251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children’s disability network teams which are in place, in tabular form and the WTE staffing for each team, by grade. [8494/25]
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252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the desired number of children’s disability network teams for the population; and the WTE staffing complement, by grade. [8495/25]
253. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the projected requirement by 2032 for children’s disability network teams; and the WTE staffing complement, by grade. [8496/25]
254. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children, by county, waiting for an assessment of need; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8497/25]
255. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff posts filled under the children’s disability network team, by county; and the number of posts vacant, by county, including posts vacant temporarily for leave, and so on, in tabular form. [8498/25]
256. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children, by county, waiting for psychology speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8500/25]
257. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if transport will be provided to the central remedial clinic in the case of a person (details supplied). [8537/25]
260. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the definition of a disabled persons’ organisation (DPO) coalitions and umbrella group (details supplied); what should be legitimately considered a DPO umbrella-group by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8632/25]
113. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline her plans to reform and improve the provision of children’s disability network teams, as outlined in the programme for Government. [8145/25]
115. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on work being done in respect of early diagnosis interventions and access to services as referenced in the Disability chapter of the Programme for Government. [6427/25]
119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding any initiatives or research her Department proposes to attract and retain staff in the disability sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7383/25]
121. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the updated figures from the CDNT workforce report carried out in October 2024; if she will outline the strategy to deal with the current vacancy rate in CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6975/25]
129. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address morale among staff of children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7670/25]
133. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures she will introduce to improve supports including access to therapies for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7773/25]
135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure funding for dietetic services for adult disability services in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6974/25]
136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address staffing deficits in children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6973/25]
138. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department's plans for decreasing the number of vacancies on the Balbriggan and Swords children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7551/25]
142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase staffing and training of additional therapists in children's disability teams; the current WTE staffing shortfall, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/25]
154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the urgent steps being taken to improve disability services in south Tipperary; the number of vacancies within CDNT teams 4 and 5; the numbers of children waiting for occupational therapy, speech therapy and psychology services within these CDNT teams; whether those waiting for services can access services privatel…
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the process to award emergency funding to organisations in Donegal through the children’s disability grant fund, announced in November 2023, with the successful applicants announced in June 2024, has taken so long; if funds have not been awarded, when it will be awarded to all successful applicants; and …
156. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to address the chronic under-funding of a centre (details supplied) which has seen its service users rise from 80 in 2018 to 492 in 2024, but its funding has not increased at all in this same period. [5760/25]
158. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Kilkenny waiting for a first speech and language therapy assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7548/25]
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has considered the need for a dedicated children’s respite centre in Donegal to address the growing need for respite hours in the county and the current lack of available respite for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7873/25]
164. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for services for each of the nine CDNTs in CHO2; the length of time children are waiting for initial contact from a CDNT; the waiting time for a child to receive an assessment of need after they receive an initial contact from each CDNT, by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-…
167. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the process being undertaken to facilitate clinical supervision for the Coolock, Clontarf and Kilbarrack CDNT teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7634/25]