Written answers
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Legislative Measures
507. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her plans in respect of the programme for Government commitment to “advance legislation to ban... - Disability Services
508. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Department that will be responsible for facilitating funding for neurorehabilitation and respite services... - Asylum Seekers
509. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reintroduce the policy of community consultation for the location of accommodation for people who are... - Disabilities Assessments
510. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the long waiting lists for assessments and if she will expedite an appointment for a child (details... - Disability Services
511. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to resolve the ongoing difficulties being experienced by a social enterprise... - International Protection
512. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of payments made under the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) since it was increased to... - Early Childhood Care and Education
515. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to reducing ratio requirements in childcare/early years education/ECCE... - Childcare Qualifications
517. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to changing the FETAC Level 5 requirement for childcare/early years... - International Protection
519. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the current status and future plans for the ARP scheme. [4038/25] - Disability Services
520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1284 of 22 January 2025, to provide a breakdown of the 12+ month category... - Gender Recognition
521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the research commissioned by her Department to examine issues of concern relating to... - Ministerial Responsibilities
522. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be... - International Protection
523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review as a matter of extreme urgency the relocation policy for Ukrainians in light of the huge ongoing... - Departmental Contracts
525. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years; and the... - Asylum Seekers
529. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of buildings that have been purchased by the State to house persons applying for asylum since the... - Mother and Baby Homes
531. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the mechanism for former residents of mother and baby institutions to update the records held on them... - Youth Services
532. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to maintain existing levels of services in respect of youth affairs, in each of... - Legislative Process
535. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in respect of each Bill for which her Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was... - Disabilities Assessments
536. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the psychological assessment for ADHD of a child (details supplied). [4263/25] - Public Sector Pay
537. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of her Department; whether this scale has changed in the... - Disabilities Assessments
538. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the staffing and training of more therapists in children’s disability teams; if she... - Disability Services
539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE autism therapists and disability community facilitators attached to Longford CDNT teams in... - Departmental Funding
540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports or grants available for people attempting to set up supervised access... - Disability Services
541. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to develop a multi-annual approach to funding disability services; the estimated timeline... - Departmental Funding
542. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth available to businesses and local authorities to support adjustments needed to make public spaces and structures... - Disability Services
543. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the progress made toward achieving the main aims of the Action Plan for Disability... - Departmental Expenditure
544. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to... - Disabilities Assessments
545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an occupational therapy assessment for a child (details supplied) will be carried out. [4517/25] - Childcare Services
546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures are being taken to address the huge shortage of childcare places in Kerry; and if she will make a... - Early Childhood Care and Education
547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures are being taken to increase the budget for early years and school age care, which currently stands... - Childcare Services
548. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of three are on childcare waiting lists in Kerry for the years 2021-2025,... - Children in Care
550. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently under the care of Tusla who have been identified as at risk of sexual... - Disability Services
562. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting support services; and if she will make a statement on... - Ministerial Responsibilities
564. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in her Department; to outline their delegated functions and... - Disability Services
565. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1200 of 22 January 2025, the date on which the relevant posts entered... - Disabilities Assessments
567. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting assessment of needs in CHO 7; and the number of those waiting longer... - Disability Services
568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting speech and language therapy in CHO 7; and the number of those waiting... - Childcare Services
571. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the building blocks grant scheme or creating a separate application... - Disability Services
572. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will urgently intervene in the case of a section 39 respite home that requires additional funding to...
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