Parliamentary questions

2568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application for assistive technology under AIM will be considered for a person (details supplied) in advance of their being enrolled in an ECCE programme given the technology will assist the individual in their current childcare setting and will already be in place for their entry to ECCE; and if she will make…

2569. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on efforts to track and trace to inform relatives of children lost in the Bessboro Mother And Baby Home records found related to tandem burials for St Finbarr's hospital in St. Michael's cemetery associated with the "home" that operated until 1998 and mentioned in the Commission's report; and her p…

2570. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding withdrawal of ECCE, NCS or other Pobal programmes from early years providers who left or did not join core funding. [26987/26]

2571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the maximum waiting time standards, if any, that apply to Children's Disability Network Teams nationally; and if no such standards exist, the reason for same. [27012/26]

2572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently awaiting initial contact, assessment and intervention from Children's Disability Network Teams, nationally and by region, including a breakdown of those waiting over three months, six months, 12 months and 24 months. [27013/26]

2573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved whole-time equivalent staffing levels for each Children’s Disability Network Team nationally; the number of posts currently filled; the number vacant; and the percentage vacancy rate by discipline. [27014/26]

2574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional staffing numbers required, by discipline, to enable all Children's Disability Network Teams to meet demand within a 12-month timeframe. [27015/26]

2575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding allocated to Children's Disability Network Teams in each of the past five years; and the estimated funding required to eliminate current waiting lists. [27016/26]

2576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered or approved the use of private or independent providers to reduce waiting lists for children awaiting disability assessments and interventions; and if so, to provide details. [27017/26]

2577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she accepts that children are currently waiting in excess of three years for certain disability supports; and if so, the steps being taken to address this. [27019/26]

2578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline any national workforce plan in place specific to Children's Disability Network Teams, including recruitment targets, timelines and measures to address ongoing vacancies. [27020/26]

2579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific actions being taken to reduce waiting times in the HSE South West area, including Horizons-led teams; and whether a time-bound service improvement plan is in place. [27021/26]

2580. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to ensure that children with special needs in County Kerry (details supplied) will receive the services and respite they so greatly need and deserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27133/26]

2581. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the number of adults with intellectual disabilities’ that will require residential care as a result of their parents, who currently act as their carers, no longer being able to care for them within the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27135/26]

2582. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places that are available at present for adults with intellectual disabilities who are in need full time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27136/26]

2583. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which care is currently provided, including the services available for aging adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27137/26]

2584. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a current list of the organisations through her Department that provide care to adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27138/26]

2585. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she or her Department plan to increase the number of residential places available over next five years for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27139/26]

2586. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department funds any organisation or provide direct advice for ageing parents of children with intellectual disabilities about the availability of fulltime placement and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27140/26]

2587. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department allocates residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; if the current geographic location of a person is given express consideration when a place is allocated; if her Department or agencies within give consideration to keep people within their own familial area; an…

2588. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the process currently exists whereby adults with an intellectual disability who wish to seek full time residential care or placement are required to submit a housing application to a local authority when the local authority does not provide full-time residential care for such adults; and if she will mak…

2589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps in place or available to a parent of a child with an intellectual disability to provide emergency residential care following illness or death; if the familial or geographic location of an individual is considered in this regard for the purposes of maintaining a structured routine; and if she will make a …

2590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure there is future planning for the care of adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27145/26]

2591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is cross-departmental co-ordination between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the long-term planning of residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27146/26]

2592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the way in which the policy of de-congregation has been applied for residential care where adults with an intellectual disability may benefit from being in a communal setting as opposed to being isolated in an apartment or other place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …