2418. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all disability service providers operating in Dublin south central have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; if not, the number outstanding;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/26]
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2422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any legislative provisions exist that provide for the right of a person with a disability to access toilet facilities in a private business that they are using; whether there are plans to introduce legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24521/26]
2426. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in North Dublin where families are the primary carers for adult children with learning disabilities; and the measures in place to support these families as they age. [24596/26]
2427. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units currently available for adults with learning disabilities in North Dublin. [24597/26]
2428. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional supported housing units for adults with learning disabilities that are currently planned or in development for North Dublin, including expected timelines for delivery. [24598/26]
2429. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all service providers in North Dublin have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; to provide details of the level of compliance; and the actions being taken to address gaps. [24599/26]
2435. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department will introduce a National Transition Framework to establish a formal planning process for adults with intellectual disabilities over 18 years-of-age; and if so, to provide a timeline for its development and implementation. [24609/26]
2436. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to indicate whether dedicated, ringfenced capital funding will be provided for small-scale, community-based supported housing for adults with intellectual disabilities; the level of funding envisaged; and the timeframe for delivery. [24610/26]
2437. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a joint taskforce between the HSE and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be established, with statutory timelines, to coordinate the delivery of supported housing for adults with intellectual disabilities; and to provide details of its proposed structure and remit. [24611/26]
2438. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department will publish annual data on unmet housing needs for adults with intellectual disabilities, alongside the number of new units delivered; and if so, to indicate when such reporting will commence. [24612/26]
2439. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether an immediate review of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the congregated settings policy will be undertaken, including consideration of parental feedback; and the expected scope and timeline of such a review. [24613/26]
2440. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with an intellectual disability in residential placements who are living outside their home county; the number living in excess of 100 km from their family home or community of origin, in tabular form. [24615/26]
2441. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time persons with an intellectual disability currently residing in out-of-area residential placements have been living away from their home community, including the number resident for less than six months, six to 12 months, one to three years, three to five years and more than five years, in tabular form. [24616/26]
2442. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with an intellectual disability in out-of-area residential placements who have a documented plan in place to return to a placement closer to their family and community; the number of such moves completed in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [24617/26]
2443. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with an intellectual disability who, in each of the past five years, were placed in residential services outside their home area due to a family crisis, including the death, serious illness or incapacity of a parent or primary carer, in tabular form. [24618/26]
2444. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a national policy, protocol or guidance governing the placement of a person with an intellectual disability in a residential setting at a significant distance from their family home and community; if so, if she will provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24619/26]
2445. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any assessment has been made by her Department or the HSE of the impact of out-of-area residential placements on family contact, community connection and overall wellbeing for persons with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24620/26]
2446. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of any position taken by the HSE that compiling basic information on out-of-area residential placements for persons with an intellectual disability would represent an undue administrative burden; whether she considers such a position acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24621/26]
2449. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work that has been undertaken to create a separate corporate category of disabled persons organisations which is in keeping with the criteria set out in UNCPRD General Comment No.7. [24679/26]
2488. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a national transition planning framework for adults with intellectual disabilities is being developed; if so, the timeline for delivery; and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25209/26]
2527. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the proposals of a group (details supplied) on its call to end the practice of relying on costly, for-profit emergency placements, ensuring a national transition framework to establish a formal planning process for adults with intellectual disabilities over the age of 18 and for ringfenced funding with dedicated capital for…
2546. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a condition known as functional neurological disorder where an individual has a problem with their balance is a recognised disability; if persons with this diagnosis are allowed continue in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26083/26]
400. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with an intellectual disability currently living with family carers who have no approved future residential or care plan in place; the number of such persons aged over 25 years with high or profound support needs awaiting appropriate placements; the steps being taken to ensure continuity of care where a primary fa…
401. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a national policy or framework exists to provide forward planning for adults with intellectual disabilities living with ageing or vulnerable carers; if she will provide details of current waiting lists for residential and high-support placements, including average waiting times; the measures in place to prevent inappropriate p…
1500. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18510/26]