657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE physiotherapists based at the West Kerry children's disability network team each of the years of 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72198/26]
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658. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers based at south Kerry children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72199/26]
659. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade, based at North Kerry children's disability network team in each of the years of 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72200/26]
657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the national childcare scheme attendance and under attendance provisions are currently under review; whether greater flexibility is being considered for working families whose childcare needs remain unchanged but whose children may occasionally attend fewer hours due to family circumstances, extracurricular activities or parental l…
677. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being considered by her Department to support family resource centres in Budget 2027; if consideration is being given to increasing the minimum core funding available to family resource centres; to provide a dedicated capital funding stream; to increase investment in counselling and therapeutic supports; and if she will m…
508. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the consideration that has been given to the impact of pay differentials between Section 38 and Section 39 disability service employees and equivalent HSE staff on the recruitment and retention of nursing and care staff; the measures are being taken to address any such recruitment barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures being taken to support an organisation (details supplied) in recruiting and retaining appropriately qualified nursing, social care and support staff for a facility on Valentia Island, given the ongoing difficulties in filling staffing rosters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67164/26]
510. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to concerns raised by the HSE that, even if additional funding for staffing at a location (details supplied) were approved, there can be no guarantee that sufficient nursing and care staff can be recruited and retained to safely meet assessed needs on an ongoing basis; the action she is taking to address this issue…
89. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for enhanced services at a location (details supplied); to create a centre of excellence for respite for both adults and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65721/26]
1084. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a progress report on the provision of childcare facilities at the former convent in Listowel, County Kerry, and timeframe for final decisions on applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65770/26]
454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently intervene and ensure that a pre-school (details supplied) can reopen given the shortage in pre-school places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54403/26]
455. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to implement supports that have been sanctioned and planned but are not currently being delivered in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54448/26]
689. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to support families in County Kerry and across the country by implementing the HSE Disability Action Plan (2024-2026), including a significant increase in respite, enhanced services and a commitment to provide an adequate number of long-term residential places for vulnerable citizens (details supplied); and if she will make a statemen…
398. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently intervene and assist a family with respite and services in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50440/26]
399. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50467/26]
402. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently assist a family in south Kerry with a home care package (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50546/26]
256. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the shortage of childcare places, address pay and conditions of childcare employees, provide additional staff and childcare centres across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50281/26]
257. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide an enhanced package of health and social care supports for thalidomide survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50283/26]
697. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently assist a family in County Kerry with respite and services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49083/26]
721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists based in each CDNT within Kerry as of 22 June 2026, in tabular form. [49633/26]
738. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for adults with profound disabilities in County Kerry; the steps being taken to provide additional respite beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49796/26]
739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for children with profound disabilities in County Kerry; the steps being taken to provide additional respite beds for these children whose families go without respite for several months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49797/26]
20. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place for additional respite places in Kerry; if St. Mary of the Angels Campus in Beaufort, County Kerry will be considered as a location for a centre of excellence for respite in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47394/26]
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for additional childcare places and staff in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47395/26]
431. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the current status of adult day service placements available for young adults with severe autism and intellectual disabilities, specifically in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to leave school at the end of June 2026; the measures being taken to ensure timely and appropria…