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Joe Neville Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2334. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23527/26]
Joe Neville Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2335. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23528/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2336. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under the revised assessment of need framework, access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where clinically indicated, including where a child’s needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23562/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2337. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place under the revised assessment of need framework to ensure the identification of children with complex or uneven developmental profiles, including twice-exceptional children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23563/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2338. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has carried out any impact assessment, equality screening, or child-rights analysis of the revised assessment of need framework in respect of children at risk of under-identification, including those whose needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make any such assessment available; and if s…
Cormac Devlin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2339. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to recognise complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, whether the implementation of the revised framework will be reviewed to ensure no cohort is excluded from identification or support; whether consideration ha…
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2344. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23694/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2345. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the claims that the revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23695/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2346. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can outline where the revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles will be appropriately identified within the system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23696/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2347. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any impact assessment carried out by her Department on the way the revised assessment of need framework may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23697/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the safeguards that are in place under the revised assessment of need framework to prevent under-identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23698/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2349. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality under the revised assessment of need framework, if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23699/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2350. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any consideration that has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; and the implications this may have for equity of access. [23700/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2351. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of need framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23701/26]
Barry Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans regarding a review of the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23702/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2366. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23937/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2367. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including children with high ability alongside additional needs such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia, are appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23938/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2368. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has conducted an impact assessment on how the revised model may affect the identification of children whose needs may be masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent the under-identification of such children; and if she will make a statement on th…
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2369. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23940/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2370. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equitable access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23941/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2371. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23942/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2372. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2408. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected. [24390/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2409. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the revised framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional that is, children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia, will be appropriately identified within the system [24391/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2410. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality : whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning. [24392/26]