Disabilities Assessments

2467. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of assessment of needs commissioned by the HSE, per each respective provider, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in the Dublin and north east region; and the most expensive assessment of needs, per each respective provider, in the same years. [43407/25]

2468. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of assessments of needs commissioned by the HSE, per each respective provider, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in the west and north west region; and the most expensive assessment of need, per each respective provider, in the same years. [43408/25]

2469. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of assessments of needs commissioned by the HSE, per each respective provider, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in the mid-west region; and the most expensive assessment of need, per each respective provider, in the same years. [43409/25]

2470. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of assessments of needs commissioned by the HSE, per each respective provider, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in the south west region; and the most expensive assessment of need, per each respective provider, in the same years.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

2474. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43546/25]

2475. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting assessments of needs, by time and county, the projected waiting list by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43547/25]

2514. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of over 14,000 overdue assessments of need for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44193/25]

2516. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe within which she expects the current backlog in disability assessments and supports for children to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44195/25]

2517. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is working with the HSE to develop a long-term plan to ensure timely access to assessments, therapies and supports for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44196/25]

2534. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting times for assessments of need for Q1 and Q2 in 2025 with a breakdown, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44364/25]

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 statemen…

493. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the urgent actions her Department will take to address the backlog of over 14,000 overdue assessments of need for children requiring disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40431/25]

206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need completed by each children’s disability network team, in each area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [39940/25]

207. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting times for assessments of need completed by each children’s disability network team, in each area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [39941/25]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number overdue for completion; the number completed with a service statement., in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39964/25]

215. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people under 18 who are on an autism assessment waiting list, broken down by county; the length of time they have been on this waiting list in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [40038/25]

219. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for each local health office area, in tabular form. [40050/25]

222. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the support that is in place for parents who, due to lengthy waiting times, paid for a private assessment of needs for their child only to find out much later that there are questions around the bona fides of the private psychologist qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/25]

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 …

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…

311. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review a referral for an autism assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38606/25]

134. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of the ongoing delays in the provision of assessments of need and therapeutic supports, and the well-documented crisis in the disability sector, if he will consider establishing a dedicated purchase or reimbursement fund to support families who have been forced to pay privately for assessments and inter…

142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need conducted in each local health area or community healthcare network in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number conducted in the first six months of each year; and the number and percentage of assessments in each year provided publicly, privately, and the num…

143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people overdue for assessment of need at the end of June in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the number for each local health area or community healthcare network or children’s disability network team. [38130/25]

146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend on insourcing and outsourcing of assessments of need in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38133/25]