Parliamentary questions

1186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current provision of occupational therapy available in County Monaghan for, separately, adult and children disability services; the number of WTE occupational therapists (OTs) in employment; the current waiting list for OT appointments; the current vacancies in OT; the proposals to increase OT…

1187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current provision of occupational therapy (OT) available in County Cavan for, separately, adult and children disability services; the number of WTE occupational therapists in employment; the current waiting list for OT appointments; the current vacancies in OT; the proposals to increase OT pro…

1188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the organisation confirmed it has received funding for pay increases for workers under the public sector pay deal; if he can intervene to ensure that this is passed on to workers as intended; and if he will make a statement …

1189. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need to hold a public inquiry into the circumstances of the tragic death of a 14-year-old girl on 6 December 2015; if he will provide confirmation that this inquiry will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46768/24]

1190. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review matters (details supplied) regarding the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; to provide clarity on these three specific questions regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/24]

1191. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite requests refused, by month and county, in adult disability, older persons’ and children’s disability services in 2024, in tabular form. [46819/24]

1192. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the funding provided for neuro-disability services in County Meath in 2022, 2023, 2024 and planned for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/24]

1193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the rollout of the national neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO8 covering County Meath;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46823/24]

1194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons accessing disability services in the community in County Meath. [46824/24]

1195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and name of services that are dedicated to persons living with neurological disabilities in County Meath [46825/24]

1196. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the respite services available to persons with neurological disabilities in County Meath. [46826/24]

1197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to upgrade disability services in line with need in County Meath. [46827/24]

1198. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a psychology session tailored for a 14-year-old ASD student (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/24]

1199. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the funding available under the play and recreation scheme for 2025; and if consideration will be given for once off funding for large urban areas to develop and build playgrounds. [46867/24]

1200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staffing composition of HSE speech and language services, including the number of managers and therapists, that cover the Tramore and Kilmeadan areas in County Waterford; the number of approved posts; the number of filled posts; the number of maternity cover posts needed in 2025 and the nu…

1201. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers in Dublin West that are eligible for core funding; the number signed up for core funding in 2024 and 2025; the number that have applied for a fee adjustment for 2024 and 2025; the number of those successful, rejected or pending a decision; the number of creches th…

1202. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46922/24]

1203. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is any regulation around crèches asking for deposits or holding fees from parents who require their services; and if so, if it is being considered. [46939/24]

1204. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1072/25]

1205. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 15 October 2024 (details supplied), to provide an update on the working group established to look at institutional and organisational abuse, including its examination of the UCD SERP report; if any recommendations have been made by the group; and if he …

1206. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 15 October 2024 (details supplied), to provide details and costs of the external research contracted by his Department to provide the working group with definitional clarification of abuse categories; if the researcher has reported back to this group; a…

1207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the staff numbers and grade in each of the Children's Disability Network Teams, CDNTs, in County Offaly in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1085/25]

1208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in County Offaly in 2024 and to date in 2025, by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1086/25]

1209. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of the targets set out in Work streams 8, 9 and 10 within the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024 – 2026; the further measures that have been taken to address the issues highlighted in the Ombudsman's Wasted Lives report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…

1210. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of home support staff and personal assistants; the number of recipients of home support services and personal assistance services; the number of organisations that provide home support services or personal assistance services for people with disabilities that have exited the service in…