Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

1537. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for an assessment of need in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41515/26]

1538. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current level of vacancy in the Kildare CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41516/26]

1539. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proportion of children that receive individual therapy through the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41517/26]

1677. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons in County Kildare currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; the average waiting time for completion of assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43487/26]

1678. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the Disability Capacity Review to expand disability services; the additional service capacity expected to come on stream during 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43488/26]

1696. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need in County Kildare; the average waiting time for completion of an assessment; and the measures being taken to eliminate the backlog. [43743/26]

1697. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Kildare awaiting access to disability services, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services. [43761/26]

1698. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made in implementing recommendations aimed at reducing waiting lists for children’s disability network teams and early intervention services. [43762/26]

1716. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a childcare provider in Kildare making large operational changes affecting location and pricing structure only after families had signed onto the service (details supplied); if recourse mechanisms exist for families in this situation; if her Department has any powers to intervene in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43970/26]

1737. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to combat the reported trend of reduced health insurance cover for older people in the context of rising premium costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43816/26]

1761. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to strengthen the recruitment of psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41513/26]

1762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the areas of acute shortage in recruitment currently in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/26]

1965. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health to outline the wait times for dermatology services in Naas general hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41980/26]

1966. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health to outline the wait times for dermatology services; when patients are triaged as urgent cases in Naas general hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41981/26]

2015. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant breast surgeons posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 27 May 2026, in tabular form. [42340/26]

2016. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title currently within ophthalmology services via primary care in County Kildare; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [42341/26]

2017. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurosurgery registrar posts filled at CHI Temple Street as of 27 May 2026, in tabular form. [42342/26]

2018. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior metabolic dietitian in paediatric metabolic medicine posts that are currently filled within CHI Crumlin, in tabular form. [42343/26]

2261. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for children and adolescents in County Kildare to access CAMHS; the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/26]

2262. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that GP and primary care services in south Kildare have sufficient capacity to meet the needs of a growing population; whether any additional primary care centres are planned for the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/26]

2263. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Kildare currently awaiting orthodontic treatment through the public system; the average waiting time for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43492/26]

2357. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies currently identified in County Kildare; the locations affected; and the steps being taken to improve GP recruitment and retention in underserved areas. [43744/26]

2376. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will be revising the recently announced protocol for autism assessments following criticism of same by relevant stakeholder groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43801/26]

2484. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to appoint a talent and innovation attaché to Australia, Japan and Canada. [42338/26]

2506. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of establishing an Irish language learning hub in Carna, County Galway to support the State's legislative target of 20% of public service employees being proficient in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/26]