Written Answers Nos. 433-452
433. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of completing the rollout of CNRTs with a multidisciplinary team in each CHO. [39858/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
434. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of implementing community-based multidisciplinary rehabilitation services for children in every CHO. [39860/24]
View answerDear Deputy O'Callaghan, my colleague the Minister for Health will be able to provide the response to this PQ.
435. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing CNRT staffing by one whole-time equivalent. [39861/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
436. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of setting up and running one regional assessment hub. [39864/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
437. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of including assessments of need under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [39865/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
438. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of investing €15 million annually in respite services. [39868/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
439. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of creating an additional 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 personal assistance hours per year. [39869/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
440. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of aligning disability home support pay rates with older persons' services. [39870/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
441. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of rolling out personalised budgets nationally, including a brokerage model. [39871/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
442. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the sensory initiatives grant to €1.5 million annually. [39872/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
443. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of expanding the coverage of ‘autism one-stop shops’ in all regional health areas. [39873/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
444. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to a recent proposal implemented in a special school in County Wexford and known as the Wexford model, whereby additional therapy supports were directly commissioned by the HSE and under the governance of the local CDNT manager, if such a model is applicable to other special schools across the State; and if so, if how such proposals may become operational. [39885/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
445. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite hours provided to families in County Tipperary in each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39893/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
446. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available for people with a disability in CHO5 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/24]
View answerAs this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
447. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children accessing the national childcare scheme from 12 to 15 years old, when qualifying children cease to be eligible; and the cost of same [39907/24]
View answerIt is noted that the question refers to the age at which qualifying children cease to be eligible for the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). For this reason, it should be noted that while both the Universal and Income-Assessed subsidies are available for children aged up to 15 years (meaning their eligibility ceases on the day of their 15th birthday), the upper age eligibility can extend beyond this in the case of Sponsorship.
A Sponsor Referral is available under Section 14 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 whereby childcare is needed on child welfare, child protection, family support or other specified grounds. Depending on the statutory body referring a child, sponsorship may be made available for vulnerable children up to the age of 18 years.
Therefore, based on the nature of the question, Sponsored children have been included in our returning data. A full breakdown of the number of children aged 12 years and over, according to age and application type, is detailed as follows:
|
Age in Years |
Income Assessed |
Sponsor |
Universal |
Total |
|
12 |
1,712 |
296 |
2,156 |
4,094 |
|
13 |
289 |
105 |
311 |
699 |
|
14 |
73 |
28 |
38 |
138 |
|
15 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
|
16 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Total |
1,853 |
375 |
2,249 |
4,399 |
The total number of children aged 12 years and over with a valid claim for 2024, year-to-date, is 4,399. The value of claims associated with this cohort, year-to-date, is €2,726,969.
Regarding the above data, it should be noted that totals may vary because of two factors. Firstly, a child may avail of more than one subsidy type in a calendar year - in which case, they will be counted for both (i.e. Income Assessed and Universal). However, these children will only appear once in the total. Secondly, a child may enter, or exit, different age groups during a calendar year. In this case, the child is counted for claims in both age categories but again, only once in the total. For these reasons, there may be some variance in the totals detailed above.
448. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the annual staff turnover rate in Tusla, broken down by local area; from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [39931/24]
View answerAs this is an operational matter, I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond directly to you on this matter.
449. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of children currently in the care of Tusla; the current number of social workers; and the number of children who do not have a specific social worker assigned to them; by local area, in tabular form. [39932/24]
View answerAs this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.
450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of sexual abuse disclosures made to Tusla from 2020 to date in 2024; and the number of instances where parental access was removed from the person who made the disclosure. [39933/24]
View answerThe Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.
451. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of children in the care of Tusla aged one year or below, by monthly age. [39934/24]
View answerAs this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.
452. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of children in State care residing in care homes, broken down by private and public; the number of care homes, public and private, by county; and the number of inspections carried out on private and public care homes from 2021 to date, and the organisation responsible for said inspections; in tabular form. [39937/24]
View answerAs this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.
