1566. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number overdue for completion, broken down by length of time waiting; the proportion that are waiting beyond that statutory maximum; the number completed with a service statement, in tabular form; and if she will make a stateme…
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138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number overdue for completion; the number completed with a service statement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57503/25]
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need completed by each children's disability network team, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [57504/25]
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting times for assessments of need completed by each children's disability network team, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [57505/25]
164. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57714/25]
688. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 1 October 2025, of the number of complaints upheld for the years 2022 to 2025, if the Minister can provide a breakdown per CHO for each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56778/25]
717. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the factors that are taken into consideration in determining if the determination of disability is correct or, if it will conclude that it is not and, perhaps, recommend further assessment be carried out when a complaint is lodged under Section 14(1)(a) of the Disability Act 2005 and a clinical opinion as to the …
719. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide a child (details supplied) with an urgent assessment of needs given the family has been waiting for multiple years. [57312/25]
762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for a 20 month waiting time for an assessment of needs of a person in Laois (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54622/25]
778. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a non-verbal autistic child (details supplied), who has been neglected by the State in the non-provision of timely assessments, interventions and therapies; if she will commit to an immediate intervention to ensure this child is provided with the range of supports they urgently need; if her attenti…
793. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the average time children spend on a waiting list; the plans to lower the number of children on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55353/25]
797. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the efforts her Department is making to address waiting lists for those awaiting an assessment of need; if she will address the delays faced by a person (details supplied) in accessing support from the children’s disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55958/25]
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…
158. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of parents who have put in a complaint regarding their child not receiving an assessment of needs in a timely manner; the number upheld for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52232/25]
164. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) whose mother applied for an Assessment of Need on 16 June 2024 under the Disability Act 2005, and was notified by the HSE that an assessment will not be carried out for 32 months; the steps she will take to ensure assessments are carried out within three months; and the interim …
167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of assessments of need completed within timelines as provided for in regulations, in each quarter for each year 2022 to date in 2025, for each service provider, in tabular form. [52495/25]
171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of needs overdue for completion at the end of quarter three for each year to date, in tabular form [52499/25]
172. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need conducted from 2023 to date in 2025, for each local health area or community healthcare network, in tabular form; the number conducted in the first nine months of each year; and the number and percentage of assessments in each year provided publicly, privately, and the number insourced. [52585/25]
173. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons overdue for assessment of need at the end of September in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the number for each local health area or community healthcare network or children’s disability network team. [52586/25]
176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 on insourcing and outsourcing of assessments of need, in tabular form. [52589/25]
770. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to ensure that all public buildings, GP surgeries, churches, bars, restaurants, etc. have adequate accessible toilets, i.e raised toilet seats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51341/25]
36. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently overdue an assessment of needs in Cork; and the number of private assessments that have been funded in Cork in the past 12 months. [50224/25]
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]
40. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting times for children in County Offaly to access assessments of need and therapeutic supports through the children’s disability network teams; the actions being taken to ensure compliance with statutory assessment timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50109/25]