Written answers

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Child Safety

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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228. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department maintains a consolidated Department-level governance and risk oversight framework in respect of privately operated children’s residential centres funded by the Exchequer; whether her Department receives structured, periodic reporting on safeguarding, compliance or regulatory concerns relating to such providers; and whether she is satisfied that the current oversight architecture provides sufficient visibility at Ministerial level over the scale of private provision within the residential care system. [17457/26]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy on this matter as soon as possible.

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