880. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of high support disability residential placements available in County Laois in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72545/25]
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527. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider an additional emergency winter payment for disabled people, many of whom are struggling to keep up with costs to warm their homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70982/25]
287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any circumstances through which a child can access assistive technology equipment under AIM level 5 support in advance of being enrolled in an ECCE programme; the reason eligibility for assistive technology is linked specifically to ECCE; the basis for this; if this criteria will be reconsidered given such technology would …
771. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69306/25]
772. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69307/25]
773. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69308/25]
774. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69309/25]
776. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the immediate measures she is taking to address the significant staffing shortages across the children's disability network teams (CDNTs) in south Tipperary (details supplied); the steps being taken to fill these posts as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69446/25]
777. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to reduce the long waiting lists for assessment and therapies in the south Tipperary CDNTs (details supplied); the expected timeline for improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69447/25]
778. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the evaluation of interim measures currently being used by CDNTs in south Tipperary, including the DIR pilot programme, parent coaching model, SLT communication clinic, and positive behaviour support involvement to address therapy backlogs; the outcomes of these initiatives to date; and the long-term plan to ensure sustainable, fully-…
779. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific recruitment and retention strategies being implemented to overcome the HSE-identified difficulties in filling posts in south Tipperary CDNTs; whether financial incentives, streamlined recruitment pathways, or international recruitment campaigns are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69449/2…
780. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on the impact that current delays in assessment and therapy provision in south Tipperary CDNTs are having on children and families; and the steps being taken to ensure that no child loses developmental potential due to delays in access to early intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69450/25]
792. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to the publication of her Department’s Sectoral Capital Plan 2026–2030 as part of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) to provide a breakdown of the proposed 112 key infrastructure developments for specialist disability services across the six health regions which include residential services properties, high sup…
793. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of individuals transitioned from congregated settings to new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69762/25]
794. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings created from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69763/25]
796. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown per HSE region as per The Disability Capacity Review to 2032 (published in 2021); the extra capacity required in disability services to address unmet need and demographic growth; the percentage of same that was achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69765/25]
805. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a residential placement will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70085/25]
807. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available to adults in south Lee; the type of respite provided; the number of people who have availed of this service in in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of hours provided for in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number on the waiting list to acc…
808. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available for children in south Lee; the type of respite provided; the number of people who have availed of this service in in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of hours provided in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number on the waiting list to …
809. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults in south Lee on the waiting list for respite, broken down by those waiting 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and over 12months. [70149/25]
810. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in south Lee on the waiting list for respite, broken down by those waiting 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and over 12months. [70150/25]
811. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the difficulties for adults accessing these supports; her Department’s plan to address these issues specifically in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70221/25]
222. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children/parents who attended an individual or group intervention in Clonmel CDNT5 to date in 2025, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68257/25]
223. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of persons who did not attend an individual or group appointment in Clonmel CDNT5, by month in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68258/25]
468. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of funded speech and language therapist and occupational therapist posts that are currently in place in the Irish health and disability systems; the number of posts that are currently vacant; and the measures to ensure those posts are filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67293/25]