471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to provide the Clonmel Children's Disability Network Team with its own dedicated space as the service currently shares a building with CAMHS and primary care with insufficient therapy room space; if the lack of therapy space is contributing to the difficulties recruiting therapists; if a request for additional space has been…
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472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the children on the open case load of the Clonmel CDNT team with an age breakdown; the number of children on the open case load who have not received any therapies; the breakdown of children waiting for therapies by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67362/25]
473. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who had been referred to the Clonmel CDNT team by the primary care team and subsequently referred back to the primary care team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67363/25]
474. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and the number waiting 12 months plus, in tabular form. [67378/25]
475. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and the number waiting 12 months plus, in tabular form. [67…
476. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; broken down by CHO area, in tabular form. [67380/25]
477. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1st November 2025; broken down by local health office, in tabular form. [67381/25]
491. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE behavioural therapist posts that was filled at Blakestown children's disability network team in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [67633/25]
510. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of residential disability services provided by for-profit companies; and for a breakdown of costs for child and adult services separately, for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [68110/25]
511. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of contracts signed in 2024 and 2025 with for-profit companies providing residential placements for adults and young people with disabilities; the duration of contracts agreed; the cost per placement and the names of the private companies providing these services. [68111/25]
512. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the comparative cost per placement of residential services commissioned through private outsourcing and by Section 38, Section 39 and direct HSE services for the years 2024 and to date in 2025. [68112/25]
515. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request the Disability Unit in her Department to evaluate a situation (details supplied). [68527/25]
465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been any change in the past two years in relation to transport entitlements for disability adult day services (details supplied); and if she will ensure that all disability adult day users attending here are provided transport to and from this centre. [66888/25]
466. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that some disability adult day services (Prosper) users are not being provided with transport to this service (details supplied); and the measures she is taking to ensure all adult day service users are provided with transport to attend this service. [66889/25]
467. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and funding in place for children with additional needs who transition from secondary school into an adult day service such as Prosper. [66890/25]
468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for adults with additional needs who attend adult day services but cannot access transport to this service due to a lack of capacity on transport services equipped for wheelchairs. [66891/25]
469. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacant posts within the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) at Gorey, County Wexford; the measures in place to address staff shortages and to ensure that children awaiting CDNT support do not experience further delays. [66899/25]
470. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacant posts within the South Wicklow Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT); the measures in place to address staff shortages and ensure that children awaiting CDNT support do not experience further delays. [66900/25]
473. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ‘your service – your say’ complaints received in respect of each CDNT in each year since 2020 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66979/25]
474. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of complaints made by ‘your service-your say’ regarding CDNTs, whether the complaints are assessed directly by the CDNT, including when operated by non-HSE bodies, or by a different authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67019/25]
479. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, the number of children on the waitlist; and the current caseload of a centre (details supplied). [67208/25]
288. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to expand access to early intervention therapies for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66478/25]
748. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will review the AIM funding for a person (details supplied); the options available to the family in order that their child can remain in pre-school for a full day; the steps her Department is taking to address situations where a child’s right to equal participation is compromised due to funding or staffing limitations; an…
752. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to ensure that children in afterschool care receive AIMs support; and to consider granting funding to afterschool programmes that require special needs assistants for the children that would avail of SNAs in their mainstream school environment. [65196/25]
757. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the vacancy staff rate for Children's Disability Network Teams based in CHO9 as of 30 September 2025. [65271/25]