135. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to reduce waiting times for assessment of need applications. [69143/26]
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188. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the CDNT team in Laois is having to take on cases to review as there are currently no paediatric occupational therapists in primary care. [72222/26]
376. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with dementia are not routinely assessed for disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53773/26]
378. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing dementia supports that are based on a disability assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53775/26]
712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure assessments of needs are completed as quickly as possible for children (details supplied); that they receive funding for SNA hours and home tuition due to lack of school places suitable for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52725/26]
748. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the recommended best practice guidelines for paediatric hearing assessments, including timelines for screening and intervention; and the way in which these are being implemented across all CHOs. [51024/26]
749. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for paediatric hearing assessments as of 1 June in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by CHO, including the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [51025/26]
800. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children still waiting on autism assessment of needs; the estimated additional cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51320/26]
547. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the supports available to the child concerned; if she will address the repeated delays in accessing assessment and therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50741/26]
1815. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any waiting-list analysis has been undertaken examining the interaction between delays in autism assessment services, ADHD services, CAMHS, or child psychology services and the assessment of minors presenting with gender-related distress; and if they will provide details. [41672/26]
1816. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal policy exists governing the sequencing of assessment where a minor presenting with gender-related distress also presents with suspected or diagnosed autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, trauma-related conditions, severe mental health difficulties, or complex safeguarding concerns; and if they will provide details of such policy or guidance. [41673/2…
2376. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will be revising the recently announced protocol for autism assessments following criticism of same by relevant stakeholder groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43801/26]
237. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to an assessment of needs request (details supplied). [40540/26]
272. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current number of children waiting for autism assessment across Cork, given that HSE South-West data confirms a combined total of 2,174 children waiting across Cork north and east and Cork south and west integrated health areas; the steps being taken to address the fact that there are currently only three providers delivering autism assessments in the r…
273. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a primary care autism assessment team within HSE South-West given that the Cork Oireachtas briefing of 18 May 2026 confirms that no assessments are currently conducted directly within primary care HSE South-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40633/26]
314. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for ADHD assessments through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38424/26]
1099. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health why dyslexic assessment of children in Ireland is solely carried out by educational psychologists, when current wait for a dyslexic assessment is reported to be around eighteen months, Dublin College University has a course to train teachers to assess dyslexia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2025 'Diaspora Strategy' aimed to promote opportun…
511. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health whether any alternative assessment pathways are being offered to children currently waiting for or primary care speech and language therapy an assessment of need or primary care occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29512/26]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports; the number awaiting provision of AAC devices following assessment; the average waiting time for such supports; and whether additional funding has been allocated to reduce delays. [21443/26]
1660. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department will develop a scheme to allow parents of children who need access to autism assessment to procure an assessment privately, and be reimbursement for such assessment, given the long backlogs in assessment through the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18258/26]
1819. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to refund or directly pay for privately sourced Paediatric Community Nursing Assessment Tool (PCAT) assessments in cases where significant delays exist in the provision of PCAT assessments by the HSE. [19097/26]
316. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for a child to undergo and then complete an assessment for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17732/26]
317. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to give consideration to permitting reimbursement for parents who undergo a private assessment for autism for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17733/26]
773. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a referral for an autism assessment could take place sooner than the current waiting time (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16675/26]
908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults 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. [16930/26]