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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I raised this issue with the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, during the 11 June session but he pointed to the Minister as being the best person to revert to on this issue. It seems to be a complex pension issue. I point to the fact that the IFCA found that 50% of the carers surveyed said they are experiencing financial difficulties due to their commitment to caring and have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for keeping the spotlight on this issue because it is so important that we support foster carers. I have met IFCA and Movement for Change in Foster Care and other organisations representing foster carers regularly. In particular, I met them after, not the 2024 budget but the 2023 budget, and I said I would work with them to deal with the allowance which was a key issue...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: The increases in the allowances are welcome and Movement for Change in Foster Care and IFCA have pointed to that as well. The fact most foster carers are women and they are inhibited on this pension issue in particular is an area that needs further progress to be made. The organisations have done a lot on this themselves over the last number of years and have met with various Departments...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: When I met IFCA and Movement for Change in Foster Care we spoke about five broad areas where they felt the State needed to be doing more. These were allowances - which the Deputy has discussed already; travel expenses - which I am working on with Tusla; and additional concrete supports particularly in terms of therapies and we now have therapist groups available to foster carers from which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (18 Jun 2024)

Question No. 52 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Service Executive (18 Jun 2024)

Health Service Executive

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Service Executive (18 Jun 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the HSE regarding the need to source private contractors following the recent announcement that the Government will finance an AON initiative; how soon he expects an impact will be made on the waitlist; if he is confident that progress can be made to clear the backlog; and if he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Service Executive (18 Jun 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask the Minister about the engagement he has had with the HSE regarding the need to source private contractors following the recent announcement the Government will finance an assessment of needs initiative. How soon does he expect the impact will be made on the waiting list and is he confident progress can be made to clear the backlog?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I asked this question because of a constituent, who was mentioned in the question, and because 40% of those surveyed by the ESRI in 2022 felt their lives had been significantly impacted by insufficient PA hours. The Irish Wheelchair Association estimates that more than 60% of individuals currently receiving personal assistance services or home support require significantly more hours than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: With regard to the individual case the Deputy mentioned, officials in the Department have contacted the HSE and a response will issue to her in due course. It is being dealt with, therefore. There is no doubt we do not have enough PA hours or personal assistants to provide them. Nevertheless, as part of the transfer of function, this was one of the issues on which we were able to shine...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I do appreciate the work the Minister of State has been doing and I have recognised that a light has been shone on this issue, especially in respect of PA hours and in separating, as she pointed out, the issue of home support. In regard to my constituent, the Minister of State has indicated the Department will be in contact, which is positive news to hear, and I really appreciate the work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely. On the reform of PA hours, even though we are spending so much on PAs, at in excess of €60 million on PA support, we do not have it underpinned with a proper framework, so work is ongoing in that regard and we are engaging with stakeholders on the review while, at the same time, ensuring we do not stop the delivery of hours or the roll-out. We are also looking to see what...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State. The Deputy who submitted Question No. 49 is not present.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jun 2024)

Question No. 49 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2024)

Childcare Services

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 50. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of registered childcare providers who are not taking part in the core funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26060/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: How many registered childcare providers are not taking part in the core funding model? Is the trend going up or down? Have any registered childcare providers opted out of the core funding model? In general, how is the model progressing?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Core funding has been in operation since 15 September 2022 and has achieved significant successes in terms of the high level of participation we are seeing. Right now, 4,632 services nationwide are eligible to partake in the core funding scheme. Of those, 4,369 are partner services, meaning 267 services have not signed up to core funding. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response and congratulate him on the work he and his Department are doing on this important area. Has he or his Department carried out any audit of areas in the country to identify black spots where it is very hard for people to find childcare, crèches and so on, and if so, is that information available? One thing I came across when I was canvassing...