289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/26]
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290. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the recently revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (i.e. children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia), will be appropriately identified within the system; and if sh…
291. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has conducted any impact assessment on how recently revised assessment of need framework may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evid…
292. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify 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. [22629/26]
293. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22630/26]
294. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is 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 model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22631/26]
295. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether 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. [22632/26]
297. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22836/26]
298. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the revised assessment of needs 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; and if she will make…
299. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised assessment of needs model 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. [22840/26]
300. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards that are in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within education and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22842/26]
301. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty 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. [22844/26]
302. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty 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 equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22846/26]
303. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is 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 needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22848/26]
304. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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. [22850/26]
837. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh 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; the way in which the revised framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-that …
838. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on the way in which the revised assessment of need model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards that are in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly i…
839. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment of need officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; if her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure tha…
227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Westmeath awaiting an assessment of need. [17452/26]
231. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Wexford waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2024 and 2025; the number of assessments conducted in 2024 and year-to-date in 2026; the number of applications received in those periods, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17697/26]
233. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a reimbursement scheme for children who receive an autism assessment privately due to lengthy waits in the public system. [17861/26]
734. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of speech and language assessment for a child (details supplied). [16378/26]
756. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged under 18 who are on an autism assessment waiting list in County Carlow; the length of time they have been on the waiting list in 2023 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16922/26]
844. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process for a person currently awaiting assessment of need once they turn 18. [14961/26]
881. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to reduce waiting lists for disability assessments in Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14538/26]