Questions

983. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increasing respite for parents of a person (details supplied) with a view securing a supported residential placement following a transition period. [34754/26]

1001. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35205/26]

731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current funding model applied to Section 38 and Section 39 disability service providers delivering residential and supported living services; whether her Department has assessed the financial sustainability of these providers; and the estimated funding gap arising from inflation and pay parity pressures since 2008. [32694/26]

732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether an emergency or accelerated provision pathway exists for adults with an intellectual disability whose primary carer becomes incapacitated or dies; and the number of cases in which such emergency placements have been required in each of the past five years. [32698/26]

776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal clinical risk assessment has been conducted specifically examining the impact of the absence of clinician-level caseload data within Children's Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide the date, author, and findings of that assessment; and if not, the basis upon which the Department is satisfied that patient safety …

777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality who holds formal responsibility at national level for assuring safe clinician workload levels within Children's Disability Network Teams in the absence of caseload measurement data; and the governance mechanism through which this assurance is provided. [32638/26]

778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken any comparative analysis with other jurisdictions regarding clinician caseload measurement in multidisciplinary disability services; and if so, to provide details and findings. [32639/26]

779. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how workforce planning decisions for Children's Disability Network Teams can be validated or audited in the absence of clinician-level activity and caseload data; and whether any external body has reviewed the robustness of this approach. [32640/26]

780. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current percentage of Children's Disability Network Teams fully operational on the CDNT Information Management System; the original implementation deadline; and the reasons for any delay. [32641/26]

781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal or external analysis has been conducted to estimate average waiting times within Children's Disability Network Teams, given that such data is not centrally collated; and if so, to provide the methodology and findings. [32642/26]

782. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a full breakdown of the reduction in the Children's Disability Network Team waiting list from 16,522 to 8,648, including the number of cases fully treated, partially treated, reclassified, deferred, and removed without intervention. [32643/26]

783. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what clinical or governance risk assessment has been undertaken in respect of the 5,605 children waiting more than 12 months for initial contact with Children's Disability Network Teams. [32644/26]

784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what the estimated staffing shortfall is within Children's Disability Network Teams required to eliminate waiting times exceeding 12 months. [32645/26]

785. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what modelling or capacity analysis underpins the planned 10-week initial pathway target commencing June 2026, given current waiting times exceeding 12 months. [32646/26]

786. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of adults with an intellectual disability currently assessed as requiring residential or supported living accommodation; the number of such persons currently in receipt of appropriate residential placement; the number awaiting placement; and whether her Department maintains projections of future demand over the next five…

787. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with an intellectual disability currently living with a primary family carer aged over 65 years and over 70 years respectively; the number of such cases where no formal future residential or care plan is in place; and the measures in place to prioritise this cohort. [32690/26]

788. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the State maintains a comprehensive national register of adults with an intellectual disability who require, or are projected to require, residential or supported living accommodation; if not, the reason for the absence of such a register; and any plans to establish one. [32692/26]

803. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting early intervention services in County Mayo, including speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; the steps being taken to improve staffing and service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33039/26]

809. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the recruitment and retention of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists in Children's Disability Network Teams in County Cork, including any specific recruitment incentives, in light of the Department of Health's recent announcement of additional…

811. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations overseas where CDNTs within CHO3 went on recruitment campaigns seeking to recruit additional qualified staff to work in CDNT in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [33093/26]

406. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all young people with intellectual disabilities are provided with a personal transition plan for housing and care supports by age 18; and if not, the steps being taken to ensure this occurs from age 16. [31600/26]

407. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to establishing a single "one-stop-shop" statutory agency to coordinate between the HSE, housing bodies, local authorities and service providers in processing and managing housing and support applications. [31601/26]

410. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a review of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be undertaken to address legal inconsistencies relating to adult capacity and the ongoing expectations placed on parents to provide indefinite care. [31609/26]

426. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total level of public expenditure allocated to disability services under the HSE National Service Plan 2026; the breakdown of this expenditure, by programme area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31766/26]

428. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers, by grade posts, filled at Hartstown CDNT as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31797/26]