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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 479. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of respite places for disabled people that will be needed over the next 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, in tabular form. [51932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 481. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the respite places that were delivered in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the respite places that were allocated in Budget 2024. [51934/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current unmet need in respite for disabled people. [51933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 482. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people currently working as homecare assistants in both the public and private sector, in tabular form; and the estimated number of people needed to fully staff the homecare sector in both the public and private sector, in tabular form. [51935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people currently assessed as in need of homecare who have not been allocated hours due to a shortage of staff. [51936/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Autism Innovation Strategy; the timeframe for the publication of the Autism Innovation Strategy; and if he has plans to establish a committee or monitoring group featuring autistic people to participate in monitoring the Autism Innovation Strategy. [51937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 485. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated final cost of publishing the Autism Innovation Strategy. [51938/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to initiate a national autism acceptance campaign to promote the participation of autistic people in all areas of social and cultural life; and the estimated cost of initiating a national autism acceptance campaign. [51939/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 487. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to collect disaggregated data for the purposes of forward-planning for the autistic community; if so, if his Department will consult with the autistic community and their families to establish how best to implement this plan; and the estimated cost of collecting this data. [51940/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Functions (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to establish a dedicated cross-departmental unit in his Department to facilitate a whole-of-government approach to autism and to embed joined-up cross-departmental services; and the estimated cost of establishing a dedicated cross-departmental unit in his Department. [51941/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the optional protocol of the UNCRPD has not yet been ratified; and the timeframe for the ratification of the optional protocol of the UNCRPD. [51942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 490. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all Government Departments have a dedicated autism policy in place; and which Departments have developed a policy and which have not, in tabular form. [51943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 491. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions he has taken to address the staffing issues in disability services, including the recruitment and retention of staff. [51944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 492. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of establishing a one-stop-shop where autistic people and their families and carers can receive information and link in with services that they require. [51945/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in offering a contract to an organisation (details supplied) for accommodation offered to his Department for Ukrainian people fleeing the war [51948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 518. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to implement a 12.5% increase across the board for youth funding schemes. [52410/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 519. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to date in 2023 for respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the number of persons on a waiting list to get respite care service in the counties, in tabular form. [52411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to date in 2023 for respite care; and the number of persons on a waiting list to get respite care service. [52412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 522. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to establish a single-entry point to children’s disability services and child and adolescent mental health services for autistic and disabled children to ensure that children are no longer passed between services. [52423/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Nov 2023)

Pauline Tully: 523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to liaise with third-level institutions to develop work placement schemes to attract staff to disability services. [52424/23]