Written answers
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Registration of Births
8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made to address the situation of those who were given an illegal birth registration at St.... - Childcare Services
12. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the national childcare scheme; the measures he has taken to allay the challenges faced by community... - Covid-19 Pandemic
15. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagements he has had with representatives of young persons regarding their concerns for the future given... - Early Childhood Care and Education
16. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that was provided to childcare services in Cork under the ECCE programme since the beginning of 2020;... - Cybersecurity Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of meetings or briefings he has had with the board of Tusla in respect of the ransomware attack. [28629/21] - United Nations
18. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to enable stakeholder consultation to Ireland’s first report to the UN under the Convention on... - Legislative Process
19. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in commencing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [28651/21] - Cybersecurity Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied that Tusla is sufficiently protected against the recent cyber-attack. [28632/21] - International Protection
21. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the roll-out of the pilot vulnerability assessment programme for international protection... - Cybersecurity Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the NCSA in respect of the ransom ware attack; and if he will outline same. [28635/21] - Childcare Services
23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made in relation to the objective for all parents to have access to quality, affordable... - International Protection
24. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider bringing to Ireland at least an additional 400 refugees from Lesbos and or other refugee... - Legislative Measures
25. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the... - Child and Family Agency
26. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the interagency cooperation between Tusla and An Garda Síochána in cases of sexual... - Departmental Strategies
27. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to enable the voice of children and young persons in decision-making including to update the first... - Domestic Violence
29. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the development of proposals to provide for domestic violence leave; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
30. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the access to disability services for children in CHO7. [28060/21] - Health Service Executive
31. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when all relevant data currently held by the HSE will migrate to Tusla. [28634/21] - Human Rights
32. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Ireland’s performance in accordance to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of... - Childcare Services
33. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of capital grant assistance available towards the upgrading of existing childcare facilities and the... - Departmental Policies
34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the relationship National Standards for Foster Care 2003 and the Draft National Standards for... - Cybersecurity Policy
35. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken in view of the serious cyber-attack on the HSE to negate the impact on... - Child and Family Agency
36. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Tusla counselling grant awarded to secondary schools will be increased to facilitate the number of... - Family Resource Centres
37. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the potential of family resource centres to play an enhanced role in providing counselling and... - Health Services
38. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which children’s mental and physical health and well-being is adequately provided for; if... - Domestic Violence
39. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the 4,381 requests for emergency refuge from domestic violence that could not be met in 2018... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
41. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to provide further funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021 in view of the effects of... - Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
43. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times the Mother and Baby Home Collaborative Forum has met since 2019; and the dates on which those... - Legislative Process
45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [28657/21] - Human Rights
46. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will request that each Department uphold Ireland’s responsibilities to children under the United... - United Nations
47. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Ireland’s plan to sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with... - Childcare Services
48. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the effectiveness of supports provided to early years childcare during the pandemic; the... - Child and Family Agency
50. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to deal with the increase in the length of waiting lists for Tusla services over the past 12... - Direct Provision System
51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports being offered to LGBTI+ persons in the direct provision system. [28649/21] - Anti-Racism Measures
53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work programme of the Anti-Racism Committee; when the final report from the Committee will be... - Early Childhood Care and Education
54. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to consider additional allocated time under the early childhood care and education... - Emergency Accommodation
55. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expenditure by county in 2020 on emergency accommodation arrangements for persons seeking international... - Departmental Strategies
58. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024; and if he... - Departmental Regulations
60. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the support available to provide for the extension of regulation to childminders in respect of the National... - Cross-Border Co-operation
61. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding available for youth groups that are keen to arrange formal cross-Border youth initiatives under Peace... - Youth Services
62. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role his Department provides in supporting the local youth club grant scheme; and if he plans to increase its... - Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet or intervene with HSE officials to discuss the situation of healthcare workers currently in... - Disability Services
64. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the programme to move persons with disabilities from nursing home settings into the community... - Departmental Strategies
65. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a timeline in place for the establishment of the working group to develop an autism innovation... - Data Protection
66. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to ensure that personal data of all families and children interacting with Tusla is... - Registration of Births
67. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his attention was drawn to the issue of illegal adoptions. [26148/21] - Childcare Services
68. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures taken by his Department to support the professional and career development of childcare workers; and... - Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
69. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on providing redress to all affected residents of county homes. [28218/21] - Departmental Funding
70. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the uptake of the €93,000 announced in late 2020 under the Comhairle na nÓg ICT capital funding... - International Protection
71. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the transfer of unaccompanied child migrants to Ireland as refugees; and if he will make a... - Childcare Services
72. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is examining the serious issues in relation to the current national childcare scheme exclusion... - Human Rights
75. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress on enabling rights following Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of... - Departmental Consultations
76. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the consultation mechanisms in place for civil society and individuals as part of Ireland’s engagement... - Cybersecurity Policy
77. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact of the recent cyber-breach on Tusla services; if any data has been compromised; the budget for data... - School Enrolments
78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the forecast decline in primary school numbers creates the opportunity to see new community based childcare... - Childcare Services
79. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider commissioning research into capacity and forecasting in the childcare and early... - Childcare Qualifications
80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether the childcare support schemes give sufficient recognition to the need to recognise... - Departmental Funding
82. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding supports that have been provided to LGBTI+ community groups and family organisations in the past... - Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
83. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether sites that were formerly locations of mother and baby homes need to be carefully... - Domestic Violence
84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the recently published domestic violence leave policy by NUI Galway; and if he... - Direct Provision System
85. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the immediate steps he is taking to address the child safeguarding concerns raised in the Ombudsman for Children... - Childcare Services
86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the pay and conditions of professionals working in the childcare sector. [28457/21] - Carer's Leave
87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending carer’s leave as a result of Covid-19. [28655/21] - Ministerial Responsibilities
88. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his meetings with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Direct Provision System
90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision centres who are sharing bedrooms with non-family members; and if he... - United Nations
91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the ratification of the optional protocol under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with... - Emergency Accommodation
93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1208 of 21 April 2021, the status of the review by Tusla of emergency... - Mental Health Services
94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional programmes being supported by his Department to assist with mental health issues amongst young... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports provided by his Department to pregnant childcare professionals who following advice of their general...
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