3144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement that she has had with advocacy groups in relation to the introduction of the medication called Givinostat to treat patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; the actions she will take to expedite this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59961/26]
3123. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the engagement she has had with the HSE in relation to the supply of a medical device in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59597/26]
3122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the mechanisms in place when a specific medical device is not available due to an international shortage or any other reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59590/26]
3121. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the supply of a medical device in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59588/26]
3080. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she has taken to increase the number of applications under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the campaigns her Department have run in relation to outreach and/or awareness; if assistance has been offered to survivors in the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.' [63220/26]
3069. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which success or targets are calculated in relation to the operation of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63020/26]
3068. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the commitment by the Chair of the Board of Management of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus (details supplied), in relation to measurable success and benefit to the lives of children in detention in this facility; if this has been achieved in the interim period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63021/26]
3067. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Chair of the Board of Management of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus, in relation to her commitment to provide measurable success and benefit to the lives of children in detention in this facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63022/26]
3066. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the recidivism rate for detainees in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63015/26]
3064. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost of detaining a person in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the way this cost is calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63019/26]
3058. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the gender breakdown of residents in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61643/26]
3057. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any plans to expand the number of spaces available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61649/26]
3056. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any plans to expand the level of rehabilitation services available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61652/26]
3054. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Oberstown Children Detention Campus is currently overcapacity; if so, if the details will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61648/26]
3053. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any plans to expand the capacity for juvenile detention at any location other than Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61653/26]
3052. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of people currently resident in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61641/26]
3041. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of engagement she has had with disability charities and other advocacy groups in relation to the provision of supported living for people with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60286/26]
3001. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of exploring a proposal to allow for additional statutory leave allowances from work, school or college for any woman that experiences significant menstrual pain and related health issues (details supplied) and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62264/26]
3000. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a public petition calling for additional statutory leave allowances from work, school or college for any woman that experiences significant menstrual pain and related health issues (details supplied) and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62265/26]
2999. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any research ongoing within her Department that seeks to provide for additional statutory leave allowances from work, school or college for any woman that experiences significant menstrual pain and related health issues and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62266/26]
2998. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider providing for a public consultation on the merits of providing for additional statutory leave allowances from work, school or college for any woman that experiences significant menstrual pain and related health issues and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62267/26]
2984. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any research ongoing into amending the allowances for parental leave for parents with multiple births (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61946/26]
2983. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of increasing childcare subsidy supports for parents of twins or other multiple births to account for the significant extra costs for childcare for those families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61948/26]
2960. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the Before We Die campaign; if so, the engagement she has had with the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60261/26]
2901. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the continued absence by a large childcare provider from the core funding scheme; if she is conscious of the significant knock on financial burden being placed on parents as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60070/26]
2900. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the significant fee increase being imposed on families by a childcare centre (details supplied); if she is conscious of the financial burden that this puts on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60060/26]
2899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she proposes further engagement with the management of a childcare centre (details supplied) in advanced of their planned withdrawal from the core funding scheme on 1 September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60075/26]
2898. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the engagement she has had with the management of the childcare centre (details supplied), specifically with a view to bringing them back into the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60074/26]
2896. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2789 of 28 July 2026, the position regarding the engagement she has had with the management of the childcare centre (details supplied) since their decision to withdraw from the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60071/26]
2895. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement her Department has had with a childcare provider (details) in relation to their departure from the core funding scheme; if any negotiations are ongoing in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60068/26]
2894. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any ongoing engagement her Department is having with the management of a childcare centre (details supplied) in relation to their fee structures and the knock on impact on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60065/26]
2893. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any supports to families in cases whereby their childcare centre significantly increase their prices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60063/26]
2891. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement her Department had with a childcare centre prior to the notice to parents that there would be a significant fee increase imposed on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60062/26]
2890. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of allowing greater price flexibility within the core funding scheme for childcare centres that operate in Dublin to account for higher operating costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60016/26]
2889. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of childcare centres in Dublin that have left or have indicated their intention to leave the core funding scheme since the establishment of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60012/26]
2887. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of childcare centres nationally that have left or have indicated their intention to leave the core funding scheme since the establishment of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60010/26]
2886. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of registered childcare centres in Dublin that are eligible but are not signed up to the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60007/26]
2885. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of registered childcare centres that are eligible but are not signed up to the core funding scheme at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60004/26]
2850. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the common practice by childcare providers to require a non-refundable deposit from parents when putting their child’s name down; if this is permitted under the core funding scheme and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59943/26]
2849. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality hew views on the common practice by childcare providers to require a non-refundable deposit from parents when putting their child’s name down; if she is conscious of the financial impact that this may have on parents in the context of them not being able to take up the place and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59947/26]
2834. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality hew views on the common practice by childcare providers to require a non-refundable deposit from parents when putting their child’s name down, particularly in the context whereby parents are particularly desperate to secure a placement due to local childcare shortages and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59952/26]
2828. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any initiative under consideration within her Department that seeks to increase the uptake of paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59707/26]
2827. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on creating a statutory reporting mechanism for private sector firms regarding the uptake of paternity leave by their employees that would seek to increase the rate of employees availing of this leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59702/26]
2826. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any support mechanisms in place to support families whose childcare facilities have withdrawn from the core funding model, specifically in relation to the knock-on price increase for childcare. [59581/26]
2825. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the basis for the decision not to include childcare centres that offer only 50-hours-per-week placements in the planned childcare fee cap from September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59688/26]
2824. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the mechanism in place that seeks to bring childcare facilities that have left the core funding model back into the scheme. [59577/26]
2823. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the proposal by an organisation (details supplied) to review statutory paternity leave and to develop a pathway towards offering additional fully paid leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59686/26]
2822. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding developments towards reaching the commitment to reducing childcare costs to €200 per child, per month, in the context of a number of childcare providers leaving the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59677/26]
2821. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to its calls to create a multi-stakeholder paternity leave working group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59674/26]
2820. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding interim measures under review that will support families who cannot avail of the €183.70 childcare fee cap from September 2026 as their childcare provider does not offer a 45-hours-per-week option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59672/26]