Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the disabled persons’ representative organisations’ (DPROs) specific consultations on the National Disability Strategy, the reason the Government is not closely working with two DPROs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14307/25]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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185. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the State is providing contracts and funding to service providers for human rights-based needs without close consultation with disabled persons’ representative organisations, as per Articles 4(3) and 29 (b(ii)) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14308/25]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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186. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, given that Ireland ranks last in terms of European disability employment, how the Government looks to address these concerns; if the Government will consult all disabled persons’ representative organisations (DPROs) in this respect; to outline the Government’s response to the failure of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities 2015-2024 to address the employment levels within Ireland; the body which is upholding and monitoring the Government’s commitment to closely work with DRPOs as subject to the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14309/25]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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187. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when creating and consulting on new employment strategies for disabled people, the reason the Government is prioritising consulting from service providers (details supplied) over certain specialised disabled persons’ representative organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14311/25]