2451. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in each county who are currently living at home with parents or family carers who are over retirement age (65+); if he will further provide, where available, the number of such families where the primary carer is over 75 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
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2452. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units currently available for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Mayo; to provide a breakdown of these units by service provider and type (group home, community house, or individual supported living arrangement); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24685/26]
2453. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported living housing units planned for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Mayo for each of the years 2026 to 2028; the specific projects in development, including those being advanced in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies and the HSE; the projected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a stat…
2454. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the submission of Disability Support Management Advisory Team (DSMAT) assessments by service providers operating in County Mayo; the compliance rate of each provider with the requirement to complete and submit DSMAT forms to the HSE; if he will indicate whether any service providers have outstanding or overdue su…
2460. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the measures her Department is taking to support elderly parents who are providing care for their adult children with disabilities, in view of the concerns they are experiencing as they get older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24873/26]
2465. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in Longford and Westmeath where elderly parents, particularly those over retirement age, are the primary carers for adult children with learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24963/26]
2466. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units in Cork. [24964/26]
2467. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units that are planned in Cork. [24965/26]
2468. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the service providers in Cork submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE. [24966/26]
2470. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason several therapist vacancies remain unadvertised in CHO1 children’s disability network teams (details supplied); when these posts will be advertised and filled; the reason a senior physiotherapist post, vacated in July 2025, has not yet been advertised or filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25021/26]
2486. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities currently awaiting supported living placements; the number of such placements delivered in each of the past five years; and the projected delivery for 2026 per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25207/26]
2487. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in which parents over the age of 65 are providing full-time care to an adult child with an intellectual disability; the supports being put in place for these families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25208/26]
2489. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported living units currently operational; the number planned; and the expected delivery dates for new units, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25210/26]
2490. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of disability support management advisory team forms submitted by service providers in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number actioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25211/26]
2491. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to improve coordination between the HSE and the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage on the delivery of supported living units for adults with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25212/26]
2501. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of households consisting of two elderly parents or one elderly parent providing care for their adult children with learning difficulties in an area (details supplied) and/or CHO5; the number of supported housing units in the area and/or CHO5; the number of supported housing units that are currently planned in an area (deta…
2502. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the delay for a group (details supplied) receiving the children's disability service grant, due in November 2023 but yet to be received; if payment will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25413/26]
2511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is still intended for her Department to engage in a comprehensive policy development process during 2026 to extend AIM to children aged under three; if this process has been initiated; when it will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25627/26]
2513. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work that has been carried out to help families who have an adult child with Down syndrome who live at home with their parents and who have multiple care needs (details supplied) [25639/26]
2516. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the Children Disability Service Grant Fund application for an organisation (details supplied); the reason there has been a delay in releasing their funding; the total amount that has been allocated for the scheme to date; the total amount that has been drawn down to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25701/26…
2517. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the Children Disability Service Grant Fund applications, the total amount that has been allocated for the scheme to date; the total amount that has been drawn down to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25702/26]
2522. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an 'underattendance exemption' under the national childcare scheme does not apply to a child (details supplied); if she can confirm whether an 'underattendance exemption' will apply where the HSE have recommended that a child with autism attend an Early Intervention Class during the morning time, and their childcare prov…
2526. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a child (details supplied) was denied an under attendance exemption to allow them continue to attend a creche under the national childcare scheme in the afternoons after completing early intervention appointments for non-verbal autism in the mornings; if she accepts that the failure to approve this under attendance exempt…
2544. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in Cork; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each case. [26055/26]
2547. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of filled and unfilled places in supported housing units in Mayo for adults living with intellectual disabilities; the number of these spaces currently unfilled; the number of adults with an intellectual disability in Mayo that are on a waiting list for a space in a supported housing unit; if there are any plans t…