737. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of the waiting list is for a child to see a children’s disability network team for a child resident in Finglas, Ballymun, Whitehall and Beaumont; and when a child (details supplied) will be seen by the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7176/25]
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738. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason funding to further develop services in Cork and Kerry for residential care for persons with disabilities has not been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7191/25]
739. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new residential care beds for persons with disabilities delivered following the Disability Capacity Review, published in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7192/25]
746. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that have been taken to have the vacant posts in CDNTs filled; the steps that have been taken to improve staffing levels in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7337/25]
747. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting times for speech and language therapy broken down by county; a breakdown of the length of the waiting list in each of the years 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7338/25]
748. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the Child Disability Networks Teams in County Kerry; and the percentage of posts filled in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology and other disciplines, in tabular form. [7339/25]
752. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 978 of 5 February 2025, the breakdown of the overdue applications for assessments of need, by the number of months that individuals have been waiting, for each local health area, in tabular form. [7424/25]
755. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to hire a psychologist and a fulltime speech therapist for the CDNT in Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7458/25]
758. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive early intervention services from their local CDNT team. [7491/25]
766. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on panels of recruitment for occupation therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; the vacancies for both occupational therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7603/25]
769. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the waiting lists for CDNT in all CHO regions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7681/25]
773. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each speech and language appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism and global development delay in April 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7776/25]
774. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each occupational therapy appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism and global development delay in April 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7777/25]
775. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that the parents of three children (details supplied) are reimbursed for the costs of securing private speech and language and occupational therapy services considering the CDNT/a named organisation have failed to provide these services to an adequate level; and if she will make a statement on the m…
776. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position for parents who are forced to access private appointments in services such as speech and language, occupational therapy, psychology, and so on, in cases whereby their CDNT fails to provide those services; if there is a mechanism for such families to be reimbursed or grant aided the costs of such p…
778. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each speech and language appointment that have been provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism in October 2020; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7789/25]
779. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates of each occupational therapy appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they were diagnosed with autism in October 2020; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7790/25]
783. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being taken to ensure adequate access to residential respite services for young people with complex needs in the Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7852/25]
786. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on the physiotherapy waiting list in Roscommon; the numbers waiting less than four months, four to 12 months, and more than 12 months, and for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus. [7866/25]
788. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list in Roscommon; the numbers waiting less than four months, four to 12 months, and more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged nought to 17 years and those aged 18 years and above. [7868/25]
789. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list in Roscommon; the numbers waiting less than four months, four to 12 months, and more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged nought to 17 years and those aged 18 years and above. [7869/25]
792. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current vacancy rate in children's disability network teams; and her proposals to recruit sufficient staff to ensure that children have access to the therapies and services they require. [7876/25]
796. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in Roscommon; if he would also detail the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in Roscommon; and the number waiting nought to three months, the number waiting three to six months, the number waiting six to 12 months and t…
805. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the waiting lists for all CDNTs in CHO 4, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8009/25]
806. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of all posts by speciality for all CDNTs in the CHO 4 area, outlining whether the post is filled or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8010/25]