Parliamentary questions

Youth Services

Seán Canney

699. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to support an organisation (details supplied) during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions; the form of support he envisages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16715/21]

Literacy Programmes

Kathleen Funchion

700. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to roll out a reading scheme (details supplied) to other parts of the country. [16722/21]

After-School Support Services

Kathleen Funchion

701. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the concern among childcare providers about the after-school programme and that the programme will have to close in a significant number of facilities; and the steps he is taking to ensure that after-school services are viable after the pandemic. [16723/21]

Child Protection

Kathleen Funchion

702. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and Tusla are considering an action plan to address the significant drop in sponsorship referrals for children at risk. [16724/21]

Departmental Programmes

Kathleen Funchion

703. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the systems his Department has in place similar to the Department of Education that track population growth throughout the country and highlight possible capacity issues on an ongoing basis. [16725/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

704. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department actively encourages childcare facilities to run the ECCE programme both in the mornings and afternoons. [16726/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Kathleen Funchion

705. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs incurred to date by his Department for the commission of the national childminding action plan. [16727/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

706. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childminder learner fund grants that were awarded in 2020; the number of applications his Department has received; the number of childminders as opposed to educators working in centre-based facilities who availed of the funding; and the uptake to date in 2021 for learner grant funding. [16728/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

707. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the low employment rate of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/21]

Domestic Violence Services

Holly Cairns

708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which the State is meeting its commitments under the Istanbul Convention, including the provision of refuge spaces and support services, for the years 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16932/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

709. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address rates of violence and abuse experienced by persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16933/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

710. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which persons with disabilities, including children, and their representative organisations will be involved and participate fully in the monitoring process of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

711. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the disability participation and consultation network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16935/21]

Domestic Violence Services

Holly Cairns

712. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the absence of targeted interventions with disabled women in the Second National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16936/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

713. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to expand the deployment of services following the Barnahus model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

714. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make reports relating to a pilot service (details supplied) available including recommendations on the way in which this form of service can be rolled out nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/21]

Disability Support Services

Holly Cairns

715. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the low employment rate of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16942/21]

Child Safety

Holly Cairns

716. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure uniformity regarding the use and quality of parental capacity assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16959/21]

Child Protection

Holly Cairns

717. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to expand the deployment of services following the Barnahus model nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/21]

Parental Leave

Robert Troy

718. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding parental leave from 1 April 2021. [17070/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

719. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposed role of an association (details supplied) in the setting of settlement patterns for asylum seekers under the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17090/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

720. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline envisioned for a decision on the establishment of a new body to oversee the proposed international protection support service. [17091/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

721. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the accommodation strand he envisions for housing victims of trafficking as per page 43 of the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17092/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

722. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the urban renewal schemes strand of accommodation proposed on page 45 of the White Paper on the international protection support service represents a not-for-profit model. [17093/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

723. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the complaints process envisioned on page 53 of the White Paper on the international protection support service will be independent and have a right of appeal to the ombudsman or the court system. [17094/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

724. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legally binding standards on international protection accommodation providers, their operation and the warnings or sanctions given since 1 January 2021. [17095/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

725. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the appointment of the transition team within his Department outlined on page 81 of the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17096/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Robert Troy

726. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions being made by his Department to ensure that children born in January of a particular year can avail of a second free early childhood care and education, ECCE, year given that at present many children born in the early part of the year are excluded from a second free year. [17121/21]

National Childcare Scheme

Bríd Smith

727. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure all childcare providers will sign up to the national childcare scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship that refusal of some providers to join the scheme is having on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17122/21]

Parental Leave

Neale Richmond

728. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered introducing the option of paid leave for persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/21]

Parental Leave

Neale Richmond

729. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to introduce entitlement to leave for parents who welcome a child via surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17384/21]

Childcare Services

Michael McNamara

730. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional funding will be provided to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17439/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way a gender perspective is being included in the Disability Participation and Consultation Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/21]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way children and young persons with disabilities are being included in the Disability Participation and Consultation Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17493/21]

Equality Issues

Róisín Shortall

735. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department is taking to implement the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17516/21]

Equality Issues

Róisín Shortall

736. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department is taking to implement the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17517/21]

Child Protection

Catherine Connolly

737. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date by which the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection will make recommendations to Government following the publication of A Shadow Cast Long, the independent review report into incorrect birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/21]

Departmental Funding

Emer Higgins

738. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) for additional funding to support young members impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/21]

Child and Family Agency

Denise Mitchell

739. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers that have left Tusla since the beginning of 2021. [17581/21]

Asylum Seekers

Emer Higgins

122. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the number of asylum seekers accepted by Ireland from the Greek islands to beyond the proposed 50 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16020/21]

Asylum Seekers

Catherine Murphy

123. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) regarding persons in Lesbos, Greece; and if he will give the contents urgent consideration. [16064/21]

Asylum Seekers

Éamon Ó Cuív

124. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is planned to give consideration to accepting up to 400 refugees into Ireland from the up to 12,000 persons who have been trapped on the Greek islands, particularly Lesbos (details supplied), in view of the humanitarian tragedy there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16150/21]

Parental Leave

Róisín Shortall

125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the leave entitlements of a person who has become a parent through surrogacy; if it is planned to make provisions for a person who becomes a parent through surrogacy to take leave, including maternity, paternity, parental and-or adoptive leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/21]

Departmental Communications

Eoin Ó Broin

126. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016. [15999/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

127. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16025/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

128. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within his Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in his Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of his Department over the period. [16043/21]

National Childcare Scheme

Joan Collins

129. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if crèches can opt in and opt out of the national childcare scheme; and his views as to whether his Department should implement the scheme and support crèches to implement it (details supplied). [16070/21]

Departmental Policy Functions

Seán Sherlock

130. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16165/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

1054. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expand the number of asylum seekers and refugees from Greece that Ireland has committed to relocate from 50 to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

John Lahart

1055. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the transfer of families and unaccompanied children from the Moria camp, Greece to Ireland; if the 64 persons that Ireland has committed to admit have arrived here; his views on the call by a group (details supplied) to increase the number being admitted from the camp to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Joan Collins

1056. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is pursuing the relocation of the 50 persons (details supplied) from Lesvos, Greece; the date on which the relocation will take place; and his plans to assist the allocation of a further 400 persons to Ireland. [15781/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Jackie Cahill

1057. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to accept and welcome refugees to Ireland who are in camps on the Greek island of Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15787/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Catherine Connolly

1058. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the recent open letter signed by over 300 medical practitioners from across Ireland calling on the Government to commit to accepting and relocating 400 refugees and asylum seekers from the Greek island of Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15865/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Brendan Howlin

1059. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 16 October 2020, if a further offer has been made to the Greek authorities to accept into Ireland asylum seekers currently in Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/21]

Human Rights

Jennifer Whitmore

1060. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if details will be provided on Ireland’s UN Universal Periodic Review in November 2021; the reporting stages, public consultations and deadlines for submissions by civil society regarding the cycle 3 review of same; the type of engagement with the public and civil society on Ireland’s upcoming review; the reason no information on the review or consultation is available on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13901/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

1061. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider and respond to all aspects contained in correspondence (details supplied) sent to him. [13933/21]

Equality Issues

Neasa Hourigan

1062. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the new national action plan against racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13959/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Canney

1063. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to support an organisation (details supplied) during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will make a grant to the organisation to ensure the continuation of its services to young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13979/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Whitmore

1064. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the guidelines in relation to informal childcare arrangements during the current lockdown for when primary school finishes in the early afternoon and a childminder is available to assist in which parents are working full-time; if these arrangements are permitted during March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14039/21]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

1065. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will provide additional financial assistance to childcare providers who have experienced significant increases in insurance bills in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14055/21]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

1066. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many childcare providers have received insurance bills substantially higher in 2021 than previously; the actions he plans to take in response to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/21]

Constitutional Amendments

Alan Farrell

1067. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress of plans to remove Article 41.2 of Bunreacht na hÉireann by way of a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14129/21]

Disability Support Services

Emer Higgins

1068. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a directory will be compiled of access officers for local authorities and Departments. [14139/21]

Early Years Sector

Neasa Hourigan

1069. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports and guidance in place for providers of early years services to facilitate the safe reopening and operation during the Covid-19 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/21]

Childcare Services

Cathal Crowe

1070. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider developing a community childcare facility at a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14221/21]

Carer's Leave

Marian Harkin

1071. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to extend carer’s leave as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, if the proposal will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/21]

Birth Certificates

Holly Cairns

1072. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking in relation to birth certificates which are known to be falsified; the way in which he is engaging with the persons affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/21]

Family Resource Centres

Thomas Pringle

1073. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the stalled building of the new premises at a location (details supplied) which needs a two-month lead in for inspections by Tusla before beginning operations in the new location; his plans to ensure that there is no delay of these vital services while this matter is being resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14364/21]

Disability Support Services

Cormac Devlin

1074. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are financial supports either for the service providers directly or for the adults with disabilities that attend day services or who live in residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/21]

Legislative Process

Peadar Tóibín

1075. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the drafting of legislation; if so, the Bills for which the drafting was outsourced since he took office; and the costs associated with the drafting of each Bill. [14414/21]

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

1076. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the lack of provision of childcare services for babies aged six to 12 months of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14482/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Seán Sherlock

1077. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied). [14485/21]

Assisted Decision-Making

Mark Ward

1078. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill, which is listed in the legislative programme for spring 2021, now belongs to his Department; the reason it is not under the remit of the Minister for Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14588/21]

Direct Provision System

Michael Creed

1079. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 10 March 2021, the reason for the substantial increase in the cost of the direct provision system in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/21]

Direct Provision Payments

Eoin Ó Broin

1080. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 25 October 2018, the way in which he plans to ensure that direct provision centres will provide period products to all residents who need them; and if he plans to amend the direct provision contracts for the products to be procured and distributed to direct provision centres. [14699/21]

Adoption Data

Carol Nolan

1081. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of couples and individual persons who have been approved to adopt a child and who are currently waiting to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14702/21]

Adoption Data

Carol Nolan

1082. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of same-sex couples who have adopted a child in each year from 2015 to date; the barriers that exist in terms of same sex couples obtaining legal rights in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14703/21]

Adoption Services

Carol Nolan

1083. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department has taken to promote adoption as a positive alternative for children in vulnerable circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Richard Bruton

1084. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of his Department that have required his sanction; the time that elapsed between the initial submission of the proposal for consideration until the construction commenced; the significant elements making up this period; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the planning process; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the procurement process of contractors; and the way this duration compared with the targeted time to delivery set out at the outset of the process. [14772/21]

Carer's Leave

Gary Gannon

1085. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to carers on carer’s leave who are unable to return to work due to continuing care needs brought about through the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will consider an extension to current carer’s leave arrangements due to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14831/21]

Domestic Violence Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1086. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will virtually meet representatives of a service (details supplied) to hear the challenges that it faces in maintaining the vital service at a time of unprecedented demand and the need for adequate State funding to be provided to same. [14891/21]

Parental Leave

Paul Kehoe

1087. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation for parental benefit will be passed; the earliest date on which it can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14988/21]

Child and Family Agency

Paul Donnelly

1088. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of all section 56 organisations; and the contact email of each, in tabular form. [14990/21]

Departmental Transport

Duncan Smith

1089. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit, broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15114/21]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

1090. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legislation currently being considered by his Department in respect of the outstanding legislation that is needed for the implementation of the UNCRPD; the stages of preparation they are at; the timeframe for bringing forward the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Seán Sherlock

1091. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will create a capital budget line to build playgrounds in areas that do not have same. [15256/21]

Child Protection

Claire Kerrane

1092. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 10 March 2021, if specific consideration has been given to Article 33 of the report regarding the right to identity; his plans to implement these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15313/21]

Adoption Services

Kathleen Funchion

1093. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions his Department has made specifically for children adopted through an agency (details supplied). [15325/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Kathleen Funchion

1094. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken in regard to legal claims being taken by survivors of mother and baby homes. [15326/21]

Child Support Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

1095. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding behavioural supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15360/21]

Direct Provision System

Cian O'Callaghan

1096. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that persons in direct provision are receiving high-quality and nutritious food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/21]

Assisted Decision-Making

Patrick Costello

1097. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15532/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

David Cullinane

1098. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if advice will be provided in relation to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/21]

Social Workers Recruitment

Pauline Tully

1099. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies for social workers for which funds are available in cases in which the post cannot be filled due to difficulties recruiting staff, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15733/21]

Parental Leave

Emer Higgins

1100. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions being made to allow parents using surrogacy to avail of leave and parental pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/21]

Maternity Leave

Neasa Hourigan

1101. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to bring forward legislation to facilitate maternity leave for persons through surrogacy; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15791/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Marian Harkin

1102. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with medics in Lesbos in order to assist to urgently progress the move to Ireland of refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15821/21]

Early Years Sector

Duncan Smith

1103. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare providers in an area (details supplied) that have signed up to the new pandemic State support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/21]