Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for terminating respite residential care for foster children at a Clare facility (details supplied); if this provision will be offered elsewhere instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26140/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Tusla has advised my Department that it is sometimes required to reprioritise available placements to respond to the urgent needs of children in care. In that context, Tusla has advised that on occasion, the Agency is required to temporarily close respite services in order to accommodate critical placements.

In this instance, Tusla has advised my department that the referenced respite centre in Clare will not be closed at this point in time, and the current respite arrangements for children in foster care will remain in place.

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a progress report on reducing the waiting list for accessing children's disability network teams in Dublin west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26216/25]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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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.