Questions

507. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of safeguarding referrals or notifications relating to people in disability services, the number recorded under each category of safeguarding concern used by the HSE, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, neglect, discriminatory abuse, institutional abuse, self-neglect and any other cate…

59. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware of the National Disability Services Needs Analysis commissioned by the HSE and undertaken by an organisation (details supplied); whether the final report will be published in full in order to inform the Oireachtas and the public of the scale of unmet need and pressures across disability services, and to support scruti…

74. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she considers it acceptable that the HSE has been unable to provide complete national data on the distance from home at which children and adults with disabilities are placed in residential services, despite such information being available in some parts of the country; if adequate scrutiny can take place in relation to human righ…

82. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of disability residential and respite properties operated by the HSE, section 38 organisations and section 39 organisations which are leased or rented from private landlords; the total annual expenditure on rent or lease payments in respect of such properties in 2025 and the estimated expenditure for 2026; and the number of pro…

123. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Budget 2027 will include a multi-annual funding framework for disability services, covering both current and capital expenditure; whether such a framework will set out planned investment in residential services, respite, home support, personal assistance, day services and children’s disability services over a defined number of ye…

131. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of children in disability residential placements, the total expenditure attributable to agency staffing and directly employed staffing in 2025 and to date in 2026 (details supplied); the proportion of total staffing expenditure represented by agency staffing in each provider category; whether the HSE requires providers of comm…

234. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in residential disability services who are currently placed more than 50km and more than 100km from their family home, broken down by HSE Health Region, IHA and county of origin; whether the +100km cohort is included within, or counted separately from, the +50km cohort in each regional return; and if she will make …

235. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the HSE was unable to provide complete and usable national distance data for children in residential disability services, including the absence of apparent returns for HSE west and north-west, the apparent absence of north Dublin, Meath and Louth from the HSE Dublin and north-east return, and the absence of 50km and 100km figu…

236. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plan that is in place to reduce the number of disabled children placed far from home in residential care; whether the HSE has identified the local residential, respite, behavioural support, therapy, home support and family support capacity required to keep children at home or close to home; whether targets and timelines have been set…

237. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children’s residential disability placements currently in place, broken down by provider type, including HSE direct provision, Section 38 providers, Section 39 providers, private for-profit providers, and any other provider category; the number and percentage of the total 300 children’s residential disability places represe…

238. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the longest distance from family home recorded for a child in residential disability services in each HSE Health Region and IHA; the county of origin and county of placement in each case; whether each placement is funded solely by disability services or co-funded with Tusla or mental health services; the length of time the child has been…

72. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the growing reliance on private for-profit residential disability providers; the safeguards in place regarding cost, quality, distance from home and long-term planning; whether Government policy is to reduce reliance on for-profit provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47546/26]

82. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the notable increase in the number of children in residential disability care; whether her Department will require the HSE to collect and publish age breakdowns, reasons for admission, length of stay and whether placements arise from lack of respite, home support, behavioural support, school supports or fa…

622. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional residential spaces for adults with intellectual disabilities that were provided for in Budget 2026; the total funding dedicated to providing these spaces; the projected cost of each additional residential space in 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47363/26]

162. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities within the catchment of the Dublin and Midlands Health Region awaiting a residential placement, by integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [46005/26]

163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities originally from communities within the Dublin and Midlands Health Region catchment who are currently placed in residential disability services more than 50km and more than 100km from their family or community of origin; and the reason for these placements where recorded, in tabular form. [46006/26]

164. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities within the catchment of the South-West Health Region awaiting a residential placement, by integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [46007/26]

165. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities originally from communities within the South-West Health Region catchment who are currently placed in residential disability services more than 50km and more than 100km from their family or community of origin; and the reason for these placements where recorded, in tabular form. [46008/26]

166. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities within the catchment of the Mid-West Health Region awaiting a residential placement, by integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [46009/26]

167. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities originally from communities within the Mid-West Health Region catchment who are currently placed in residential disability services more than 50km and more than 100km from their family or community of origin; and the reason for these placements where recorded, in tabular form. [46010/26]

168. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities within the catchment of the West and North-West Health Region awaiting a residential placement, by integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [46011/26]

169. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with disabilities originally from communities within the West and North-West Health Region catchment who are currently placed in residential disability services more than 50km and more than 100km from their family or community of origin; and the reason for these placements where recorded, in tabular form [46012/26]

1601. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is aware of children with disabilities or additional needs being refused access to, or being unable to participate in, school-age childcare or after-school services because providers cannot meet their support needs; if data is collected on such refusals or exclusions; whether her Department intends to develop a de…

1081. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently living in residential care in HIQA-designated disability centres; the age profile of these children, broken down by age band, including those aged under 5 years, 5 to 11 years, 12 to 15 years and 16 to 17 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40285/26]

1082. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children living in residential care in HIQA-designated disability centres who are placed within their county of origin; those living more than 50km and more than 100km from their family home, respectively, in tabular form. [40286/26]