652. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff positions currently filled in Cashel CDNT; and the length of time each position has been filled. [68307/26]
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653. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of staff vacancies in Cashel CDNT; the length of time each of these vacancies has been in existence; the length of time recruitment has been ongoing; and to provide an update on recruitment efforts for each of the posts. [68304/26]
667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in county Cavan who, having completed an assessment of need, are currently awaiting each service or intervention identified in their service statement, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy, in tabular form; the number waiting less than six months, six to twelve m…
668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in county Monaghan who, having completed an assessment of need, are awaiting each service or intervention identified in their service statement, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy, in tabular form; the number waiting less than six months, six to twelve months,…
672. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider introducing multi annual funding arrangements for capital projects undertaken by disability service providers and disability organisations, in order to provide greater funding certainty and enable more effective planning and delivery of essential disability infrastructure. [68510/26]
673. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive the promised therapy. [68673/26]
674. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been referred to the East Limerick CDNT and has been advised that they will be waiting an additional year for an Assessment of Need. [68697/26]
683. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has plans to set up a dedicated disability service for adults living with autism in CHO8. [68931/26]
425. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as part of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2026 to outline the location by county and by town/village of the proposed new 152 created residential placements for people with disabilities (details supplied). [67851/26]
426. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all 9,000 residential places for people with disabilities by county and by town/village in that county. [67850/26]
146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for and approved staffing complement of Waterford South City Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service and waiting-time band; the numbe…
147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing complement of each Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade and lead agency; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service by team and waiting-time band; the number assigned and…
500. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing complement for each children’s disability network team; the number of sanctioned, filled and vacant whole-time equivalent posts in each team, broken down by discipline and grade; the number of children currently waiting for services in each team, by service type and time waiting; the average and median waiting t…
501. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently attending children’s disability network teams in County Louth; the number awaiting access to occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and physiotherapy services respectively; the average waiting time for each service; the number of children with an assigned key worker; and if she w…
502. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the role of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and physiotherapists working within Children's Disability Network Teams; the proportion of clinician time allocated to direct therapeutic intervention, assessment and administrative duties respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6…
505. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff vacancy rate for children’s disability network teams in CHO7 as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [67082/26]
507. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of safeguarding referrals or notifications relating to people in disability services, the number recorded under each category of safeguarding concern used by the HSE, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, neglect, discriminatory abuse, institutional abuse, self-neglect and any other cate…
508. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the consideration that has been given to the impact of pay differentials between Section 38 and Section 39 disability service employees and equivalent HSE staff on the recruitment and retention of nursing and care staff; the measures are being taken to address any such recruitment barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures being taken to support an organisation (details supplied) in recruiting and retaining appropriately qualified nursing, social care and support staff for a facility on Valentia Island, given the ongoing difficulties in filling staffing rosters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67164/26]
510. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to concerns raised by the HSE that, even if additional funding for staffing at a location (details supplied) were approved, there can be no guarantee that sufficient nursing and care staff can be recruited and retained to safely meet assessed needs on an ongoing basis; the action she is taking to address this issue…
59. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware of the National Disability Services Needs Analysis commissioned by the HSE and undertaken by an organisation (details supplied); whether the final report will be published in full in order to inform the Oireachtas and the public of the scale of unmet need and pressures across disability services, and to support scruti…
71. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is taking to increase residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Meath; and the number of new residential places planned for 2026 and 2027. [64790/26]
74. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she considers it acceptable that the HSE has been unable to provide complete national data on the distance from home at which children and adults with disabilities are placed in residential services, despite such information being available in some parts of the country; if adequate scrutiny can take place in relation to human righ…
75. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality following her meeting and engagement with an organisation (details supplied), the recent measures she and her Department have taken to address the key concerns of the organisation; and the way in which she intends to address the issues related to the future planning and care of adults with an intellectual disability. [65802/26]
76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that there are no available residential beds for children with disabilities in Cork city and that parents in crisis are being forced to leave their children in emergency departments because their calls for help are continuously ignored. [65643/26]