856. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making the approved funding available; when the funding will be released to enable them to recruit a personal assistant and access further education opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74132/26]
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860. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address concerns raised in a correspondence (details supplied) regarding the residential placement of a young person with disabilities, who was recently admitted to residential care located over 100km from their family home and school; whether consideration has been given to the impact of extensive daily tra…
621. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of individuals in the HSE north west region currently classified as requiring emergency, crisis or priority residential disability placements over the last five years; the duration for which such persons have been awaiting placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71556/26]
622. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons assessed as requiring full-time residential disability care who are currently awaiting placement in the HSE north west region, broken down by county, age category and length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71554/26]
623. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of individuals currently in receipt of full-time residential disability services in the HSE north west region, broken down by service provider, including but not limited to an organisation (details supplied) and all other HSE-funded providers over the last five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
624. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual budget allocated to residential disability services in the HSE north west region in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will provide a breakdown by service provider. [71557/26]
625. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new full-time residential disability places created in the HSE north west region in each of the past five years, broken down by provider and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71558/26]
626. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons awaiting full-time residential disability placements in the HSE north west region at year-end in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71555/26]
627. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons supported in full-time residential disability placements in the HSE north west region in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71553/26]
628. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated annual cost of providing full-time residential disability placements to all persons assessed as requiring such placements and awaiting services in the HSE north west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71560/26]
629. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons in the HSE north west region identified through service planning processes as requiring full-time residential disability placements within the next one, three and five years; and the measures being taken to ensure sufficient capacity is available to meet that demand. [71559/26]
630. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing complement, by grade and discipline, within the South Kildare West Wicklow children's disability network team; the number of sanctioned posts and vacant posts within the team; the measures being taken to fill vacancies; the number of children awaiting occupational therapy and speech and language therapy interven…
631. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific therapy, intervention and support programmes currently available through the South Kildare West Wicklow Children's Disability Network Team for autistic children aged eight years and older; and the number of children currently receiving direct occupational therapy and speech and language therapy interventions. [71541/26]
636. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians posts filled at south Kildare children's disability network team as of 2 October 2026, in tabular form. [71776/26]
640. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the funding being made available in 2027 for the assessment of need targeted waiting list initiative, commonly referred to as Cara’s Fund; the total allocation in 2027 and how this compares with the allocation in 2026; the number of children whose assessments are expected to be completed through the initiative in…
648. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wicklow for those with a learning disability. [71813/26]
649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wexford for those with a learning disability. [71812/26]
657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE physiotherapists based at the West Kerry children's disability network team each of the years of 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72198/26]
658. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers based at south Kerry children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72199/26]
659. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade, based at North Kerry children's disability network team in each of the years of 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72200/26]
660. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the portion of her Department's budget for 2027 which is intended for disability residential services, and in particular residential services for disabled people currently in the care of older family members. [72210/26]
670. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full breakdown of the number of different roles in Chamber House and Tymon CDNTs, including the number of positions that are filled and not filled, respectively, and to include comparative figures from 2025, 2024 and 2023, in tabular form. [72397/26]
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with a disability in HSE South West currently assessed as requiring a residential placement and living with a family carer aged 70 or over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72403/26]
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of emergency residential placements made in each of the years 2023 and to date in 2026, that followed the death or incapacity of a parent carer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72406/26]
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish a multi-year residential disability care strategy with annual delivery targets and a capital plan; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72408/26]