Results 201-220 of 112,165 for children

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...project will continue in the five NEIC post-primary primary schools for the 2024/25 school year. My Department is committed to supporting a quality and inclusive school system that provides an equal opportunity at success for all children, including those at risk of educational disadvantage. In line with the Programme for Government, the Government is continuing to examine how the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...in hospital after birth. For this reason, just last week, I signed legislation to extend Domiciliary Care Allowance for newborn babies who remain in hospital from 26 weeks to 18 months. This extension will impact children born on or after 1st January 2023 and, therefore, this family will be contacted shortly by my officials to put their Domiciliary Care Allowance back into payment and pay...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Ring: 199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the funding to a preschool (details supplied) to enable it to provide lunch to children for the full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22189/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (16 May 2024)

James Browne: ...those more vulnerable in our communities. As the Deputy will be aware, the Bill includes restrictions on: gambling advertising, the use of credit cards for gambling, targeted inducements to gamble, the participation of children in gambling, the employment of children in gambling services, the presence of children on gambling premises. The legislation shall prohibit the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (16 May 2024)

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 May 2024) See 4 other results from this answer

Brendan Howlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in accordance with the implementation plan for the neurorehabilitation strategy, and the commitment given by the HSE CEO that a community neurorehabilitation team would be provided for CHO 5, if funding will be provided for this team in the immediate future; if it is his intention that this service will be in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (16 May 2024)

James Lawless: 235. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is undertaking to assist families waiting on assessment of need appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 May 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options currently available to the family of a young child seeking crèche support in Galway city when they are currently on long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 May 2024)

Réada Cronin: 237. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the policy and procedures extant to guarantee continuity of service and care in the time when a child leaves primary care services and moves to within the remit of the children's disability network team, in order that this is as seamless as possible without closure of discharge involving services; if there is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 238. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria that would enable parents of children in need of autism assessments to secure funding to avail of a private practitioner; the funding streams available to parents of children in need of a range of therapies that cannot be assessed through CDNT teams due to staffing shortages or lengthy waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (16 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: 239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow new mothers who fall ill while pregnant to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; if so, to provide an update on work conducted to date on this legislation; the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pauline Tully: 240. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding is available for a community nurse to cover care that may fall outside of regular business hours to enable a disabled person to live independently. [22225/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2024)

Denis Naughten: 242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to review the rates paid to providers under the ECCE scheme in light of the significant increase in operational costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (16 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide this Deputy with a soft copy of an opinion paper (details supplied) in respect of a property in Leixlip, County Kildare. [22272/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John Paul Phelan: 261. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to address alcohol consumption by children, noting that the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 found 31% of children have consumed alcohol, compared with 9% of children who have smoked cigarettes. [22197/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no alternative arrangements have been made for the 1,500 or so children waiting on the ophthalmology service, some of whom have been waiting for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/24]

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

...by an expert advisory group to guide all policy and operational decisions. Decisions are open to appeal to an independent appeals committee and there is also recourse to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children. An extensive range of accommodations is available, including reading accommodations; writing accommodations; provision of non-standard versions of examination papers;...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: ...related to Sudanese residents in Ireland: naturalised Irish citizens; UK, EU and EEA citizens originally from Sudan and living in Ireland; spouse or de facto; spouse or civil partner; adults and minor children; a related minor child without parents for whom they have parental responsibility, such as a sibling, orphan niece, nephew or grandchild; parents; grandparents; and adult siblings or...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Thomas Gould: Four thousand children are homeless. Is that your best contribution? Some 4,100 children are homeless and that is your best contribution.

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Gino Kenny: ...health nurses in particular CHO areas. In CHO 7, there are no public health nurses at all in certain areas. One would wonder why that is the case, because this is the front line of healthcare for young children and elderly people. Public health nurses cannot rent in particular areas, which has a knock-on effect on recruitment. The embargo is having a knock-on effect whereby CHO areas...