Paul Nicholas Gogarty

124. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22845/26]

125. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22847/26]

126. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22849/26]

127. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22851/26]

297. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22836/26]

298. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the revised assessment of needs framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (that is, children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia), will be appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22838/26]

299. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised assessment of needs model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22840/26]

300. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards that are in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within education and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22842/26]

301. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22844/26]

302. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22846/26]

303. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22848/26]

304. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22850/26]

323. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22557/26]

324. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [22558/26]

325. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the cross-border directive for treatment. [22559/26]

326. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if any specific funding can be made available for the placement of a person (details supplied); and if a statement can be made on the matter. [22560/26]

29. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18902/26]

655. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility has been issued to enable a child (details supplied) to attend a special school; to clarify if this matter has now been resolved and a letter has issued; if not, the steps the NCSE and the Department will take to ensure that the child can take their place in school this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18711/26]

656. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth why there is a reported shortage of guidance in relation to how parents can access letters of support to enable their children with special educational needs to obtain school places; given that this appears to be impacting on a large number of families; given the information regarding the requirement was made too late for many to act within the normal timescale; to outline whether the matter will be resolved shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18712/26]

738. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is any difference between the exam papers for the Junior and Leaving certificate exams for students of gaelscoileanna and English speaking schools; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/26]

1468. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding that has been provided by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to a charity (details supplied) in 2025; the total number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by this charity in 2025, with a breakdown in numbers between those homed directly by the charity and those homed by private greyhound homing rescues; the total amount of money granted to private greyhound homing rescues by this charity in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20898/26]

1469. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by a charity (details supplied) both directly by this charity, and indirectly by private greyhound homing rescues supported by this charity in 2025, with a breakdown in the numbers between those homed domestically and those homed internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20899/26]

1470. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the total number of individual dogs in the racing pool for each of the years 2020-2025 inclusive as recorded on a system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20900/26]

1471. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the number of registered non-coursing greyhound owners for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, with a breakdown in numbers between owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/26]

1472. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the number of registered non-coursing greyhound trainers for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, with a breakdown in numbers between trainers normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and trainers normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/26]