180. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade, filled within Disability Services in CHO8 as of 20 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6822/26]
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879. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the publication of the Plan of Action to deliver the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6059/26]
1881. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for assessment of needs, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74021/25]
1882. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress on the recommendations from reports or reviews into Tusla’s handling of child cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74023/25]
1883. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with Tusla to staff unfilled positions in the agency; the work being done to recruit for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74024/25]
1884. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with the community and voluntary sector, which deals with referrals from Tusla, to expand capacity in that sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74025/25]
1885. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the new model of care for complex family cases referred to Tusla; the timeline for the implementation of the new model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74026/25]
1886. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the interactions her Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the creation of an inter-agency response to complex family cases and complex behavioural issues with children in community and residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74027/25]
1887. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the direct engagement, which has taken place between her Department and survivors affected by the safeguarding failures identified in a report (details supplied) including when such engagement occurred; and the way in which survivors’ views were reflected in the State’s response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406…
1888. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she accepts that survivors are central stakeholders in safeguarding and accountability processes, rather than peripheral to governance, audit, or compliance structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74062/25]
1889. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Departmental funding for the National Safeguarding Officer role recommended by a person (details supplied) to be independent has ended; and the way in which genuine independence is being safeguarded where that role is now retained directly by a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7…
1890. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will commit to establishing a formal, survivor-centred engagement and accountability framework to apply where serious safeguarding failures occur in independent, voluntary, or charitable organisations involving children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74064/25]
1891. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is concerned that emphasising the organisational independence of a service (details supplied) in the context of serious safeguarding failures involving children, risks signalling to survivors of child sexual abuse that the State does not stand with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74065/25]
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with relevant Departments and agencies, including Tusla, following the publication of recommendations from the national review panel report on the case of a person (details supplied); the projected timeline and cost of this implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72979/25]
96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with the Department of Education and Youth on the autism protocol to ensure that assessments of need are not required for school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72980/25]
360. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians, by grade, based at South Louth Children's Disability Network Team to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72840/25]
361. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists based at North Louth Children's Disability Network Team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72841/25]
370. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected number of children on the waiting list for assessment of needs by the end of 2025; her Department’s plans to clear this waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73272/25]
527. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 applications made, granted and implemented from January 2021 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64643/25]
528. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the guidance, or interim guidance, which is available on the operation of section 16A of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64644/25]
529. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight and risk management processes in place in relation to section 16A of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64645/25]
530. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the HSE and her Department are considering the provision of an interim direction on section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 to ensure existing lawful determinations are implemented without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64646/25]
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons her Department accredits for the lengthy waiting lists for assessment of needs; the progress being made in developing legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61490/25]
85. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement there has been with Tusla regarding child protection issues highlighted recently in the public domain (details supplied); the plans in place for a fit-for-purpose child protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61509/25]
180. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress being made on the creation of the action plan to deliver the National Human Rights Strategy for People with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61510/25]