from direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/21]

Domestic Violence

Martin Browne

598. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of adults and children in Tusla funded domestic violence refuges in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [25937/21]

Childcare Services

Peadar Tóibín

599. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of families who are eligible for the after school childcare scheme; the number of families currently supported by the scheme; and the number under the scheme for the past five years. [26029/21]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

600. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of data breaches suffered by his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [26093/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

601. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021, the number completed and the number outstanding of the 158 subject access requests received by the Department relating to the archive; the number completed within one month; the number informed that a two month extension is required; the number completed within the three month period; the number outstanding for more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26159/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

602. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021, if he will confirm that the audio and transcript record of interviews will be released to those making a subject access request for all personal data relating to the archive held by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26160/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

603. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 6 May 2021, if he will provide a copy of the guidelines and training received by the relevant 27 officials and to which they are operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26161/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Sorca Clarke

604. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the arrangements in place regarding leave for pregnant early years educators during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if they are the same as for teachers and SNAs. [26185/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Mary Lou McDonald

605. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce a DEIS-type model for early learning centre settings to narrow the gap for disadvantaged children as committed to in the whole-of-Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families 2019-2028. [26479/21]

Social Media

Holly Cairns

606. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that featured bilingual translations in Irish and English between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26575/21]

Maternity Leave

Claire Kerrane

357. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to review rules regarding pay during maternity leave such as employer requirements to pay persons a percentage of their salary during their maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25384/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

358. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 29 April 2021, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered for accommodation given that they did not leave voluntarily but, rather, did so to attend hospital and undergo major surgery to amputate a limb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/21]

Departmental Data

Mairéad Farrell

359. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on his Departmental website at which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25426/21]

Departmental Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

360. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current services, schemes and initiatives made available to resettled refugees in order for them to be able to further their education and training and integrate into the labour market and the fabric of society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/21]

International Agreements

Joan Collins

179. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if or when the second optional protocol on the UNCRC which includes the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24819/21]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

180. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons in care who have had complaints filed against them by the agency or the residential in which they reside; the number of young persons in care who have been charged with criminal damage relating to their placement; and if Tusla has policies in place to assist social workers and social care managers in relation to charging young persons in care that assault staff or damage units. [24762/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

181. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the particular vulnerability of childcare services that provide afterschool care owing to a continuing reduction in income caused by Covid-19 restrictions and remote working by parents; and if his Department will draw up an urgent plan to ensure the sustainability of these essential services. [24774/21]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

182. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the Minister for Health on healthcare workers ordinarily residing in direct provision and who are availing of the temporary accommodation scheme being requested to move to unsuitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the print, online and broadcasting media organisations contracted to provide this service; the amount provided to each in the timeframe concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/21]

Childcare Services

Catherine Murphy

184. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers by county; and the current capacity of same by county in tabular form. [25026/21]

Childcare Services

Catherine Murphy

185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in County Kildare; the current capacity of each in tabular form; and his plans to increase provision of childcare services in the county in view of the expanding population and development in the county. [25027/21]