Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

1081. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether there were any persons residing in the designated accommodations centres prior to their designation; if they are going to remain there; and if not, where they will be accommodated subsequently. [13898/24]

International Protection

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

1082. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the duration that such designated accommodation centres are expected to serve a person, by location if the dates in question are different. [13899/24]

Disabilities Assessments

David Cullinane

1083. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for each quarter to date 2019-2024, by CHO inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; and the number of estimated PTAs waiting for a complete AON, as reported in the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026: Disability Services for Children and Young People. [13920/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Réada Cronin

1084. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions his Department will take to address and correct the misclassification of Neptune House, Temple Hill, Blackrock, County Dublin, as a ‘children’s hospital’, when it was at all times in practice, and commonly known as, a mother and baby home, such misclassification being in opposition to operational fact and preventing children placed there from gaining redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13941/24]

International Protection

Matt Carthy

1085. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 20 February 2024, the terms of the IPAS contract offered to a hotel (details supplied) including the duration of same and the value of this contract; if IPAS have been informed of building extension works currently ongoing at this site and if any discussions or correspondence has been conducted in respect of increasing the IPAS capacity at this site when this has been completed; whether sufficient community engagement will take place prior to any decision in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13947/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Maurice Quinlivan

1086. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who having been referred for an assessment of needs three years ago has yet to receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13953/24]

Visa Applications

Louise O'Reilly

1087. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13957/24]

International Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

1088. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when appropriate accommodation will be provided for those seeking international protection who are sleeping in tents; what immediate action he is taking to provide proper accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13974/24]

International Protection

Chris Andrews

1089. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the process of securing alterative accommodation for the International Protection applicants who are living in an encampment at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/24]

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

1090. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps taken to address issues around the undersupply of childcare services for children under one year in the Dublin 1, 3, 7, 9 and 11 areas, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14031/24]

Care Services

Peter Burke

1091. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding issues will be resolved at a section 39 organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14037/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Kathleen Funchion

1092. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a copy of the waiver that some recipients of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be required to sign; who drafted the waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14043/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Kathleen Funchion

1093. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the name of the company that has been given responsibility for administering the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the total cost to administer the scheme; the details of the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1094. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across the country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [14055/24]

International Protection

Chris Andrews

1095. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures have been put in place to ensure businesses in a location (details supplied) and the surrounding areas do not close as a result of the failure of the Government to deal with immigration, resulting in an encampment of international protection applicants living in tents. [14094/24]

International Protection

Chris Andrews

1096. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if urgent attention will be given to the situation at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14095/24]

International Protection

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1097. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of commercial properties in County Carlow being used to provide accommodation under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14109/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1098. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a service hotline to be set up for the mother and baby redress scheme for Oireachtas Members to assist constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14110/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1099. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if mother and baby scheme applicants who incur costs to provide documentation relating to their application to the scheme will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14111/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Catherine Connolly

1100. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify how much of the estimated €800 million earmarked for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for the administration of the scheme; to clarify the estimated total amount that will be allocated under the scheme to former residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14129/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Catherine Connolly

1101. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an organisation (details supplied) was the sole bidder in the procurement process for the administration of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if not, to clarify the total number of bidders. [14130/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Whitmore

1102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on provision for a neuro-rehabilitation unit in CHO 7, which was due to be progressed in 2023; where the unit will be based; the roles that have been provided funding within the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14134/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Eoin Ó Broin

1103. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many staff members have been allocated to administer the mother and baby institutions payment scheme. [14150/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

1104. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if his Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14177/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Bernard Durkan

1105. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify whether early access to therapy and support services can be provided to a child when one guardian consents and one guardian refuses to consent; if any guidelines have been issued in this particular area or are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14179/24]

International Protection

Sorca Clarke

1106. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 23 January, if, given the recent changes announced by Government, this property is now being considered for IPAS. [14214/24]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

1107. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current children's disability network team, CDNT, whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies across each of the teams in CHO 5; the number of administrative posts vacant; the number of approved posts in each of the teams; and the actions that are being taken to address those vacancies, in tabular form. [14258/24]

Hospital Facilities

Bríd Smith

1108. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a formal report on how it is known that asbestos is present in the Royal City of Dublin Hospital building (details supplied); and if there are other defects with the building. [14296/24]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

1109. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a building (details supplied) is being considered for refugee accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14298/24]

International Protection

Patricia Ryan

1110. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regard to the 90-day limit on people seeking temporary international protection staying in specified accommodation centres such as that at Floods Cross, Newhall, the measures that have been put in place to deal with the resulting pressure this limit will put on already scarce housing and accommodation resources in County Kildare and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14300/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

1111. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he excluded the Cherry Orchard Hospital and other hospitals from the redress scheme; if he will reconsider these exclusions with respect to the fact some babies born in qualifying mother and baby homes were hospitalised after birth for several months before returning to an institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14323/24]

Rights of Way

Bernard Durkan

1112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who previously have had rights of way to their property via a nursing home (details supplied) heretofore; the number of any such rights that have been affected by changes in operation of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14340/24]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

1113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason funding has not been provided to CHO 1 for disability services. [14363/24]

Care Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the increase in the foster carers' allowance was delayed to November and did not take immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14386/24]

Children in Care

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to protect the future of vulnerable children within the care of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/24]

Childcare Services

Aindrias Moynihan

1116. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that is being made to opening the national childcare scheme to childminders who are not registered with Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/24]

Disability Diagnoses

Bernard Durkan

1117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a diagnosis will be forthcoming in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14413/24]

Care Services

Bernard Durkan

1118. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the children of a person (details supplied) can enjoy the protected offered through Tusla and An Teach Tearmainn during ongoing family law discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Bernard Durkan

1119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure that medical assessment for autism is provided for the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14433/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1120. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list to be seen by the school age team for over five years, is likely to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14437/24]

Disability Services

Matt Carthy

1121. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 14 December 2023, the proposed location of the standalone respite service for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14440/24]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1122. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 April 2024 or latest date available; and the number by CHO area, in tabular form. [14475/24]

Health Services Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

1123. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each CHO; the specific medical or healthcare posts in each team in each CHO; and the estimated full-year cost of providing a full neuro-rehabilitation team in each CHO, in tabular form. [14476/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

1124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of offers of accommodation received by the International Protection Procurement Service primarily through its e-mail portal; the number of such offers that were subsequently assessed as suitable premises to accommodate IP applicants; the number of such offers that were deemed unsuitable and rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14490/24]

International Protection

Róisín Shortall

1125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the International Protection Integration Fund; the steps he will take to ensure greater dissemination of information relating to the fund, in particular to ensure that community organisations are aware of the fund and its associated deadlines; the reason groups registered on the Public Participation Network were not notified of the details of, including the deadlines for, the fund; if community organisations who are keen to receive funding can apply to the fund at this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/24]

Disability Services

Martin Kenny

1126. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the children's disability network team has re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a complex need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14496/24]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1127. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the situation faced by the family of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14500/24]

Disability Services

Matt Carthy

1128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the adult and children overnight respite services currently operating in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/24]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

1129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare supports available to a person who works and resides within the State but who avails of childcare in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14556/24]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

1130. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the lisbrí unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital will be closing; if so, the reason the unit is closing; when this will take place; the plans for the residents of this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14562/24]

Disability Services

Michael Healy-Rae

1131. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to replace a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas Gould

1132. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for each month to date 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; and the average length of wait in Cork, by LHO or administrative area. [14605/24]

Childcare Services

Eoin Ó Broin

1133. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options, if any, available to childcare providers who cannot afford to engage the services of a chartered accountant for financial reporting requirements; if this requirement will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/24]

Childcare Services

Emer Higgins

1134. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the requirement for service providers to engage a chartered accountant for smaller play schools will be postponed; if his Department accepts the Revenue Commissioners accounts submitted directly by service providers as sufficient evidence of income reporting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

1135. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the amount of funding used to date from the asylum, migration and integration fund to fund the return of failed international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14631/24]

Departmental Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

1136. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 20 March 2024, if the contracts awarded to these providers was directly awarded or whether a competitive tender took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/24]

Equality Issues

Peadar Tóibín

1137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the EU legislation that unpins the change in gender protection (details supplied); and if it is this case that the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is misleading people on the matter. [14650/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Réada Cronin

1138. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will undertake an urgent and full inspection and audit of a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14711/24]

Direct Provision System

Michael McNamara

1139. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of occupants at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; the contracted capacity at each direct provision centre in the State on 1 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14716/24]

Emergency Accommodation

John Brady

1140. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is concerned by the duration that children are spending in special emergency arrangements, as outlined in reports in a newspaper (details supplied); if his Department believes there should be the maximum duration any child should spend in such an arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14727/24]

Emergency Accommodation

John Brady

1141. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is concerned by the age range of children residing in special emergency arrangements, as outlined in reports in a newspaper (details supplied); if his Department believes that no child under twelve years of age should be residing in a special emergency arrangement unless in very exceptional circumstances, similar to residential care and if a derogation should be sought in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14728/24]

Emergency Accommodation

John Brady

1142. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department believes that every child in a special emergency arrangement should have an allocated social worker; if he is concerned by reports in a newspaper (details supplied) that suggest this is not the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14729/24]

Education and Training Provision

John Brady

1143. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has investigated or will investigate the access to education for children residing in special emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14730/24]

Emergency Accommodation

John Brady

1144. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has definitive plans and a timeline to end the usage of special emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/24]

International Protection

John Brady

1145. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children, both children in mainstream services and separated children seeking international protection have been placed in special emergency arrangements each month over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14732/24]

International Protection

John Brady

1146. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many separated children seeking international protection are currently taken into care under section 4 of the Child Care Act 1991 compared to those brought into care under other statutory care orders, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

1147. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will introduce or support measures whereby IPAS applicants who obtain employment after six months residency here and while resident in an accommodation centre will contribute to their accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14748/24]

Child and Family Agency

Paul Donnelly

1148. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full year cost to recruit 90 extra WTE social workers for TUSLA. [14791/24]

Childcare Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can advise regarding a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14809/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

1150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide, in tabular form, the full total spend by his Department to accommodate International Protection Applicants for the years ending 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14844/24]

International Protection

Róisín Shortall

1151. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the sites his Department plans to lease from the HSE (details supplied); the status of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14890/24]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

1152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department provides supports for childcare providers to deliver transport to and from schools, particularly when providers were reliant on private operators that have withdrawn their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/24]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

1153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with a crèche (details supplied) which has been informed by the private bus operator that provided collection and drop-off service with local schools intends to cease this service on 12 April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14912/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Eoin Ó Broin

1154. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support options available to parents of children awaiting assessment of need; if there is a process of reimbursement available to those who pay privately for assessments given the extreme waiting periods for assessments provided by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/24]

Disability Services

James O'Connor

1155. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current services in place catering for those with special needs in an area (details supplied); the current respite services available to parents in the same area, particularly overnight services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14949/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Willie O'Dea

1156. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) has been excluded from the mother and baby institutions redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15012/24]

International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

1157. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average all-in cost of delivering modular homes through his Department in 2023. [15018/24]

Departmental Funding

Róisín Shortall

1158. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to a section 39 funding application (details supplied); the reason a response has not been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15045/24]

International Protection

Eoin Ó Broin

1159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the most up-to-date costs for the delivery of modular homes for people in receipt of temporary protection, including the all-in development costs (including site works, and so on); the cost per modular unit; and the size of the modular units set against their costs (in square metres). [15062/24]

Youth Services

Pauline Tully

1160. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budget allocation for the youth service grant scheme within his Department in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [15092/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

1161. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE behavioural specialists, by location, working in children's disability network teams based in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [15093/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

1162. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite places available in Cavan-Monaghan area from 2021 to date in 2024 for patients aged under 65 years old, in tabular form. [15094/24]

Departmental Policies

Mark Ward

1163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Draft Overarching National Standards for the Care and Support of Children using Health and Social Care Services standards developed by HIQA and the Mental Health Commission and submitted for Ministerial approval in July 2022 were approved; if there is a delay in their approval; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/24]

Childcare Services

Michael Lowry

1164. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth concerning the Building Blocks – Expansion Grant Scheme, which is part of a wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare, if he will confirm when an application from (details supplied) will be validated; if the applicant will be given the opportunity to submit additional documentation or provide clarity on their application if the same is required; when can the provider expect a decision to be issued on the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15134/24]

Departmental Properties

John Lahart

1165. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans his Department is connected with in relation to a location (details supplied); what are the latest plans, if any, for another location in Brittas, County Dublin; and if there are plans for any other sites located in the constituency for Dublin South West. [15140/24]

Childcare Services

Mairéad Farrell

1166. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 24 January 2023, what changes, if any, have been made to the scheme since last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15167/24]

International Protection

Paul Kehoe

1167. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on outstanding payments to an accommodation provider centre (details supplied) for Ukrainian refugees; when payment is expected to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15193/24]

Home Help Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

1168. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can advise on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/24]

Disability Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

1169. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the schemes available to people with disabilities to help them access the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15253/24]

Departmental Contracts

Fergus O'Dowd

1170. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, with regard to the 300 contracts that have been terminated with his Department for the accommodation of BOTPs since 2022, the cancellation was instigated by the service provider or his Department, in tabular form; if any follow-up investigations or audits were carried out by the An Garda Síochána and/or his Department; the details of same, if any; if any monies are still outstanding on any of the cancelled contracts; if so if the Department is actively chasing payments on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15280/24]

International Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

1171. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current plans for the provision of accommodation services within a location (details supplied) in Drogheda; if this centre is now operating as a dispersal centre as reported; to provide an update on how he and his Department are now planning to support Drogheda, considering the impact of this decision which has taken Drogheda's only hotel of scale from the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15289/24]

International Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

1172. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the rates being charged to Ukrainian refugees living in State accommodation for their board and lodgings; the basis by which this was calculated; whether this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15311/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pearse Doherty

1173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an ACC communication device can be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15323/24]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

1174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will received a CDNT appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15324/24]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

1175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 20 September 2023, when a reply will issue to this Deputy from the HSE. [15326/24]

International Protection

Chris Andrews

1176. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify what legal powers his Department, along with the gardaí, have to move along individuals at a location (details supplied). [15353/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

1177. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what medical supports are available outside of normal business hours, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, to enable disabled people to live independently in the community. [15356/24]

International Protection

Peadar Tóibín

1178. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can confirm that part of a building at St. John’s House, Block 8 and 9, Tallaght Retail Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 is currently being used or in the process of being used to accommodate international protection applicants; if so, the date of commencement; the category of international applicants; the breakdown of the number of units in the building for such purpose; the total number of international applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15366/24]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1179. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive services from CDNT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15367/24]

Disability Services

Paul Donnelly

1180. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychologists, dietitians and occupational therapists that are CDNT based at (details supplied) in the years 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [15382/24]