1346. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the long-term State supports and benefits paid to foster families from his Department; to outline the increases to these payments in each of the past five Budgets; if his Department and the Department of Social Protection have ever carried out an analysis of the supports required by foster carers including financial support; if the stay-at-home foster parent will be acknowledged by way of qualifying contributions for a State pension; if there is an individual care plan for each person being fostered both during and after the period of fostering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34253/24]

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1346. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the long-term State supports and benefits paid to foster families from his Department; to outline the increases to these payments in each of the past five Budgets; if his Department and the Department of Social Protection have ever carried out an analysis of the supports required by foster carers including financial support; if the stay-at-home foster parent will be acknowledged by way of qualifying contributions for a State pension; if there is an individual care plan for each person being fostered both during and after the period of fostering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34253/24]

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