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Danny Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1079. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the allocation of additional home support services care for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48301/25]
Seamus Healy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1080. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE vacancies, by job title at the children's disability network team in Cashel, County Tipperary; and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [48437/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1081. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the possible avenues or supports available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48438/25]
George Lawlor Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1082. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons under 18 years-of-age who are on an autism assessment waiting list in County Wexford; the length of time on the waiting list in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48457/25]
George Lawlor Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1083. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of student placements, by discipline offered to children's disability network teams within CHO5 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48458/25]
Michael Collins Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1084. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child protection officers working with Tusla in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [48475/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1085. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine concerns raised in correspondence regarding ECCE scheme eligibility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48504/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1086. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality that status of the drafting of legislation to ban conversion practices; when she expects to bring the heads of Bill to Cabinet for approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48539/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1087. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital funding supports available to enable the development of new early years facilities in communities with no existing provision; and if his Department will consider supporting community-led or social enterprise models. [48572/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1088. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the current funding model for disability day services, particularly the standard six-hour day, with a view to extending service hours for adults with disabilities in line with their needs and the increasing complexity of service users. [48573/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1089. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider providing ongoing revenue funding to disability service providers for transport staffing, in addition to once-off capital grants for vehicles, to ensure equitable access to day services for individuals living in dispersed rural communities such as those in County Roscommon. [48574/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1090. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the impact of underfunded disability day services on families, particularly in rural areas, where one family member may be required to leave employment to provide care due to limited service hours and transport availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48592/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1091. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the strategic planning underway to ensure disability day services in rural Ireland are adequately resourced to meet growing demand; and whether her Department will engage with service providers such as an organisation (details supplied) to address long-standing funding and transport challenges. [48593/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1092. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide additional funding to an organisation (details supplied) to support the delivery of adult disability day services in County Roscommon, in view of increasing complexity of service users and the geographic spread of provision across multiple towns. [48594/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1093. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the current six-hour standard day for adult disability services, as applied to an organisation (details supplied), with a view to extending service hours to better reflect the needs of service users and reduce the burden on families. [48595/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1094. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the level of core funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Roscommon for the delivery of disability services; and whether this funding reflects the increasing complexity of service users and geographic spread of provision across the county. [48598/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1095. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending the standard duration of adult disability day services from six to eight hours per day, particularly in counties such as Roscommon where services are delivered by providers such as an organisation (details supplied); and whether such an extension would be supported by additional funding to enable families …
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1096. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in south Kildare; and the average waiting time for each service, in tabular form. [48614/25]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1097. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will assist a person with a genetic disorder to access sessions of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48631/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1098. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding awarded to organisations through the Children’s Disability Grant Fund has been received by the organisations; if not, when it will be awarded to all successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48637/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1099. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the full national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48661/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1100. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the regional disparities in access to neurorehabilitation services identified in a survey carried out by an organisation (details supplied); and the steps being taken to ensure equitable access across all counties. [48662/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Donegal that have been identified as requiring respite in their assessment of need; the efforts being made to ensure that respite is made available to these children; what is required to bring services in Donegal up to the standard required to meet the needs of these children, specifically, the number of bed…
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to extend the two-year period for when parents can claim parents' benefit after their child is born; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48668/25]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all statutory instruments signed by her in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48670/25]