Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Diagnoses

Alan Dillon

582. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the CDNT protocol for therapeutic services; who is receiving this therapy now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16176/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Alan Dillon

583. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a persons (details supplied) have not received SLT and OT services since the CDNT was established; when they will receive these services; if they will receive both these services and not be divided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/24]

Disability Services

Alan Dillon

584. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for SLT services for disability team in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/24]

Voluntary Sector

Niamh Smyth

585. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to help with the staffing crisis in an association (details supplied) in Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Pringle

586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla has estimates for the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum, given that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the leading known cause of preventable intellectual disability in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16233/24]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Mairéad Farrell

587. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 20 March 2024, if he can confirm that under the protocol, when purpose-built student accommodation is selected for use, the sign-off for this is required by both Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/24]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

588. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of student placements in CDNT based in Tipperary in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16404/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting lists for overnight respite care in County Tipperary; and the number of those who currently receive respite but have requested more nights. [16405/24]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

590. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of contracts a company (details supplied) has had with his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the nature of services this company provided to his Department during this period, in tabular form. [16406/24]

Childcare Services

Robert Troy

591. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider insuring that the capitation rate paid per child in the early years setting is allocated for the full calendar year or the full school year to enable the school to forward plan. [16441/24]

Community Development Projects

Robert Troy

592. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider introducing a grants scheme in order that community facilities can apply for the grant aid to upgrade their community facilities. [16442/24]

Childcare Services

Robert Troy

593. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to help the early years sector retain staff as currently many staff are being recruited into the SNA roles in primary schools. [16443/24]

Departmental Schemes

Robert Troy

594. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason access to the AIMS scheme is only available from the age of three years when it is known that the most critical time for a child's brain development is 0 to 6 months. [16444/24]

Childcare Services

Robert Troy

595. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason, in relation to the inspection regime, child care providers subject to multiple agency checks; and if he would explore the possibility of one agency carrying out all checks to improve efficiency for child care providers. [16445/24]

Childcare Services

Robert Troy

596. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he intends to support child care settings with the additional cost of infrastructure by Government, the auto-enrolment for pensions, sick pays, and also from his own Department in relation to preparation of accounts in duplicate is leading to additional professional fees. [16446/24]

Disability Services

Cormac Devlin

597. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of disability personalised budgets that have been applied for and approved since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/24]

Disability Services

Cormac Devlin

598. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the personalised demonstration budget submitted in the name of a person (details supplied) but who has had no confirmation or contact in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Cormac Devlin

599. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding opportunities that exist in 2024 for the community childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16480/24]

Health Services

Cormac Devlin

600. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the contact details for the disability manager in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16481/24]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff that are working in the speech and language therapy in the HSE in Springfield, Mullingar; the number of vacancies that currently exist in that service; the number of people waiting to access that service; and his plans to address this concern. [16529/24]