656. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps the HSE are taking to provide additional respite capacity in county Clare. [68654/26]
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82. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of disability residential and respite properties operated by the HSE, section 38 organisations and section 39 organisations which are leased or rented from private landlords; the total annual expenditure on rent or lease payments in respect of such properties in 2025 and the estimated expenditure for 2026; and the number of pro…
93. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE Single Point of Access for children's services has launched; the HSE regions it is operational in; the number of referrals received through it to date; the status of implementation of the Autism Assessment and Intervention Pathways Protocol launched on 26 May 2026; and whether waiting times for autism assessment are…
119. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the targets that have been established for the new Autism Assessment and Intervention Pathway Protocol in relation to the number of assessments to be completed, waiting times and anticipated reduction in demand for statutory Assessments of Need. [65880/26]
121. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide additional respite capacity for adults and children with disabilities in County Monaghan. [65952/26]
327. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress of a case (details supplied). [66083/26]
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1082 of 12 May 2026, whether any independent value-for-money audit, as distinct from the bi-annual contract reviews referenced in that reply, has been conducted into private residential childcare placements since 2020; if so, to publish the findings; and if not, whether she will commission one. [5064…
50. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46888/26]
89. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, in the context of the feasibility study currently being undertaken by the HSE on the future use of the Toghermore campus in Tuam, if consideration is being given to including a hydrotherapy facility as part of the campus's future development, alongside the previously proposed equine therapy centre; and if she will make a statemen…
1676. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and the HSE will investigate and address a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43483/26]
234. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the Health Service Executive is addressing the clear gap in service provision for adults with severe autism who transition out of children’s services, particularly in cases where families are left without adequate supports; if she accepts that the failure to provide appropriate residential or high-support placements is pla…
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any section 38 or 39 disability provider has notified the HSE or her Department of financial sustainability concerns, deficits or service-delivery risks since 2020; and if she will provide the number of such notifications by year. [36367/26]
498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE or her Department maintains a formal financial risk-rating system for section 38 and 39 disability providers; and, if so, to provide details. [36368/26]
2448. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has engaged with the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland regarding the operation of the HSE's Single Point of Access CAMHS, CDNTs and Primary Care Services; the dates of any such engagement; whether any concerns, reservations or conditions were raised by the college in relation to the model; whether the college ha…
2560. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a detailed update on the funding being provided to an organisation (details supplied) as committed to in the HSE National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26394/26]
2605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases taken against the HSE relating to assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005, by year, in tabular form; the total legal costs by category in each year relating to cases; and the number of cases settled or lost by the HSE, in tabular form. [27293/26]
1549. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19331/26]
1591. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department will guarantee that the planned expansion of respite provision under the HSE National Service Plan 2026 is delivered equitably across all regions, including Cork, where families continue to report significant unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19998/26]
1619. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has not provided funding for the additional public holiday introduced on 1 February since its introduction in 2022; and if she will ensure that Section 39 organisations are refunded for statutory bank holidays in the future (details supplied); and if she will make a statemen…
761. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in the instance where a PPP account is held by the HSE on behalf of an individual who is in long-term residential care, whether the individual can appoint parents, who have been lifelong carers, as a decision support to view how much money is in the account, as a safeguarding measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [170…
360. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of an application (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9099/26]
159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish with the HSE the number of current vacancies waiting to be filled with the Louth adult intellectual disability services; the grade, groups and categories/roles involved; when the positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6712/26]
161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintained in future, includ…
894. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current HSE risk score for dietetics in each of the 91 CDNTs; the steps that the HSE are taking to mitigate this risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6296/26]
788. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of legal cases parents have taken against the HSE due to assessment of needs not being delivered within the statutory six months, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the legal costs for the HSE associated with this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66230/25]