Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1612. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or Tusla, are aware of any legal challenges being brought before the Workplace Relations Commission by staff members in relation to the impact that the current restructuring of special care services will have on their roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60087/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1613. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff members in special care centres who have applied for transfers since the commencement of the restructuring process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60088/25]

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1614. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff members in special care centres who are currently engaged in the grievance procedure as a result of concerns regarding the impact of the restructuring process on their roles or conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60089/25]

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1617. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has increased special care bed capacity since the commencement of its restructuring plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60092/25]

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1619. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla, or her Department, has developed an organisational risk management plan in special care centres to address the potential loss of staff member, particularly at senior management, management and social care leader levels, arising from the restructuring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60094/25]

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1620. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla, or her Department, has a contingency plan in place to maintain or increase special care bed capacity, as outlined in recent budget commitments, in light of the risk of staff departures associated with the restructuring process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60095/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1613, 1614, 1617, 1619 and 1620 together.

My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1615. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff members across all grades that Tusla has managed to directly recruit since the launch of its recruitment campaign associated with the new structures of special care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60090/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 27 staff members have been directly recruited across all grades associated with the new structures of Special Care services, since the launch of Tusla's Special Care Worker recruitment campaign. Of this, 13 are new hires and 14 are internal promotions.

Please find a table below, broken down by Special Care unit, as of 30 October 2025.

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1616. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla has received feedback from a trade union (details supplied) in relation to its members’ views on the restructuring proposals for special care services; and if so, to outline the nature of this feedback; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60091/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1618. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the “dedicated retention team,” referenced in previous correspondence, has met with special care employees regarding their concerns about the Tusla restructuring process; and if so, to provide details of when such meetings took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60093/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1621. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to overseas recruitment costings previously cited at €337,650 for special care centre employees, if she will confirm the specific timeframe to which this cost applies, given that the overseas recruits commenced in the summer, and that this figure therefore appears to cover approximately four months rather than an annual figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60096/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.