Questions

529. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 October 2025 or latest date available; and by CHO area in tabular form. [53640/25]

530. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 October 2025; and by Local Health Office area of same, in tabular form. [53641/25]

531. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 October 2025, or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the 2005 Disability Act, for each local health office, in tabular form. [53642/25]

532. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months for each local health area as of 1st October 2025 or latest date available; the number waiting 4-12 months, more than 12 months; and if she would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0…

533. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above for each…

534. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months, waiting 4-12 months, more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above. [53645/25]

535. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list and within that, the numbers waiting less than four months; the number waiting four to 12 months and the number waiting more than 12 months; and if she would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged nought to four years, five to 17 years, …

38. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Roscommon currently awaiting an assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2025; the number of those waiting more than three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50143/25]

65. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to implement the optional protocol of the UNCRPD. [50142/25]

989. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the initiatives planned by Government to support the establishment of new childcare and preschool facilities in communities where early years services are currently unavailable or significantly lacking, such as Boyle in County Roscommon; if capital funding or other supports are being considered to enable the development of provision from…

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 …

821. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the disability supports that can be provided for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39199/25]

632. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the significant shortfall in early years childcare provision in Boyle, County Roscommon (details supplied); if funding or support will be made available to develop suitable premises for additional childcare services in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35308/25]

546. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE assessment officers based in CHO1 in t 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [27163/25]

547. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of many children waiting for an assessment of needs in Roscommon as of 20th of May 2025. [27164/25]

341. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has received representations from Section 38 disability service providers about historic financial deficits for service providers; the scale of any historic deficits in the sector made known to her department; her plans for dealing with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18158/25]

635. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a list of respite facilities currently accessible to adults with special and additional needs in the Roscommon-Galway area; if there are plans to expand the availability of such services; and if she will ensure that appropriate transport provision is in place to support individuals in accessing res…