124. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress at increasing respite provision to include weekends and overnights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/25]
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126. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Children Disability Network Teams in Clondalkin are to operate from the Boot Road primary care centre; when this will happen; what the delay is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20992/25]
133. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the provision of residential disability services in County Offaly, particularly in relation to capacity issues, waiting lists, and the availability of appropriate placements for children and young adults with complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20767/25]
134. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work at increasing capacity in respite services to meet known unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20437/25]
151. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the increase in respite services, including locations, envisaged for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20796/25]
153. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the provision of respite services for children with disabilities in the Dublin Bay North constituency; the number of families availing of respite; and whether any increase in respite capacity is planned for 2025. [20994/25]
156. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the delivery of disability services in County Offaly, particularly in relation to access to assessment of need, early intervention, and supports for families with children who have additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20768/25]
1768. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for health the current number of vacancies in CDNT teams nationally, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19045/25]
1784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of Hillcrest Respite Centre, Glanmire, County Cork; the reasons that led to its closure in 2024, given the serious upset and distress caused to families who relied on this vital service; which continues to impact them; when the facility is expected to reopen; if it will rem…
1785. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the work of the Decision Support Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/25]
1786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocation received by the Decision Support Service, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/25]
1787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her targets for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated in the years 2019 to date, by category and by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/25]
1788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the mechanism by which a person can seek to avail of mechanisms of the Decision Support Service in emergency circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/25]
1789. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the targeted average processing time for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated via the Decision Support Service; the average processing time in the years 2023 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18580/25]
1790. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options open to a person looking to avail of the services of the Decision Support Service to whom online services are not practically available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18582/25]
1792. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a delayed assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18627/25]
1793. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to immediately engage with all relevant Departments and Ministers and establish an adult day service on the grounds of St. Mary of the Angels, Whitefield, Beaufort, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18666/25]
1794. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the grants available from her Department, or through other organisations but funded by her Department, for organisations working in the area of autism and disability, particularly those offering supports to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18726/25]
1797. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to immediately engage with all relevant Departments and Ministers and establish a super respite centre on the grounds of St. Mary of the Angels, Whitefield, Beaufort, County Kerry (details supplied). [18757/25]
1803. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of roles sanctioned and number filled, by discipline, in CDNTs in Cork, in tabular form. [18815/25]
1808. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a progress report update in respect of each of the recommendations contained within the Autism Innovation Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18955/25]
1811. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ask the HSE for updates on objective 5 of the HSE Corporate Plan 2021-2025, namely work undertaken to date by the HSE to reimagine disability services to be the most responsive, person-centred model achievable with greater flexibility and choice for the service user. [19033/25]
1815. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for health the current number of vacancies in CDNT teams nationally, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19045/25]
1816. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current rate of retention of healthcare workers on CDNT teams nationally, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19046/25]
1817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE early intervention team and the school-age team (details supplied) still exists; the way in which it engages with the wider disability sector; if it has expanded or will expand coverage outside of Ballymun, Larkhill, Santry, Whitehall, Clontarf, Killester, Marino, Drumcondra, parts of Glasnevin an…