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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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Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Children
503. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether workload and burnout metrics are currently collected nationally across Children’s Disability Network Teams; and if she will provide the methodology used. [36377/26]
Paul Lawless Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
802. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of overdue assessments of need in County Mayo for each year from 2021 to 2025; the reasons for the significant increase; the measures being taken to address the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33038/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
808. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by discipline and by grade, employed in each Children's Disability Network Team in County Cork as of the most recent date available; the number of approved but unfilled posts; the percentage vacancy rate for each team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33050/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Children
810. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of operational respite beds for children and adults with disabilities in County Cork as of the most recent date available; the planned increase in respite capacity in Cork during 2026, including the share of the additional 10,000 respite nights announced under Budget 2026 to be delivered in Cork; and if she will make a …
William Aird Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Children
324. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the most up-to-date data available on the number of adults with intellectual disabilities living at home with ageing or elderly parents who are their primary carers, particularly where carers are over retirement age, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27561/26]
William Aird Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Children
325. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of supported residential housing units available for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number of additional units currently planned or in development, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27562/26]
John Lahart Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2360. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered suggestions from a campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23778/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to meet the targets set out in the 2021 Disability Capacity Review; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that currently exist in Dublin, broken down by postcode; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that are currently plan…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware and supportive of the Before We Die Campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24061/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if statistics are available to identify the number of retired parents who are caring for adult children with learning difficulties in County Kildare; the number of these families that have applied for supported housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24062/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2387. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can identify the number of supported units for people with ID that are currently in existence in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24063/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2388. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for people with ID that are planned to be delivered in County Kildare; the timelines involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24064/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether service providers in County Kildare have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24065/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2390. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has concerns about the growing practice of relying on costly for-profit emergency placements for people with ID in lieu of having a planned and structured approach to such placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2391. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will establish a National Transition Framework that is a formal planning process for accommodation for adults with ID over the age of 18 years-of-age. [24067/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2392. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide ringfenced funding, that is, dedicated capital for small scale community based supported housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act to establish a Joint Task Force between the HSE and the Housing Department with fixed timelines for the delivery of specialised housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24069/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2394. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the Before We Die requests in relation to transparent and legislative review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2395. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been a delay in releasing funding for residential care places within her Department; if there are further plans to provide this funding in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2396. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding can be released in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24077/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the feasibility of providing funding for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24078/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give a detailed response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24381/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2415. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in Dublin south central in which parents or primary carers of an adult with a disability are over retirement age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24418/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2416. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the total number of supported housing units for people with disabilities currently available in Dublin south central; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24419/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2417. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for people with disabilities that are planned or in development in Dublin south central; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24420/26]