225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapist posts filled at South Kildare CDNT as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15342/26]
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232. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities posts filled within CHO7 as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15448/26]
233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts filled at North Kildare CDNT as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15449/26]
234. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred to the East Limerick Children’s Disability Network Team in November 2025, who has been advised that it will be three years until an assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15607/26]
853. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the current status of the child's engagement with CDNT services, including access to psychology supports; the waiting time for an assessment; whether a case (details supplied) can be prioritised in light of the prolonged absence from school; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
879. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to move away from institutional and congregated models of care, including the ongoing placement of younger adults with intellectual disabilities in nursing homes, towards community-based housing models with flexible, onsite supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14533/26]
880. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or the HSE has examined whether current nursing homes support payment structures create a financial incentive for the admission of persons aged under 65 years to nursing homes, rather than to community-based alternatives; and if no such examination has been undertaken, whether the she will commission this research…
882. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if respite services for families of children with disabilities in rural areas such as Offaly will be increased in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14539/26]
883. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress on recruiting staff for children's disability network teams serving Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14540/26]
884. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the efforts to recruit more foster carers in Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14541/26]
95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the critical staffing collapse within the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Clonmel; if she accepts that this severe staffing shortage constitutes an emergency situation for the hundreds of children with complex needs who rely on this service, including the 114 children awaiting assessment 59 of whom are a…
97. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that disability supports adequately meet the needs of people with disabilities, including access to services and timely assessments, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3476/26]
98. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to phase out her Department's current and increasing reliance on private for-profit companies for the provision of disability services; if she will commit to multi-annual funding of State, not-for-profit providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12931/26]
100. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on staffing levels and vacancy rates across the children’s disability network teams; how these are affecting service access for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13292/26]
105. 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. [3670/26]
106. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to increase supports available to assist with ageing parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13272/26]
113. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours provided to families in Mayo in the past year; the measures her Department is taking to provide additional capacity, in view of the increasing waiting lists for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13284/26]
115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11689/26]
119. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of adults with an intellectual disability awaiting residential placement, per health region, and for a categorisation of wait times in years and months. [12930/26]
123. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to improve access to children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13293/26]
126. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the progress being made to establish community neurological rehabilitation multidisciplinary teams for children who have acquired brain injuries and other neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13213/26]
128. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the programme for Government measures that are in place to recruit and retain staff in the disability sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13096/26]
140. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the measures her Department is taking to reduce therapy waiting lists for disabled persons. [12949/26]
142. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline her plans to increase respite services for children in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11690/26]
148. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to increase the early provision of SLT facilities to children in the Down's syndrome community in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13259/26]