2589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps in place or available to a parent of a child with an intellectual disability to provide emergency residential care following illness or death; if the familial or geographic location of an individual is considered in this regard for the purposes of maintaining a structured routine; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
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2590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure there is future planning for the care of adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27145/26]
2591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is cross-departmental co-ordination between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the long-term planning of residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27146/26]
2592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the way in which the policy of de-congregation has been applied for residential care where adults with an intellectual disability may benefit from being in a communal setting as opposed to being isolated in an apartment or other place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27147/26]
2593. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body that determines the allocation of registered residential places, nationally; in Dublin north-west; the way in which is the assessment determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27148/26]
2594. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people allocated to the disability services integrated health area Dublin north city and west (IHA DNCW) section; and the number of cases each person undertakes within a year. [27149/26]
2595. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with an intellectual disability that are in need to a long-term place in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27150/26]
2603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, in tabular form. [27291/26]
2604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing composition of each children’s disability network team; 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. [27292/26]
2607. 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 end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by team and service type, in tabular form. [27295/26]
2608. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford waiting for disability services or funding outside CDNTs, by service type, at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27296/26]
278. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacancies across children’s disability network teams in Cavan and Monaghan, by discipline; the length of time these posts have been vacant; the impact of these vacancies on waiting times for children accessing services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22582/26]
279. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting more than 12 months for assessment or intervention by children’s disability network teams in Cavan and Monaghan; and the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists. [22583/26]
280. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether additional funding or staffing approvals have been provided to address recruitment and retention challenges in disability services in Cavan Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22584/26]
789. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average caseload per clinician within Children’s Disability Network Teams; the recommended caseload level for such clinicians; and whether the Minister accepts that current staffing levels are preventing children with complex needs from receiving timely intervention. [21444/26]
792. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the level of services offered to a person (details supplied). [21405/26]
793. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the process by which an adult with an intellectual disability who is already known to the HSE and on local authority housing lists can obtain an assessment of need for residential and support services; the steps a family should take where no such assessment has yet been carried out despite long-term engagement with the HSE; and…
794. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify what is meant by the term “offer zone” as used by the HSE in correspondence with carers in the context of disability residential and supported housing services; the criteria for a person being considered within an offer zone; whether an assessment of need or service planning can take place before a person enters the "offer zone…
795. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out which body has overall responsibility for coordinating the provision of supported housing for adults with intellectual disabilities, in circumstances where the individual is engaged with the HSE, a local authority housing list, and a Section 38/39 service provider; the way in which responsibility is determined in practice; and …
796. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the formal process which exists to plan the transition of an adult with an intellectual disability from the family home to supported or shared accommodation; whether families are entitled to an advance plan setting out likely housing and support options; the timelines that normally apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
797. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the national policy in place to ensure that adults with intellectual disabilities living with ageing parents have a clear and timely pathway to supported housing; the measures being taken to avoid crisis placements where family care can no longer be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21426/26]
798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the statutory and organisational purpose of Horizons as a Children’s Disability Network Team; whether Horizons currently has the staffing and funding necessary to fully meet the needs of children referred to the service; the number of children awaiting assessment and intervention, broken down by type of support (details supplied); the av…
799. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of sanctioned posts within children’s disability network teams nationally and broken down by CHO area; the number of those posts currently filled; the number currently vacant; the grades affected, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants; and the …
800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on waiting lists for assessment and intervention through each Children’s Disability Network Team, broken down by CHO area; the average waiting time for services; and the longest waiting time recorded. [21442/26]
810. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade posts filled at north Louth CDNT as of 16 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21615/26]