909. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for autism assessment/diagnosis in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16931/26]
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1224. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the measures which are in place to ensure continuity of supports for children with disabilities at key transition points, including early years to primary education and primary to post-primary education; whether the lack of alignment between health and education assessment models has been identified as a risk factor for service gaps at these stages; and if she wi…
1225. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the formal policy or operational frameworks which currently exist, or are planned, to align the needs-based assessment model used by Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) with the diagnosis-based access criteria used by the education system; whether her Department has assessed, or plans to assess, the impact of this misalignment on access to educational sup…
1226. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health whether a formal framework exists between her Department and the Department of Education & Youth to support joint assessment, information-sharing, and integrated planning for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10490/26]
195. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the supports or services available to persons seeking an assessment for autism in County Louth born before 1 June 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6770/26]
889. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason an Irish citizen cannot gain employment to carry out dyslexia assessments for young students in Ireland because they trained in the UK (details supplied); if she will urgently review these requirements to ensure that those who have the appropriate qualifications and want to work in Ireland can do so to help reduce waiting lists here; and if she will …
566. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current number of children awaiting ASD assessments across the midlands, including a breakdown, by county and the average waiting time for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64652/25]
567. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total cost incurred by the HSE in outsourcing ASD assessments for children to private providers in the past five years; the number of children referred externally for assessment during that period; the average cost per outsourced assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64653/25]
449. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to roll out primary care services in Clare to assess children for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62434/25]
798. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments which have been conducted annually from 2020 to date in 2025, by CHO, in tabular form. [56807/25]
808. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for adult ADHD assessment services for 2025, in tabular form. [56929/25]
664. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE to assist with the cost of a private dyslexia assessment for a child (details supplied) given that they are not meeting developmental milestones and face long delays in the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53540/25]
143. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which a child who has a waiting time of 60 months for an autism assessment with the primary care autism assessment team can have the cost of a private assessment reimbursed, as committed to by the Minister; the steps being taken to reduce this waiting time which has now grown to five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46745/25]
2069. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for an autism diagnostic assessment for a person (details supplied) has gone from 24/30 months to 30/33 months; and the steps she is taking to decrease this waiting time. [44585/25]
3032. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she aware of instances where people diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome subsequent to a previous diagnosis for ADHD were reported by health authorities as Asperger’s syndrome having replaced their ADHD diagnosis rather than as having a dual diagnosis; the number of such instances that have been reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42…
287. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than four months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 July 2025 or latest date availabl…
288. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting 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, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest…
673. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the average length of time spent per assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, where a finding of no disability or additional need was recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28847/25]
174. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21613/25]
175. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21614/25]
176. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to reduce the waiting time families are experiencing for children awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21615/25]
2073. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by west Cork mental health; and the body to which an assessment is outsourced where applicable, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19126/25]
2074. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted annually from 2020 to date, by CHO, in tabular form. [19127/25]
2075. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by each LHO, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19128/25]
467. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if an assessment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13102/25]