Questions

426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available from her Department or Government agencies for voluntary organisations and charities working with individuals and families of those with special needs. [23323/26]

427. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of Recommendation 38 of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, which proposed the creation of a number of research scholarships in memory of the children who died in these institutions; whether an application process for these scholarships has begun or is planned; if any eligib…

428. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised Framework for the Assessment Of Children In Need and their Families 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. [23489/26]

429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be “twice exceptional” will be appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23490/26]

430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; what safeguards are in place to prevent under-identification of such children…

431. Deputy Réada Cronin 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. [23492/26]

432. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if 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. [23493/26]

433. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23494/26]

434. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families 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. [23495/26]

435. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places that have been available in Cork city and Cork county in each of the past five years, including, if possible, the first three months of 2026. [23510/26]

436. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services that have been open in Cork city and Cork county in each of the past five years including, if possible, the first three months of 2026. [23511/26]

437. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she will be updating the evidence base in relation to alcohol sponsorship of sport, as was committed to in the 2014 'Report of the Working Group on Regulating Sponsorship by Alcohol Companies of Major Sporting Events'; if she is aware of recent research on how alcohol sponsorship of sports drives child and youth alcohol consumption (details supplied); and if s…

438. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE hairpiece contribution for those with non-cancer related medical alopecia has been reduced from €770 to €500; if she will consider reinstating the full contribution for those with non-cancer related medical alopecia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23151/26]

439. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be contacted by St. Vincent's Hospital regarding their diagnosis and treatment plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23173/26]

440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll out of the shingles vaccine in Ireland; If her Department plans to introduce the vaccine for those over 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23184/26]

441. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE orthodontists covering the population of Cork and Kerry; if any posts are currently vacant; and the steps that have been taken to fill these vacancies. [23202/26]

442. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for orthodontic treatment in the southwest region. [23203/26]

443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to introduce an Allergy Action Plan, including education and training to ensure that the use of epinephrine auto-injectors is properly addressed in schools as this is an important step in helping ensure that all children can have a safe and positive experience in school without the constant need to be on guard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…

444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider that schools are often the first place where allergies are experienced and this is the reason relying on another child’s prescribed auto-injector is not a safe policy, therefore, every school should have its own emergency auto-injectors available to respond quickly when an unexpected reaction occurs; and if she will make a statement on the …

445. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the progress being made on a unit within Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23206/26]

446. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1040 of 27 January 2026, if she investigate a matter (details supplied) and respond in full. [23209/26]

447. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in County Clare in each year from 2022 to date; the number of medical card holders eligible for the scheme in Clare in each year from 2022 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23212/26]

448. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to engage with the National Clinical Lead for SATUs and relevant stakeholders in the HSE mid-west region to establish a sexual assault treatment unit in Nenagh primary care centre, Tipperary, particularly given its central location and the lack of a SATU in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23217/26]

449. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in County Clare in each of the years from 2022 to-date in 2026; the number of medical card holders eligible for the DTSS in County Clare in each year from 2022 to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23222/26]

450. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to resolve the ongoing dispute arising from a decision to increase the number of student radiographers without a commensurate increase in the number of practice tutors in radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23231/26]