Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

European Union

John Paul Phelan

580. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19160/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

581. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a service hotline will be set up for the mother and baby redress scheme for Oireachtas Members to assist constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19242/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Thomas Gould

582. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what additional benefits will be conferred on the holder of an enhanced medical card, awarded under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 above and beyond an ordinary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19243/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Thomas Gould

583. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when enhanced medical cards, awarded under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, will be so awarded. [19244/24]

Departmental Properties

Catherine Murphy

584. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of the properties which his Department currently has lease arrangements for the provision of direct provision and other accommodation for those seeking international protections; 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. [19245/24]

Departmental Consultations

Neasa Hourigan

585. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education to ensure that use of publicly funded school buildings is considered and maximised with respect to provision of pre-school, sibling hour and afterschool facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19253/24]

Departmental Consultations

Neasa Hourigan

586. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19254/24]

Departmental Consultations

Seán Haughey

587. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education to ensure that use of publicly funded school buildings is considered and maximised with respect to provision of pre-school, sibling hour and afterschool facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/24]

Departmental Consultations

Seán Haughey

588. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19320/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Catherine Connolly

589. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to-date under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved to date; the number of applications rejected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/24]

Departmental Programmes

Catherine Murphy

590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual cost of the suspended Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Programme for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19352/24]

Local Authorities

Catherine Murphy

591. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19355/24]

Departmental Policies

Fergus O'Dowd

592. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full details of the supports offered to a local hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19381/24]

Childcare Services

Mark Ward

593. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the closures of Montessori childcare facilities in the Dublin mid-west area over the past four years; the steps that are being taken to prevent further closures; the alternative options that are available to parents seeking childcare in the Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19417/24]

Education Schemes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

594. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether children based in designated accommodation centres will receive education while based there; and if so, where they will receive this education. [19422/24]

Departmental Policies

Pearse Doherty

595. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assistance his Department can provide for a play group (details supplied) a service that faces closure due to its building being condemned as a result of the presence of defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19436/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Smith

596. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/24]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

597. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for full reimplementation of services provided by the Kildare network disability team, with particular reference to the urgent provision of occupational therapy, speech therapy, clinical psychology and social worker services; the positions in this team currently vacant and yet to be filled; the timeline for filling such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology support and social worker services for children in CH07; the plans in hand to address the current wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

599. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average age of early intervention for children in the CH07 area for vital supports and assessments including assessments for autism and ADHD; the extent to which this wait time has fluctuated in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

600. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of positions waiting to be filled, including appropriate cover for maternity leave, in the fields of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology in the CH07 area; when it is anticipated that all available positions will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19475/24]

Child and Family Agency

Bernard Durkan

601. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla can intervene in all situations where concerns have been raised regarding the health and welfare of a child; the extent to which he is satisfied that Tusla has the powers to intervene where the welfare of a child has been brought to Tusla's attention in all circumstances without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/24]

Ukraine War

Bernard Durkan

602. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department continue to offer assistance to children and families fleeing from the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19477/24]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

603. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of children currently in foster care; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past seven years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/24]

Undefined

Bernard Durkan

604. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the needs of children who are refugees, are in the Traveller community or have special issues, and who, if they are not attended to, may not be in a position to take their rightful place in society in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/24]

Departmental Policies

Bernard Durkan

605. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he continues to promote integration in all circumstances throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19481/24]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

606. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he proposes to take to address any or all inequalities affecting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19482/24]

Childcare Services

Bernard Durkan

607. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he continues to prioritise funding for the child care sector with a view to continued improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19483/24]

EU Directives

Seán Sherlock

608. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 14 July 2023 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion (INFR(2022)0309) for failing to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19508/24]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

609. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/24]

School Staff

Thomas Gould

281. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he is aware that a school (details supplied) is still not in receipt of therapist hours. [18489/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Mark Ward

282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the list of recognised disabilities under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Mark Ward

283. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if ADHD is a recognised disability under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Mark Ward

284. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if dyspraxia is a recognised disability under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18496/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

285. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legal costs to date incurred by his Department's response to High Court proceedings brought by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission against the Government over its failure to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18512/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Steven Matthews

286. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to planned closure of a childcare facility (details supplied); if his Department is engaging with management on possible supports that could assist the facility to remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18536/24]

Departmental Correspondence

John McGuinness

287. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the receipt of a submission from a community organisation (details supplied); his response to the concerns expressed by the residents; and if he and his Department officials will engage immediately with the community and this Deputy. [18602/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael Ring

288. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason no response has issued from his Department in relation to an issue that was raised twice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18610/24]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

289. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of positions, by role, assigned to CDNT west central Cork city; the number of vacancies that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Fergus O'Dowd

290. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline if offers on modular units for BOTPs are still being considered; to outline the process on same; the number of units currently under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18616/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 18 April 2024, the numbers in State-provided accommodation, to include private accommodation who been living in full-board circumstances, half-board and self-catering, of those in the IPAS system and beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine, respectively, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [18617/24]

Disability Services

Brendan Smith

292. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional support will be provided as a matter of urgency to an association to enable the resumption of essential services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional rental payments are being made by Ukrainians to top up their ARP; if this is permitted in law; if Ukrainians benefitting from the ARP are given a distinct advantage over ordinary citizens seeking rental properties where the ARP is a tax-free payment for landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/24]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

143. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of school OT staff who exist for each of the past five years; and the number of school speech therapist staff who exist for each of the past five years. [18165/24]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech therapist appointments that have been cancelled for each of the past five years; the number of cancellations of school OT services appointments in each of the past five years; and the number of cancellations of school psychology appointments in each of the past five years. [18166/24]

Youth Services

Michael Healy-Rae

145. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18173/24]

Youth Services

Michael Healy-Rae

146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be provided to ensure that youth workers are covered by the WRC recommendations to allow them to continue their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18174/24]

Youth Services

Michael Healy-Rae

147. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18180/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Carol Nolan

148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department engages with the Department of Justice with respect to the accommodation of unaccompanied minors; if so, the number of unaccompanied minors who have been assisted with accommodation needs by his Department for each year during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18249/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Carol Nolan

149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, retains and collates data on the number of accompanied minors who were accommodated by the State but who are now unable to be contacted or communicated by the Department due to their locations being unknown; if so, the number of such instances for the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18250/24]

Special Educational Needs

Colm Burke

150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the return of essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists, and social worker to a special school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/24]

Special Educational Needs

Colm Burke

151. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the reason a special school (details supplied) is still without essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists, and a social worker; the date they will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/24]

Special Educational Needs

Colm Burke

152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to increasing the allocation of therapists to an area (details supplied) to meet the needs of the caseload, in view that the current level of allocation does not deliver essential intervention and support necessary to every pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/24]

Youth Work Supports

Brendan Smith

153. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the request of a group (details supplied) in relation to the need to improve services throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18282/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation recognition payments being provided in 2023 and to date in 2024; the type of accommodation provided that is single room in a house/ full house and so on; the amount of rental properties being provided to Ukrainians under this scheme; and the amount of Ukrainians who have transferred from State provided accommodation to the ARP payment to date in 2024. [18361/24]

Childcare Services

Mark Ward

155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans to provide funding for the construction or assistance of new community creches for the Newcastle area of County Dublin, in view of the changing demographics and the current pressure on childcare services in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Catherine Murphy

156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an exception can be made in respect of a child (details supplied) who has missed the cut off point by one day in terms of eligibility for ECCE year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18370/24]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to issues facing students in a school (details supplied); whether the requirement for students to live in the CDNT area of the school in order to avail of supports can be lifted; if additional working hours for school therapists can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

158. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/24]

Youth Services

Willie O'Dea

159. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide increased funding to ensure youth workers are covered by the WRC recommendations on section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/24]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

160. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has at any time engaged the services of a company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity; if he or his officials have engaged with personnel from the company; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18438/24]

Disability Services

Niamh Smyth

501. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will refer matters raised in an email (details supplied) to the HSE estate management team for a review (details supplied); and if he will provide an update. [17490/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Frankie Feighan

502. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering filling vacancies as notified by the owners for an accommodation establishment in County Leitrim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Cian O'Callaghan

503. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; the number that have not been visited by a social worker since their initial assessment; the number that have been visited by a social worker only once since their initial assessment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17327/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Cian O'Callaghan

504. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action his Department is taking to safeguard children in privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17328/24]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Cian O'Callaghan

505. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he will take on foot of reports of children being discharged at Tusla headquarters from privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17329/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of survivors estimated to be eligible for the mother and baby institute redress scheme; his Department's work in reaching out to survivors to make them aware of the scheme; and the number of applications submitted to date. [17354/24]

Youth Services

Seán Sherlock

507. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of youth workers per education and training board area and youth worker vacancies per ETB area. [17369/24]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

508. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to reports (details supplied) whereby a child with complex needs was placed in a special emergency arrangement, despite concerns that this setting may exacerbate their self-harming behaviours; the steps being taken by his Department to ensure children with complex needs have a stable, appropriate and regulated placement, particularly in relation to increasing the number of special care placements available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17397/24]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

509. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to statements attributed to Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance reported in the media (details supplied) of “immediate safeguarding concerns” within special emergency arrangements; to respond to Tusla audit reports outlining a “lack of recording of child protection matters” by one provider of these arrangements; the interventions his Department has made to ensure the welfare and protection of these children is upheld; if his Department believes children in these placements should have their own bedroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17398/24]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

510. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to statements attributed to Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance reported in the media (details supplied) that some providers of special emergency arrangements do not have plans in place for when a child goes missing from their accommodation; if his Department will investigate if safeguarding procedures outlined in the Joint Protocol between An Garda Síochána and Tusla and the Children’s First Act 2015 are being adhered to by private providers of special emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/24]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

511. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to public health concerns raised by Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance and reported in the media (details supplied) of “high occupancy rates” in special emergency arrangements, reports of bed bugs and scabies infestations in some settings and findings of “obvious health and safety hazards” at one special emergency setting; the plans his Department has taken or intend to take to ensure these health risks are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

512. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proportion of disabled people in residential care in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 who were categorised as having low to medium support needs; and the proportion of disabled people in residential care in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 who were categorised as having high to intensive support needs, in tabular form. [17451/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

513. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capital costs of providing a four-bedroom residential centre for disabled people; the first-year current costs of providing a four-bedroom residential centre for disabled people; and the full year current cost of providing a four-bedroom residential centre for disabled people, in tabular form. [17452/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

514. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capital costs of providing a four-bedroom respite centre for disabled people; the first-year current costs of providing a four-bedroom respite centre for disabled people; and the full-year current cost of providing a four-bedroom respite centre for disabled people, in tabular form. [17453/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

515. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Department's target for the provision of respite places for disabled people over the next three, six and nine years, in tabular form. [17454/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

516. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated for the provision of home respite support packages that is within the Department's pre-committed current expenditure baseline. [17455/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

517. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the current allocation for delivering existing levels of home respite supports for emergency cases, including funding for the 420 packages put in place in 2022 and maintained in 2023, as well as the additional 27 packages delivered in 2023, is within the Department's pre-committed current expenditure baseline. [17456/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

518. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first-year costs of providing 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 additional personal assistance hours; and the full-year costs of providing 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 additional personal assistance hours, in tabular form. [17457/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

519. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first-year costs of providing 100, 200 and 500 additional intensive home supports; and the full-year costs of providing 100, 200 and 500 additional intensive home supports, in tabular form. [17458/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

520. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capital costs of providing one additional adult day service centre; the average number of places provided in an adult day service centre; the first-year current costs of providing 500, 1,000 and 1,500 additional adult day service places; and the full-year current costs of providing 500, 1,000 and 1,500 additional adult day service places, in tabular form. [17459/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

521. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost bands associated with providing additional adult day services places in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the average cost of providing additional day service places in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; in tabular form. [17460/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

522. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of new day service places for disabled adults that will be needed in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, taking into account vacancies arising and demographic change. [17461/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

523. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people leaving rehabilitative training and school who were profiled for an adult day service in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the number of adult day service places that were provided in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form [17462/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

524. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current costs of filling all vacant posts in children's disability network teams; the number of vacant posts in children's disability network teams where funding is already committed; the number of vacant posts in children's disability network teams where funding has not already been committed; and the current costs of filling the vacant posts where funding has not already been committed. [17463/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

525. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided to the DPO network in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [17464/24]

Disability Services

Johnny Mythen

526. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of children from 2019 to date under 18 years of age awaiting appointments to see the CDNT in each area in County Wexford. [17473/24]

Disability Services

Johnny Mythen

527. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, for each CDNT area of County Wexford of the number of children on the CDNT waiting list for zero to three, three to six, six to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48, and over 48 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17474/24]

Disability Services

Johnny Mythen

528. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current positions vacant across each section of County Wexford’s CDNT; when it is expected vacant positions will be filled in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17475/24]

Disability Services

Matt Carthy

529. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider making a financial allocation to Castleblayney care group in order to provide a community centre or facility in conjunction with the housing development for people with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17497/24]

Youth Services

Louise O'Reilly

530. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide an update on the development of a youth services action plan to provide a strategic direction for the delivery of youth services over the lifetime of the Young Ireland Framework; the timeframes for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/24]

Youth Services

Louise O'Reilly

531. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department intends to support the provision of high-quality and inclusive youth opportunities, spaces and services, by providing funding, guidance and other supports to organisations that deliver youth services as per the Young Ireland Framework; the plans for a multi-annual funding that are in place; the timeframes for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17502/24]

Youth Services

Louise O'Reilly

532. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department intends to implement a robust data collection and evaluation system in order to ensure that young people’s participation in youth services and, in particular, the inclusion of young people who are marginalised, vulnerable or disadvantaged, can be measured and enhanced; the timeframes for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17503/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

533. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full cost of providing modular homes for Ukrainians to date; the proposed commencement date for the development of 82 modular homes for Ukrainians on HSE-owned lands at a location (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the proposed cost of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/24]

After-School Support Services

Denise Mitchell

534. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an alternative venue can be sourced to facilitate a club (details supplied) which is due to close in June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Pearse Doherty

535. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any application has been made to move Ukrainian refugees into accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17535/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

536. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail, with regard to the findings of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032, the number of residential disability respite centres his Department is targeting to deliver by 2032. [17572/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

537. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail, with regard to the key objectives and actions of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026, the number of residential disability respite centres his Department is targeting to deliver over the lifetime of the plan. [17573/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

538. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of residential respite centres that were delivered up to December 2020; the overnight respite capacity of these centres; and the day-only respite capacity of these centres. [17574/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

539. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of new residential respite centres that have been delivered from 2021 to date; the additional overnight respite capacity that these new centres have delivered; and the additional day-only respite capacity that these new centres have delivered. [17575/24]