Parliamentary questions

610. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the governance structure under which the CRANOG Resource Centre in Castleblayney operates, given that it is an HSE-operated service for adults with physical and sensory disabilities; if the New Directions Policy Framework, introduced in 2012, is the governing framework for this service; and if she will make a statem…

611. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proportion of the 293 weekly funded staff hours at the CRANOG Resource Centre that are allocated to direct client support, as opposed to administrative or non-contact duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73388/25]

612. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of individuals currently on the waiting list for services at the CRANOG Resource Centre in Castleblayney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73390/25]

613. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that an organisation (details supplied) in Cork will be closing mid-January; and whether she will intervene to keep this vital service open and expand its staffing to allow it to reach its full potential. [73402/25]

614. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided in each of the past five years for an organisation (details supplied) in Cork. [73404/25]

615. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given the repeated failures within TUSLA highlighted in the media and raised in the Dáil Éireann including cases where babies were removed from breastfeeding mothers, the reason children are not immediately returned to their parents when a placement breaks down, particularly where the parent has been assessed as saf…

616. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2024 and 2024, by county; the number of assessments conducted in the year to date and in 2024; and the number of applications received in the year to date and in 2024, in tabular form. [73662/25]

617. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services at the latest available point in 2025, in tabular form. [73663/25]

618. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for disability services outside CDNTs, by service type, at the latest available point in 2025, in tabular form. [73664/25]

619. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected staffing composition of children’s disability network teams; the number of sanctioned WTE approved posts per team by lead agency; and the number and percentage of occupied and vacant posts, in tabular form. [73665/25]

620. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the timeline of implementation for the expansion of community neurorehabilitation teams nationally, following funding allocations in Budget 2026; the expected timeline of implementation for a community neurorehabilitation team in Dublin northwest; the expected funding amount for a community …

621. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the catchment areas for community neurorehabilitation teams in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73669/25]

622. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the most suitable community neurorehabilitation options for those seeking care for functional neurological disorder in Dublin northwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73670/25]

623. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Waterford waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2025, and 2024; the number of assessments conducted year-to-date and in 2024; and the number of applications received in those periods, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73…

624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for Children’s Disability Network Team services in County Waterford, at the latest available point in 2025, broken down by team and service type, in tabular form. [73692/25]

625. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford waiting for disability services outside CDNTs, broken down by service type, at the latest available point in 2025, in tabular form. [73693/25]

626. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford awaiting home support in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including numbers approved but not yet commenced, hours approved versus delivered, and average waiting times. [73822/25]

627. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications from County Waterford awaiting decision or placement under the nursing homes support scheme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the average time from application to funding decision. [73823/25]

628. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a county-by-county breakdown of vacant childcare places for those aged under one, under four, and school age care. [73841/25]

629. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the introduction of a State pension for foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71886/25]

351. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the way in which the unified referral service for children in Tuam, Athenry and Loughrea, County Galway will work in practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73086/25]

352. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access into private businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72823/25]

353. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Meath waiting on an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72824/25]

354. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average wait time for an assessment of need in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72825/25]

355. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with a disability awaiting placement into residential care in County Meath if she will make a statement on the matter. [72826/25]