Disabilities Assessments

825. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the autism assessment and intervention protocol which is due to launch in February 2026 will operate; and the safeguards being put in place to ensure that this will not result in other diagnoses being missed from these children not receiving a full assessment of needs. [3329/26]

832. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need within County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3527/26]

859. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for assessment of needs in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4013/26]

860. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for assessment of needs in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4014/26]

867. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the supports available for children diagnosed with chromosome deletion disorder 16p11.2, specifically those who are awaiting an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4233/26]

872. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their AON appointment in the HSE Dublin and North East health region (formally known as CH09), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4343/26]

874. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their AON appointment in all CHO regions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4345/26]

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 he…

493. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the delay with an assessment of need for a child (details supplied). [2932/26]

1878. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding an assessment of need appointment for a person (details supplied). [73922/25]

1881. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for assessment of needs, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74021/25]

1895. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number on assessment of needs waiting lists by county in tabular form including how many are waiting more than 6 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74243/25]

1923. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Mayo currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, this year and each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74585/25]

1939. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting list for assessments of need, broken down by county, and by length of time waiting for an assessment in three month intervals; the waiting list for those who have been waiting longer than 6 months; 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 21 months, 24 months, 27 months, 30 months and 36 months; and if she …

1975. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a capacity assessment will be given to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1058/26]

1981. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the practice within CDNTs (details supplied) of assessing children strictly on a chronological basis without triage according to level of clinical need; if she will outline plans to introduce needs-based prioritisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1371/26]

8. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to the recent changes to the assessment of need, AON, process as announced by her Department, the expected impact these changes will have on the timeline for those seeking an AON; the process by which children will now be able to avail of treatment, therapies and other services in a timely manner; and if she …

13. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to the recent changes to the assessment of need, AON, process announced by her Department, if she expects wait times to be impacted for those seeking an AON; the way in which the changes made to the AON process will impact the delivery of treatment and therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

19. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify what will be entailed in the education-specific reforms to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72584/25]

27. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if recruitment has commenced for the expansion of the 11 proposed inreach specialist teams, and for the additional assessment and liaison officers announced as part of the recent reforms to the assessment of need process; the number of positions approved; the roles being recruited for; and if she will make a sta…

28. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Laois and Offaly waiting more than 6, 9, 12 and 18 months to have an assessment of needs completed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72811/25]

34. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need that were completed through private outsourcing and the number completed by statutory services for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and for the cost of the privately outsourced assessments of need for each of those years. [72526/25]

47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the changes that will be made to the Disability Act 2005 in relation to assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72891/25]

49. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for assessment of need determinations under the Disability Act 2005, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; the steps her Department is taking to reduce delays and ensure timely access to statutory assessments for children, including those in Dublin Bay North; and if she will mak…

51. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Cavan and Monaghan who received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe in the years 2020 to date; and the number who have not. [72968/25]