Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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973. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the study commissioned by his Department to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, the National Strategy for Women and Girls as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy to be completed early this year has not yet been published. [13542/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department has commissioned a study to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, the National Strategy for Women and Girls as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy.

Work on this study is at an advanced stage and it is expected to be published in the coming months. I will publish this study once it has been completed.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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974. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla emergency care orders, interim care orders, permanent and temporary care orders, supervision orders, interim special care orders and special care orders in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [13559/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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As this relates to Tusla operational matters, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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975. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech and language therapist posts that are currently vacant across the 91 children disability network teams throughout the country; the number that have left the teams; the number that have been recruited since the National Staff Census and Workload Review was undertaken by the HSE in October 2022; if he is aware of the major retention problem in the profession; the number of children that are awaiting initial assessment; the number that are awaiting initial therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13569/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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976. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in each CHO; if he intends to provide dedicated funding for the seven CHOs without a team in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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977. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the redress that is open to the children who received assessments from an unqualified psychologist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13594/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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978. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of personnel that have left their employment with Tusla in County Donegal since January 2021; the efforts that Tusla has made to fill those vacancies; how successful it has been; the number of current vacancies within Tusla in County Donegal; and the specialities and fields they cover.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13606/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.