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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1080. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting psychotherapy services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65305/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46889/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Children
201. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and median waiting times for initial contact, initial assessment and commencement of intervention for children referred to children’s disability network team, for those serving CDNT 11, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44206/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1541. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for speech and language therapy assessments for children in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41539/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2026 · to Children
172. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting times for adults with complex progressive or acquired neurological conditions seeking access to the Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Team service in the HSE South-West region; whether the current capacity of the service is sufficient to meet demand across Cork and Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…
Maurice Quinlivan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
908. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2024 for an assessment of needs at East Limerick Children’s Disability Network Team, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10135/26]
Peter Roche Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
912. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently engaged with or referred to Children's Disability Network Teams who are awaiting a diagnostic assessment, by CHO area, length of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10489/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
364. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72941/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
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]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
882. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2023 by their GP, for an assessment of needs, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62717/25]
Martin Daly Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
867. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of long waiting times on children and families in Roscommon-Galway; and the steps being taken to address the findings of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61469/25]
Martin Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
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…
Martin Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
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]
Martin Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
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, …
Barry Heneghan Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
544. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation within CHO 9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53845/25]
Seán Crowe Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
527. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to access speech and language therapy in the CHO7 area, by CDNT, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than one year; the number waiting more than four years; and the average waiting time to access those therapies.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49642/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
994. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting assessment of needs, by time and county; the projected waiting list by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47559/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
995. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting services with the CDNT, by time and county; the projected waiting lists by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47560/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will increase funding for the waiting list initiative to clear the waiting list and backlog for the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41188/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2352. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of children on waiting lists in the children’s disability network teams of Coolock, Kilbarrack and Clontarf for physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and assessment of need; the breakdown in years and months for children who are waiting over 52-weeks in each CDNT; the longest wait time i…
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2353. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are on the waiting list for an appointment for the children's disability network team for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and child psychology, broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow, in tabular form; and if…
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2354. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are on the waiting list for an assessment of need with the children’s disability network team in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow, broken down by waiting timeframes less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41919/25…
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2446. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42923/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Children
218. Deputy Pa 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; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 Ju…
Paul McAuliffe Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
683. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for each local health office area, in tabular form. [31990/25]