Written answers
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Departmental Schemes
832. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to publish the review into the mobility allowance; when an alternative scheme will be announced to replace this scheme;... - Disability Services
834. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to allocate an immediate extra support package for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Family Resource Centres
836. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that there is only one Family Resource Centre in Cork City; her plans to remedy this matter; and if she will make a... - Childcare Services
839. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Naas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61100/25] - Children in Care
849. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Tusla must take out a care order through the courts placing children into State care in order for their guardian to... - Departmental Communications
851. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend,... - Disability Services
852. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Clondalkin CDNT will move from Scoil Mochua to the new primary health care centre on the Boot Road; the reasons for the delay;... - Children in Care
853. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who have been in the care of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, under section 17 and section 18 of the Child... - Childcare Services
856. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a press release issued by an organisation (details supplied) articulating a crisis in the sector;... - Disability Services
857. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s future plans for a home (details supplied) in County Donegal; when the new accommodation will be ready; when... - Employment Rights
858. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken a review of existing employment protections for individuals who experience pregnancy loss; and if... - Disability Services
862. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the day services available in north Westmeath to an adult with an intellectual disability (details supplied); and the way in which... - Mental Health Services
866. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to reduce waiting times for children's mental health in Roscommon-Galway; whether additional staff or... - Health Services Waiting Lists
867. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of long waiting times on children and families in Roscommon-Galway;... - Childcare Services
868. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Building Blocks Programme is on track to deliver the 1,500 new childcare places as announced in 2025; the reasons for any... - Social Welfare Benefits
873. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 4 November 2025, her views on the way in which evidence based policy will be... - Parental Leave
875. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing the number of days for parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61514/25] - Disabilities Assessments
876. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting an assessment from a Children's Disability Network Teams in County Laois; the average waiting time... - Childcare Services
877. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans and the timeframe for achieving a reduction in the average net cost of childcare to €200 per month per child under... - Special Educational Needs
879. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with disabilities or additional needs which are participating in the Access and Inclusion Model across early... - Rights of People with Disabilities
880. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the first quarter-by-quarter milestone commitments which are under the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025 2030;... - State Pensions
881. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether foster carers allowance can be used to qualify persons for a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement... - Family Support Services
882. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the investment and actions her Department will take to strengthen prevention and early intervention services for children and... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
883. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an enhanced package of services for all thalidomide survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61533/25] - Departmental Strategies
885. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the launch date for the next National Strategy for Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61574/25] - Employment Rights
886. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to introducing statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF; and... - Departmental Functions
887. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of foresight or future planning that operates within her Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input... - Disabilities Assessments
888. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for an assessment of needs in the HSE CHO9 area; and the breakdown of the number of... - Disability Services
890. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE administrative posts by grade that have been filled in each Children's Disability Network Team in Donegal in 2023... - Child and Family Agency
891. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a reply will issue from Tusla regarding correspondence (details supplied). [61960/25] - Disability Services
892. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to reduce waiting times for children's disability services in Roscommon-Galway; whether additional... - Childcare Services
893. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with private childcare providers who avail of core funding from her Department on the issue of significant... - Early Childhood Care and Education
895. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether flexibility or discretion can be applied in situations where a child narrowly misses the upper age threshold for availing of... - Child Protection
896. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training and resources which are provided to Tusla to assist staff in identifying and supporting victims of grooming; and if she... - Disabilities Assessments
897. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a child (details supplied) is still awaiting an autism assessment alongside accessing occupational therapy and... - Children in Care
898. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for children who are in State care upon turning 18 years of age, to ensure they are provided with appropriate... - Childcare Services
900. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the current means tests for the national childcare scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Meetings
901. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagements she has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young... - Children in Care
905. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Government intends to publish the revised childcare amendment bill, and whether it will include provisions to make... - Childcare Services
907. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a list of early years and school age childcare services that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme; the number and... - Early Childhood Care and Education
908. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of naíonraí closures over the last five years; and the number of closures forecast for next year; and if she...
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