Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Ombudsman for Children
1729.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional cost of funding required to enable the Children's Ombudsman to fulfil its remit in the new... - Disability Services
1730.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding has been released to support the pay increase for all section 39 workers agreed last year; and if... - School Transport
1731.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to facilitate school transport for a person (details supplied). [33752/24] - Parental Leave
1732.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a policy matter raised by a person (details supplied) to extend the allowable time for parental... - Direct Provision System
1733.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of adults and children who have received their leave to remain but continue to reside in direct... - International Protection
1734.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of a property (details supplied); whether his Department received an expression of interest... - Disability Services
1735.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Government's plans to transfer therapists from HSE settings to special schools, given the... - Ukraine War
1736.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason beneficiaries of temporary protection fleeing the war in Ukraine were moved from a facility (details... - International Protection
1737.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents with children will be given the same exemption to eviction from IPAS centres which was given those... - Domestic Violence
1738.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times Tusla used its statutory powers to apply to the courts for barring orders on behalf of women... - International Protection
1739.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount paid to each accommodation provider within the IPAS system from January 2021 to end-2023 and to... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1742.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of implementing new pay scales in the early years sector, following implementation of the new core... - Emergency Accommodation
1743.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31040/24] - Disabilities Assessments
1744.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that parents should take in order to apply for a refund of private assessment fees paid, to avoid the... - Youth Services
1745.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the UBU Your Place Your Space panel, which has not been opened for submissions since 2021, will be opened... - International Protection
1747.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beds currently contracted by his Department to accommodate IPAS applicants; the number that have... - Emergency Accommodation
1749.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of special emergency accommodation companies that have been set up, or contracted, by Tusla in... - Asylum Applications
1750.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors or separated children currently seeking asylum in the State; and the types of... - Mortality Rates
1751.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a differential in mortality rates between infants in direct provision and... - Mother and Baby Homes
1752.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to date under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the number of... - Child and Family Agency
1753.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 1 February 2022, the number of children referred to Tusla in 2023;... - Disability Services
1755.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reassess the closure of a facility (details supplied) in Navan; if this will put significant pressure... - Emergency Accommodation
1756.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Correspondence
1757.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31249/24] - Nursing Homes
1758.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of men under the age of 65 years living in nursing homes; the number of women under the age of 65... - Childcare Services
1759.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the availability of childcare... - Freedom of Information
1760.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 11 June 2024, when the outcome of the internal review will be... - Youth Services
1761.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support a request by an organisation (details supplied) for additional funding for the youth sector... - Child Care Law Reporting Project
1762.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the expiration of the contract for the Child Law Project; if a tender process will open for the... - Departmental Legal Cases
1763.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s,... - Disability Services
1764.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can advise a person (details supplied) of the day services available in their area, as they have lost both... - Emergency Accommodation
1765.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide accommodation for asylum seekers in order that they are not forced to sleep... - Childcare Services
1766.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost in 2025 of increasing wages for all childcare workers by €1 per hour, via a public... - Departmental Contracts
1767.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he retains a contract with the operators of a hotel (details supplied); and the date on which the contract is... - International Protection
1768.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that nine tents were pitched in the bushes on the corner of the Saggart Luas stop; the steps his... - Childcare Services
1769.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to childcare; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
1770.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current funding allocation provided by TUSLA for therapeutic mental health interventions and supports for... - Children in Care
1772.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will propose to fund a comprehensive suite of supports for foster carers, as agreed in 2023, in the Budget... - Child and Family Agency
1773.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount by which he plans to increase funding to Tusla - Child and Family Agency to provide a universal start... - Social Welfare Code
1774.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection to facilitate auto-enrolment for children in foster... - Child and Family Agency
1775.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will increase funding to Tusla - Child and Family Agency to reduce the current excess... - Children in Care
1777.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine a proposal to identify and fund the most accessible and expedient interdepartmental mechanism... - International Protection
1778.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received a submission regarding the very short notice given to parents and children in international... - Childcare Services
1779.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community childcare facility (details supplied) has been approved support under the equal start programme;... - Disability Services
1780.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made in respite services since 1 January 2022; the additional funding provided in successive... - Home Care Packages
1781.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the current home care package for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be increased to include... - Equality Issues
1782.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 23 April, when he will publish his Department’s... - EU Directives
1783.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the progress he has made to date in transposing the pay transparency directive into Irish law; and if... - Departmental Policies
1784.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider developing a scheme to recognise and cover foster placement start-up costs; and if he will... - Child and Family Agency
1786.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider providing funding for the expansion of the Tusla – Child and Family Agency regional... - Disability Services
1787.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing 400 additional adult day service places. [31691/24] - International Protection
1789.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to use a property (details supplied); and if this property is planned for use for the... - Departmental Contracts
1790.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if documents (details supplied) will be reviewed; if contracts can be renewed for this property; if his... - Maternity Leave
1791.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions taken to progress his proposal to allow maternity leave to be postponed for people diagnosed with... - Mental Health Services
1792.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the projected timeline for a hub for children and a hub for older people at St. Otteran's Hospital, including... - Education and Training Boards
1793.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 20 June, the timeline for completion of a review of the UBU Your... - International Protection
1794.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 11 July, to specify the resources, processes and services... - Departmental Contracts
1795.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian accommodation contracts that have been cancelled due to overcharging, compliance... - Childcare Services
1796.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the status of a childcare service will be reviewed (details supplied) under the equal start programme to... - International Protection
1797.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can revise the decision to relocate a family (details supplied) who have settled in an area and started a... - Disability Services
1798.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if grant funding will be extended to a children’s service (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1799.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new ASD diagnostic teams that have been developed within the State; the details of those teams;... - Disability Services
1800.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to address serious concerns raised by parent representatives (details supplied); and if... - Local Authorities
1801.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided to Galway County Council each year since 2020 for the play and recreation capital funding... - Disability Services
1803.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 14 May 2024, if he will provide an update on the existing staff, by... - Family Resource Centres
1804.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full year cost of increasing funding by 15% nationwide to family resource centres. [32075/24] - Mother and Baby Homes
1805.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a response did not issue to two queries on an application which comes under his remit (details... - Ukraine War
1806.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide clarity on the operational arrangements giving effect to the changes for Ukrainian refugees,... - Health Services
1807.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
1808.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a building block application will be reviewed (details supplied); the reason this application was not... - Health Services
1809.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) is waiting on speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services
1810.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of hydrotherapy at Enable Ireland in Cavan; if is operational; when it became operational; how... - Nursing Homes
1812.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on the current number of individuals under 65 years residing in nursing homes; the total... - Disability Services
1813.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled persons who are in receipt of intensive support packages currently; the number of people... - Departmental Policies
1814.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made by working groups on personal assistance and home support to define personal... - Disability Services
1815.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the progress made in addressing the action under the Action Plan for Disability Services... - Home Care Packages
1817.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the number of personal assistance hours and home support hours being provided; the number of... - Youth Services
1824.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of implementing a 12% increase across the board for youth funding schemes; and if he will... - Direct Provision System
1826.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will permit a person (details supplied) to leave a direct provision centre and receive the weekly unhoused... - Departmental Schemes
1827.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services
1828.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to allow parents whose children are on long waiting lists for essential therapies to be reimbursed... - International Protection
1830.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a relocation order for a family (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on... - Disabilities Assessments
1831.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for an assessment of need in each of the CHO areas of Cork city and county for... - International Protection
1832.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times staff from his Department, or any other Government Department, have consulted in person with... - Youth Services
1842.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in his Department, including Budget 2025 plans, for an assessment of the funding of youthwork... - Departmental Policies
1843.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing research and planning being carried out under the recently signed World Health Organisation... - Disability Services
1844.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - International Protection
1845.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made to move away from privately-owned accommodation provision for international protection... - Disability Services
1846.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those... - Childcare Services
1848.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to providing increased levels of funding to early childcare providers in Budget 2025. [32420/24] - Immigration Policy
1849.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if research has been conducted on the effect of Government immigration policy on the increase in racism... - Disabilities Assessments
1850.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of autism assessment waiting times in CHO 8. [32448/24] - Childcare Services
1851.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an urgent review can be conducted of funding for community childcare. [32480/24] - Disability Services
1852.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received in 2023 and to date in 2024 for respite care; the number of people currently... - Disabilities Assessments
1854.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need for autism in County Wicklow through the children's... - Childcare Services
1856.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to improving and expanding access to childcare in Shannon town, County Clare (details... - Disabilities Assessments
1857.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the case of a person (details suppled) who, having been referred for an assessment of needs... - Disability Services
1858.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review an article (details supplied); to provide an update on the location and site, plans and... - Childcare Services
1859.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department will be undertaking to assist with childcare costs for working families; and if he... - Disability Services
1860.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a new facility for day services and a new building to locate same (details supplied) in... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1861.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 9 May 2024, to review a response issued to the PQ; if he will... - Disability Services
1862.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the case of an individual (details supplied); if he will intervene to ensure the person can... - Child and Family Agency
1863.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason TUSLA’s method of data collation has made it almost impossible to access documents under the... - International Protection
1864.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full list of the number of beds available for accommodating both Ukrainian refugees and... - Health Service Executive
1865.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update from the HSE estate management team on their site visit (details supplied). [32648/24] - Home Care Packages
1866.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities in 2024 that are in receipt of home-support hours in each LHO area; the... - International Protection
1868.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beds currently available in the IPAS system. [32694/24] - Youth Services
1869.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason despite an 11.1% funding shortfall being identified for independent Dublin youth projects, there has... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1872.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the evidence base the Government uses to support privatisation in the early education sector, given the... - Departmental Correspondence
1875.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the budget submission made by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Disability Services
1876.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the respite facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Listowel, County Kerry is closed;... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1882.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the staff numbers and grade of CDNTs nationally, in the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in... - Disability Services
1883.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staff vacancy rate for CDNTs currently in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal, and nationally;... - Departmental Correspondence
1884.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received correspondence (details supplied); and if he will address the issues raised. [32777/24] - Early Childhood Care and Education
1885.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years learning providers that have exited core funding to date in 2024; and the associated... - Disabilities Assessments
1886.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of families that have received reimbursements for private autism assessments for the past five years,... - Childcare Services
1887.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Cork, by local area, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [32790/24] - Disability Services
1890.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the provision of respite care in Cork; and the details of the current waiting list for respite... - School Discipline
1893.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with disability groups in regard to concerns about a lack of consideration towards disabled... - Departmental Policies
1895.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would consider the establishment of a national advocacy service for children with disabilities; and if he... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1896.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the need of many childcare workers to sign on to social welfare supports over... - Disability Services
1897.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update of the current staffing rate in each CDNT. [32829/24] - International Protection
1902.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent each year since 2020 on housing international protection applicants, broken... - Disabilities Assessments
1908.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the CHO7 area awaiting an assessment of needs, by category of assessment, in tabular... - Disability Services
1909.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the CHO7 area currently waiting to access therapies by the CDNT, by category of... - Family Resource Centres
1911.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, totalling €8... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1913.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that early childhood care education learning educators are unhappy with the lack of... - Departmental Data
1914.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the lack of data being collated by his Department in respect of children in special schools, and... - Special Educational Needs
1915.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the need will be addressed for a six-year plan to build more inclusive schools by 2030 and have sufficient... - Disability Services
1917.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number attending disability day centres for persons with disabilities, by county, in tabular form; and if he... - Mother and Baby Homes
1920.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 18 June 2024, if the negotiation process between the expert... - Youth Services
1922.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give further consideration to the representations outlined by an organisation (details supplied); and... - Asylum Seekers
1923.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assurance can be provided that every person has an offer of safe accommodation, in light of the increasing... - International Protection
1925.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria applied by his Department when selecting possible locations for the placement of international... - Disability Services
1929.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the resignation of two disability campaigners from the national steering group set up to shape the... - Children in Care
1933.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1715, 1716 and 1744 of 26 July 2022, if he will detail the names and... - Disabilities Assessments
1934.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the State currently awaiting an assessment of needs; the number waiting less than... - Disability Services
1936.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the State currently awaiting a CDNT speech and language appointment; the number... - Home Care Packages
1942.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people waiting for homecare support in County Cavan and County Monaghan; the total number of hours... - Childcare Services
1944.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the consideration by Pobal of a funding request by Northside Community Enterprise to reopen a... - International Protection
1945.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expenditure pre-committed to by his Department for international protection and temporary protection related... - Disability Services
1950.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on funding available to charities for the construction of purpose-built adult disability...
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